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
