Phillips slides into 2014 with Record December Sales

Phillips slides into 2014 with Record December Sales

Review of 18 December '13 Auctions

New York

AUCTIONS TOTAL $11,159,688 / €8,101,933 / £6,851,379

Phillips’s New York Design sales ended the fall season with a successful run. The auctions totaled $11,159,688 / €8,101,933 / £6,851,379 selling 73% by lot and 80% by value to achieve the highest combined sale total to date.

“Yesterday marked a banner moment for the design department. Collectors responded to the solid cross-section of important 20th and 21st century objects, furniture and ceramics with enthusiasm in a marathon day of sales. We are proud of the stellar results achieved for the Betty Lee and Aaron Stern Collection where many works by Hans Coper and Lucie Rie realized prices that were more than double the high estimate. We look forward to continued growth in the New Year.” Alexander Payne, Senior Director and Worldwide Head of Design, Phillips.

The Betty Lee and Aaron Stern Collection totaled $4,187,063 selling 84% by lot and 90% value. The top ten results for the sale are as follows:

60 KEN PRICE, "Unit 6" from "Happy's Curios," 1972-1978, $293,000 / €212,890 / £179,688

37 HANS COPER, Early and large "Hourglass" form, 1965, $191,000 / €138,778 / £117,135

38 HANS COPER, Early "Hourglass" form, 1965, $149,000 / €108,261 / £91,377

87 HANS COPER, Large "Spade" form, 1967, $112,500 / €81,741 / £68,993

20 HANS COPER, "Digswell" composite form with flattened… circa 1960, $100,000 / €72,659 / £61,327

34 LUCIE RIE, Tall composite vase, circa 1968, $81,250 / €59,035 / £49,828

13 LUCIE RIE, Deep conical bowl, circa 1982, $81,250 / €59,035 / £49,828

11 HANS COPER, "Thistle" form, circa 1970, $75,000 / €54,494 / £45,995

25 HANS COPER, "Cycladic" arrow form, circa 1972, $62,500 / €45,412 / £38,329

46 ANDRÉ DUBREUIL, Pair of "Perles" candle holders, circa 1997, $62,500 / €45,412 / £38,329

The Design Masters Sale totaled $3,791,000 selling 79% by lot and 72% by value. The top ten results for the sale are as follows:


441 ALEXANDRE NOLL, Rare dining table and set of ten chairs, circa 1945, $905,000 / €657,560 / £555,010

403 HARRY BERTOIA, "Golden Rods" melt-coated wire sculpture, circa 1959, $521,000 / €378,551 / £319,514

414 JEAN ROYÈRE, Pair of high "Œuf" chairs, circa 1953, $257,000 / €186,733 / £157,611

401 GAETANO PESCE, Prototype "Moloch" adjustable floor lamp, 1970-1972, $197,000 / €143,137 / £120,814

408 ALEXANDRE NOLL, Untitled, circa 1950, $173,000 / €125,699 / £106,096

413 LINE VAUTRIN, "Le Soleil a Rendez-Vous avec la Lune" mirror, circa 1958, $161,000 / €116,980 / £98,737

434 CARLO SCARPA, Large "Corroso a rilievi" vase, model no. 3695, circa 1938, $137,000 / €99,542 / £84,018

430 ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN, "Gondole" daybed, circa 1925, $125,000 / €90,823 / £76,659

424 BARBRO NILSSON, Large "Gyllenrutan, blå (The Golden Square, blue") rug, designed 1945, executed 1958, $118,750 / €86,282 / £72,826

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405 LUCIO FONTANA, "Anti-Sofia" (LF / 1) necklace, 1968, $100,000 / €72,659 / £61327

Combined Auction Records:

401 GAETANO PESCE, Prototype "Moloch" adjustable floor lamp, 1970-1972, $197,000 / €143,137 / £120,814

34 LUCIE RIE, Tall composite vase, circa 1968, $81,250 / €59,035 / £49,828

420 PIETRO CHIESA, Large and rare chandelier, circa 1938, $93,750 / €68,062 / £57,557




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