Design Auction #03 Mostly European Design
An Eileen Gray sideboard, a Jean-Michel Frank moment, a little bit of fashion, and two George Braques sculptures. Here are the objects I think are worth your time next week.
I’m structuring this week’s edit a little different. There’s a lot out there this coming week, so if you’re looking for something now is the time. And for my fashion ladies, I never bid on clothes before but there are some gems, I’m adding those auctions to the very end.
Eileen Gray Sideboard, estimated 20,000€ - 30,000€, on Tuesday March 25. If you can afford it, do it, it won’t come around often on auction; it’s on sale on 1stDibs for 149,999€.
Jean-Michel Frank on Wednesday, March 26.
I don’t want this edit to be an expensive one, but it’s even more rare to see Frank’s work on sale, let alone on auction, and this week there are four pieces available.
Pair of Lamps / 1921 / estimated: 20,000 - 30,000 euros / Auction House: Piasa.
Pair of Stools / 1935 / estimated: 25,000 - 35,000 euros / Auction House: Piasa.
Pair of Tables / 1935 / estimated: 20,000 - 30,000 euros / Auction House: Piasa.
Console Desk / 1935 / estimated: 25,000 - 35,000 euros / Auction House: Piasa.
Two Asian Fine Woodwork Pieces, on Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26.
Ceylonese Chair / estimated: £1,000 - £1,500 / Auction House: Dreweatts.
Chinese Bench / estimated: 250 - 350 euros / Auction House: May & Associés.
Maison Jansen Chairs and Stool, estimated 200€ - 500€, on Sunday, March 30.
Murano Vases on Wednesday, March 26.
Vittorio Zecchin / 1921 / estimated: 600 - 700 euros / Auction House: Quittenbaum.
Carlo Scarpa / 1935 / estimated: 400 - 600 euros / Auction House: Quittenbaum.
Murano Vase / 1935 / estimated: 1200 - 1400 euros / Auction House: Quittenbaum.
Two Decadent Pairs of Chairs on Monday, March 24.
Italian Chairs / 1950s / estimated: 450 - 600 euros / Auction House: Sant’Agostino.
Victor Courtray / 1940s / estimated: 3000 - 4000 euros / Auction House: Piasa.
Italian Console Display Table, estimated: 600€ - 700€, on Tuesday, March 25.
Two Georges Braque Sculptures on Tuesday, March 25.
Georges Braque Python / estimated: 2000 - 3000 euros / Auction House: Adjug’Art.
Georges Braque Atalant / estimated: 3000 - 4000 euros / Auction House: Adjug’Art.
Jean Nouvel Table “Less”, estimated: 1000€ - 1500€, on Tuesday, March 25.
Jean-Jacques Argueyrolles Chairs, estimated: 800€ - 1200€, Wednesday, March 26.
Murano Chandelier, estimated: 1,000€ - 1,500€, on Wednesday, March 26. My recommendation: if you fall in love with one by all means let’s go for it, if not then hold, they come in waves and sometimes in better waves than this one.
Fashion: clothes, jewelry, and accessories
Auction in Paris with vintage Yves Saint Laurent clothes and some very cute Chanel and Prada tops for the summer (if you edit the lot).
Auction in Paris with Chanel costume jewelry and Hermès scarves.
Auction in England with vintage Jean Paul Gaultier silk jacket, an Issey Miyake match, a John Galliano dress, a Christian Dior by Galliano suit, the list goes on.
great chairs!