Design

New York | 20 November – 11 December


This December, Christie’s Design Department is proud to present a suite of live auctions in New York. The whimsical La Ménagerie sale during 20th Century Week meets the single-owner sale of Important Tiffany from the Collection of Mary M. and Robert M. Montgomery, Jr., and the various owner sale that features important works from the 20th and 21st century’s leading innovators of French Art Deco, American Craft, Danish Modernism and Austrian Wiener Werkstätte.

Highlights include a survey of rare objects and designs by Isamu Noguchi; compelling pieces executed by exceptional architects such as Marcel Breuer, Jean Prouvé, Frank Lloyd Wright and Donald Judd; an important dining table and set of ten chairs by Wendell Castle — from a special private commission; a dynamic group of works by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne and an early and rare masterpiece by Eileen Gray.

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Highlights

  • Rembrandt Bugatti (1884–1916)

    Lionne de Nubie, conceived c. 1909–1910; cast by 1934
    bronze with reddish brown patina
    Height: 16 ¼ in. (41.3 cm.)
    Length: 26 ½ in. (68 cm.)
    Related sale
    La Ménagerie, New York, 4 December 2020

  • François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008)

    Tête-maison, c. 1973
    soldered copper
    Height: 16 ¼ in. (40.5 cm.)
    Width: 18 in. (45.7 cm.)
    Depth: 17 in. (43.2 cm.)
    Related sale
    Design, New York, 11 December 2020

  • Tiffany Studios

    A rare ‘Orange’ ceiling light, c. 1905
    leaded glass, patinated bronze
    Related sale
    Important Tiffany from the Collection of Mary M. and Robert M. Montgomery, Jr., New York, 11 December 2020

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360 view | 20th Century Design at Christie’s New York

Digitally dive through the Rockefeller Center galleries and discover highlights from our Design sale featuring rare objects and imaginings by Isamu Noguchi, a specially commissioned dining table and set of ten chairs by Wendell Castle, a dynamic group of works by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne and an early masterpiece by Eileen Gray.


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360 view | Important Tiffany from The Collection of Mary M. and Robert M. Montgomery, Jr., at Christie’s New York

Explore the Rockefeller Center galleries and enter a world of light and artistry with the whimsical creations from Tiffany Studios. From the dazzling ‘Wisteria Lamp’ to the unique ‘Pebble Lamp,’ the upcoming single owner sale curates stunning examples of the master craftsman’s studio.


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François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008) 'Tête-maison', circa 1973

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