Sotheby's - Important 20th Century Design & Tiffany - New York, 15 December 2011
Sotheby’s New York will hold its auctions of Important 20th Century Design and Important Tiffany next Thursday, 15 December, with exhibitions for both sales opening this Saturday the 10th.
The morning auction of Important 20th Century Design will offer a strong selection of works across a diverse range of styles, featuring important pieces from the Arts & Crafts movement, European and American Modernism, and Postwar and Contemporary Design. The sale will be led by two pieces from legendary furniture maker Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann: A Fine and Rare “Meuble á Fards” Cabinet, Model AR1524/NR2302 circa 1927 that was acquired directly from the designer and has since descended in the same family to the present owner (est. $450/650,000), and A Superb and Rare Vanity, Model AR1537/NR 1828 and “Tivo” Chair, Model AR29/NR57 circa 1925 that was sold at Sotheby’s New York in 1984 (est. $350/550,000).
The afternoon auction of Important Tiffany will present a highly curated selection that includes strong examples across each of the artistic disciplines for which Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany Studios are well known, from a painting by the artist to works in favrile glass, bronzes, leaded glass lamps and an important window. The sale will be highlighted by A Highly Important Three-Panel “Magnolia” Window, circa 1910 (est. $400/600,000).
