Design Auction #16: Michael Schmidt and French Cookbooks Anyone?
Plus several clay pieces and what the Aalto family was up to in the mid-century.
A quick reminder: all auctions on this round-up are available to international bidders.
While I was looking through the hundreds of auctions this week, I thought I wasn’t finding anything special. Then I landed on this Michael Schmidt edition and I took it all back. The choices this week are subtle and it’s in their nuance that we find so much beauty.
Auction Highlights
French Cookbooks: An entire sale dedicated to vintage cookbooks. I’m very bad in the kitchen, but I’ve heard from people who are good at it that in the old cookbooks is where we find the best recipes (I picked my favorite covers). In Central France at Hôtel des Ventes Giraudeau on October 30, 2025 at 14:00.
The Round-Up
Alvar Aalto for Artek Chairs
Estimate: 3 000 € - 5 000 €
Tuesday, October 28 at Cambi Casa d’Aste (Milan)
Michael Schmidt Print (Edition 2 of 4)
Estimate: 2 500 € - 3 500 €
Tuesday, October 28 at Aste di Antiquariato Boetto (Italy)
Roman Vases Third Century A.C.
Estimate: 300 € - 500 €
Tuesday, October 28 at Keizersgracht (Amsterdam)
Schedar 20th Century Cabinet
Estimate: 250 € - 300 €
Tuesday, October 28 at Corso Verona 34D (Torino)
Tell Brak Marble Idol
Estimate: 300 € - 500 €
Tuesday, October 28 at Keizersgracht (Amsterdam)
Pierre Jeanneret Student Chair
Estimate: 3 000 € - 4 000 €
Tuesday, October 28 at Lux-Auction (Luxembourg)
Elieen Gray, E.1027 Book
Estimate: 44 €
Monday, October 27 at Castor Hara (Paris)
South American Fragments
Estimate: 100 € - 200 €
Tuesday, October 28 at Keizersgracht (Amsterdam)
Brassaï Graffiti Signed
Estimate: 200 € - 300 €
Tuesday, October 28 at Ader (Paris)
Franz West Chaise 2000
Estimate: 3 000 € - 6 000 €
Tuesday, October 28 at Aste di Antiquariato Boetto (Italy)
Maurizio Cattelan Tarzan and Jane (1993)
Estimate: 4 000 € - 7 000 €
Tuesday, October 28 at Aste di Antiquariato Boetto (Italy)
Barovier & Toso Vase
Estimate: 600 € - 700 €
Wednesday, October 29 at Aste di Antiquariato Boetto (Italy)
Aina Aalto Table
Estimate: 5 000 € - 7 000 €
Wednesday, October 29 at Piasa (Paris)
Persian Ceramic Jug
Estimate: 300 € - 500 €
Thursday, October 30 at De Zwaan (Amsterdam)
Ebony Carved Armchair
Estimate: 1 000 € - 1 200 €
Friday, October 31 at Coutau-Bégarie (Paris)
Gold Necklace
Estimate: 3 000 € - 4 000 €
Thursday, October 30 at Fidelis Aste (Bologna)
Prosper d’Epinay Vase 1888
Estimate: 2 000 € - 3 000 €
Friday, October 31 at Millon (Paris)
Rare 19th Century Russian Chandelier
Estimate: 15 000 € - 20 000 €
Sunday, November 2 at Osenat (France)
Neoclassical Tables
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Wednesday, November 26 at Artcurial (Paris)
