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DOYLE NEW YORK OFFERED MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE, ART AND DESIGN
IN THE DOYLE+DESIGN AUCTION ON OCTOBER 8, 2008
Art Deco Vase by Jean Dunand from the Estate of Arlene Meyer Cohen
Achieves $80,500
Nancy Diptych by Joe Brainard from the Kulchur Queen Collection Sells for $56,250 -- A World Auction Record for the Artist
The Doyle+Design sale at Doyle New York on October 8, 2008 clearly illustrated the continued strength of 20th century design in the New York auction market. Excellent prices achieved for all categories, including Art Deco and Mid-Century design and Contemporary art. Showcased in the sale were important Art Deco furnishings from the Estate of Arlene Meyer Cohen and a selection of American Contemporary art from the Kulchur Queen Collection, assembled by Lita Hornick, a doyenne of progressive culture and poetry in New York.
A world auction record was set for the artist Joe Brainard, whose Nancy Diptych, no. 283 from the Kulchur Queen Collection sold for $56,250, far surpassing all the previous sales of his work at auction. European art from the 1960s was popular with buyers, resulting in competitive bidding for a painting entitled Femmes à la Rivière by Gabriel Godard, which sold for $8,000, and the strong price of $4,250 for an abstract composition by the Hungarian Bauhaus artist Gyorgy Kepes.
Buyers also showed their willingness to bid strongly for an exceptional work by Jean Dunand, one of the most emblematic French Art Deco artisans. The unique dinanderie vase by Dunand in the sale, one of the highlights from the Estate of Arlene Meyer Cohen, sold for $80,500, nearly double its estimate of $35,000-45,000. Many other art deco items from the Cohen Estate sold for prices that befitted their quality -- a Ruhlmann antelope mirror ($8,750), René Buthaud vase ($18,750), André Sornay tables ($28,125), and bronze by Piero Palazzolo ($5,625) all sold above or within their estimates. A pair of empire chairs signed by Pierre-Adrien Bellangé also from the Cohen Collection, by far the earliest pieces in the sale, held their own in a dialogue with the more modern designs, selling for $13,750 against an estimate of $5,000-7,000.
Doyle New York once again had the chance to affirm its strength in the area of Danish modern. The Chieftain chair by Finn Juhl, a perennial favorite among collectors, also sold at a strong $28,125. A set of three chairs designed by Hans Wegner, estimated at $800-1,200, achieved the remarkable price of $8,125, and a Georg Jensen silver pitcher surpassed its high estimate to sell at $7,500.
Buyers in the sale competed strongly for Mid-Century furniture. A chair and ottoman designed by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings upholstered in a fanciful red and white fabric sold for a groundbreaking $8,125 against an estimate of $1,000-1,500. Other strong sellers include a light wood breakfast table and chairs with organic flourishes at the feet by Osvaldo Borsani (estimated at $4,000-6,000, sold for $10,625) and swooping wooden Cherner chairs designed by Paul Goldman for Plycraft (estimated at $1,000-1,500, sold for $3,750). The taste for chic items that integrate easily into existing décor was exemplified by a small occasional table with a shagreen finish attributed to Karl Springer, which sold for $2,000 against an estimate of $500-700.
Pieces by Contemporary makers who are still emerging on the auction market also generally fetched strong prices. A set of metal chairs inspired by the legs of deer by Laura Johnson Drake sold for $5,313 against an estimate of $2,000-3,000. There was a great deal of interest from the West Coast in a set of flatware by the California designer Allan Adler, which ended up bringing $4,375. A pair of striking lamps by the New Orleans maker Mario Villa sold for $4,688, far above their estimate of $800-1,200.
NEXT AUCTION
Spring 2009
CONSIGNMENTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED
To have your property evaluated for possible consignment in the Spring 2009 Doyle+Design auction, please contact: Furniture and Design: David A. Gallager, 212-427-4141, ext 271, DoyleDesign@DoyleNewYork.com
Art: Harold Porcher, 212-427-4141, ext 235, Paintings@DoyleNewYork.com
CATALOGUE
Subscriptions Department, 212-427-4141, ext. 257, subscriptions@DoyleNewYork.com
View the October 8, 2008 Catalogue
MEDIA
CONTACT
Louis LeB. Webre, Vice President, Marketing and Media, 212-427-4141,
ext 232, louis@DoyleNewYork.com
Images and interviews are available upon request.
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