• Auction 2119

    Contemporary Design

    8 September 2008, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 1,161,500 (USD)
21 Lots for Sale 2119
Lot 1
FORREST MYERS (b. 1941)
'PANDORA'S BOX' AN ANODIZED ALUMINUM WIRE AND ANODIZED COPPER CHAIR, 1991
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high, 31½ in. (80 cm.) wide, 26¾ in. (68 cm.) deep
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$32,500
Lot 2
RON ARAD (B. 1951)
'BIG HEAVY' A MIRROR-POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL CHAIR, DESIGNED 1989
26 in. (66 cm.) high
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$68,500
Lot 3
TEJO REMY (b. 1960)
'YOU CAN'T LAY DOWN YOUR MEMORY' A UNIQUE MAPLE, METAL, PLASTIC, BURLAP AND OAK
57 in. (144.8 cm.) high, 58 in. (147.3 cm.) wide, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) deep
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$32,500
Lot 4
MAARTEN BAAS (b. 1978)
'SECOND-HAND' A PAINTED MIXED MEDIA BOOKSHELF, DESIGNED 2006
76 in. (193 cm.) high
estimate
$20,000 - $25,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 5
MATHIAS BENGTSSON (B. 1971)
'SLICE' A LASER-CUT ALUMINUM CHAIR, DESIGNED 2000
28½ in. (72.cm.) high, 34 in. (86.4 cm.) wide, 27 in. (68.7 cm.) deep
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$40,000
Lot 6
RON ARAD (b. 1951)
'PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS' A UNIQUE MIRROR-POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL LOW
14½ in. (37 cm.) high, 86 in. (218.5 cm.) wide, 57 in. (144.8 cm.) deep
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$122,500
Lot 7
SHIRO KURAMATA (1934-1991)
AN ACRYLIC AND ALUMINUM STOOL WITH FEATHERS, DESIGNED 1990
21¼ in. (54 cm.) high, 13 in. (33 cm.) wide, 16¼ in. (41.5 cm.) deep
estimate
$80,000 - $100,000

price realized
$86,500
Lot 9
FERNANDO (b. 1961) AND HUMBERTO (b. 1953) CAMPANA
'BLACK IRON CHAIR (STAINLESS STILL)' AN ELECTROSTATIC PAINT-COATED IRON CHAIR,
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high, 48 in. (122 cm.), 31 in. (78.8 cm.) deep
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$43,750
Lot 10
RON ARAD (b. 1951)
'BLO-VOID 2' A POLISHED AND ANODIZED ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM MESH CHAIR, 2006
26 in. (66 cm.) high
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$68,500
Lot 11
RON ARAD (b. 1951)
'BLO-VOID 2' A POLISHED AND ANODIZED ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM MESH CHAIR, 2006
26 in. (66 cm.) high
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$68,500
Lot 13
HARUSH SHLOMO (b. 1961)
'CHAIRLESS' A UNIQUE HAMMERED AND RIVETED ALUMINUM CHAIR, 2006
38½ in. (98 cm.) high
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 14
MARC NEWSON (B. 1963)
'KOMED' A PAIR OF LEATHER UPHOLSTERED TUBULAR STEEL CHAIRS, DESIGNED CIRCA 1996
each 33¾ in. (85.7 cm.) high (2)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 15
MARC NEWSON (B. 1963)
'KOMED' A PAIR OF LEATHER UPHOLSTERED TUBULAR STEEL CHAIRS, DESIGNED CIRCA 1996
each 33¾ in. (85.7 cm.) high (2)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 17
SHIRO KURAMATA (1934-1991)
'CABINET DE CURIOSITÉ' AN ACRYLIC CABINET, 1989
74¾ in. (189.8 cm.) high, 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) wide, 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) deep
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$86,500
Lot 18
SHIRO KURAMATA (1934-1991)
A LAMINATED GLASS CHAIR, DESIGNED 1976
35 1/8 in. (89.2 cm) high, 35 3/8 in. (89.8 cm.) wide, 23 5/8 in. (60 cm.) deep
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$56,250
Lot 20
ZAHA HADID (b. 1950)
'NEKTON' A SET OF FOUR GLOSS LAMINATED POLYURETHANE RESIN STOOLS, 2006
each approximately 20 in. (49.8 cm.) high, 43¼ in. (109.7 cm.) wide, 35½ in. (90.2 cm.) deep
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$86,500
Lot 26
ELIZABETH GAROUSTE (b. 1949) AND MATTIA BONETTI (b. 1953)
'CHAISE BARBARE' A PATINATED BRONZE AND COW HIDE CHAIR, 1981
46¼ in. (108 cm.) high
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$11,250
Lot 27
RON ARAD (b. 1951)
'D' A MIRROR-POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL SOFA, DESIGNED 1995
40 in. (101.5 cm.) high, 85 in. (216 cm.) wide, 35 in. (89 cm.) deep
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$206,500
Lot 28
FORREST MYERS (b. 1941)
'LA FARGE' A POWDER-COATED ALUMINUM WIRE CHAIR, DESIGNED 1988
28 in. (71.2 cm.) high, 35 in. (88.9 cm.) high, 38½ in. (96.5 cm.) deep
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$56,250
Lot 29
FRANZ WEST (b. 1947)
'SCHÖNE AUSSICHT' AN IRON AND STEEL CHAIR, DESIGNED 1989
30¾ in. (78.1 cm.) high, 34 in. (86.4 cm.) wide, 28¾ in. (73 cm.) deep
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$12,500
Lot 30
TOM DIXON (b. 1959)
A PROTOTYPE STEEL AND PAPER CHAIR, CIRCA 1991
43 in. (109.2 cm.) high
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$8,750
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