Featuring four original Picassos that aren't as unattainable as you'd imagine, here are the furniture and design objects I think are worth your time next week.
SOLD: CHF550 // Etruscan Antefix Fragment / 4th Century BC / Dimensions: 15.5 cm high / Estimated: 300 - 400 CHF / Auction House: Schuler Auktionen.
SOLD: $700 // Han Dynasty Chinese Pottery / Dimensions: 26 cm high / Estimated: $1,000 - $,1500 / Auction House: Bonhams New York.
SOLD: 8000€ // Iranian Ghoum Silk Rug / c. 1965 Shah Period / Dimensions: 455 x 330 cm / Estimated: 8,000 - 9,000 euros / Auction House: Lemon Auction.
SOLD: 400€ // D. Maria Settee in Brazilian Rosewood and Mahogany / late 18th or early 19th Century / Dimensions: 101 × 187 × 64 cm / Estimated: 400 - 600 euros / Auction House: Veritas Art Auctioneers.
SOLD: 800€ //Emilio Lancia Settee / 1940s / Dimensions: 124 x 115 x 65 cm / Estimated: 700 - 900 euros / Auction House: Wannenes.
Thursday March 20, 2025:
UNSOLD // Osvaldo Borsani Metal Bed Frame / 1970 / Dimensions: 134 x 167 x 205 cm / Estimated: 300 - 500 euros / Auction House: Wannenes.
Friday March 21, 2025:
SOLD: 150€ // Biedermeier Chair / Germany 19th Century / Dimensions: 82 x 62 x 47 cm / Estimated: 150 - 250 euros / Auction House: Kastern.
SOLD: 1,800€ // Shaman in Transformation Pendant Necklace / Colombia, 500-700 A.D. / Estimated: 2,500 - 3,500 euros / Auction House: Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés.
SOLD: 600€ // Roger Thibier Coffee Table / c. 1960 / Dimensions: 49 x 100 x 55 cm / Estimated: 600 - 800 euros / Auction House: Gros & Delettrez.
Saturday March 22, 2025:
SOLD: 210€ // Mahogany Tripod Table / Louis XV / Dimensions: 70 x 51 cm open / Estimated: 40 - 60 euros / Auction House: Metayer-Mermoz Maison.
SOLD: 390€ // Desk Armchair / 19th Century / Dimensions: 79 x 65 x 54 cm / Estimated: 200 - 300 euros / Auction House: Metayer-Mermoz Maison.
SOLD: 1,250€ // Pablo Picasso and Atelier Madoura Plate / c. 1952 / Dimensions: 19,7 cm / Estimated: 1,000 to 2,000 euros / Auction House: Nabecor Enchères.
SOLD: 650€ // Small Basket Shaped Sofa / Louis XV / Dimensions: 89 x 134 cm / Estimated: 400 - 600 euros / Auction House: Côte Basque Enchères.
And, the two additional Pablo Picasso pieces are… 1. A Spanish Jug, starting at 5,000 euros (auction Friday, March 21). 2. A Serving Dish, starting at 12,000 euros (auction Saturday, March 22). SOLD: 16,700€
