The Design auction at Phillips de Pury was the biggest result ever for the firm. With 214 lots offered and 73% selling, the sale brought in: $7,101,812.
Top Ten Lots:
- Lot 57 Flavio Poli Important and monumental chandelier, from the Hotel Bristol, Merano, Italy, $434,500
- Lot 14 Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann Rare “Elephant armchair, $290,500
- Lot 43 Charlotte Perriand Unique monumental “Bahut” sideboard, $266,500
- Lot 44 Harry Bertoia Important unique monumental “Bush” form, $266,500
- Lot 7 Serge Mouille Unique and important six-arm ceiling light, $230,500
- Lot 38 Robert Mallet-Stevens, Unique desk, for Roger Gompel, Director of the Paris-France Society, $218,500
- Lot 4 Poul Henningsen Exceptional large wall light, for the Scala cinema and concert hall, Árhus Theater, Árhus Denmark, $212,500
- Lot 34 Line Vautrin Rare “Solaire” mirror, $194,500
- Lot 25 Harry Bertoia Large “Bush” sculpture with integrated welded fountain form interior, $170,500
- Lot 3 Jean Royére Rare armchair, $178,500
- Artist Records:
Lot 4 Poul Henningsen Wall light, $212,500
Lot 7 Serge Mouille Ceiling light, $230,500
Lot 23 Paul Hankar Tabouret, $21,250
Lot 33, Jacques Biny, Table Lamp $12,500
Lot 34 Line Vautrin Solaire mirror, $194,500
Lot 52 Shoji Hamada Hakeme jar, $60,000
Lot 57 Flavio Poli Chandelier, $434,500
Lot 90, Raymond Fernand Loewry, Discovery flatware service (set of 77), $20,000
Lot 96 Pozzi and Verga Side chairs (pair), $6,250
Lot 97 Pozzi and Verga Side chairs (pair), $6,250
Lot 109 Ernesto Radaelli Lounge chairs (pair), $11,250
Lot 110 Piero Fornasetti and Studio Ponti Fornaroli Rosselli Cittá di carte modular bookcase, $60,000
Lot 111 Pier Luigi Colli Sideboard, $21,250
Lot 125 Cesare Lacca Coffee table $43,750
Lot 129 Barnaba and Piero Fornasetti Black and white trumeau 47,500
Lot 131 Christophe Gevers Chandelier (from The Crédit Communal de Belgique Auditorium Bressels,
Belgium), $40,000