Design & Décoration

Affiche de l'exposition Tentation à la Galerie-Musée Baccarat © DR PARIS - L’exposition met en lumière une rencontre : celle du savoir-faire unique des artisans de la manufacture et le talent d’artistes, d'architectes et de designers de renommée internationale. De nombreux créateurs ont cédé à la tentation de Baccarat : de Georges Chevalier à Virgil Abloh, en passant par Salvador Dalí ou Patrica Urquiola. Plus de 300 chefs-d'œuvre de la collection patrimoniale Baccarat sont ici à découvrir. Un voyage à travers un siècle de... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3025. A black stone Buddhist votive stele, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534); 48 by 48 by h. 67 cm, weight approx. 192 kg. Lot sold: 25,200 HKD (Estimate: 50,000 - 100,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 1990s. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 28 July 2022.

Lot 13. Lucie Rie, Bowl, circa 1965. Stoneware, pure manganese glaze exterior and white glaze with integrated manganese speckle interior; 3 in. (7.6 cm) high, 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) diameter. Underside impressed with artist's seal. Sold for $4,032 (Estimate $2,000 - 3,000). © 2022 Phillips Auctioneers, LLC Provenance: Private collection, MassachusettsAcquired from the above by the present owner. Lot 14. Lucie Rie, Oval bowl, circa... [Lire la suite]

Lot 77. William Morris (born 1957), Deer Head Trophy, 1999, blown, applied and carved glass, engraved 'William Morris 1999'; height 29in (74cm); width 17 1/2in (44.5cm). Sold for US$ 50,312 /€ 44,532 (Est: $15,000 - $25,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut. Literature: James Wood & Tina Oldknow, 'Willam Morris: Animal/Artefact', Abeville Press Publishers, 2000, p. 70 (design variant illustrated) Bonhams. Modern Decorative Art + Design, New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 76. William Morris (born 1957), Sitatunga Head, 2000, blown and applied glass, engraved 'William Morris 00' (dimensions without stand); height 16 1/4in (41.5cm); width 8 3/4in (22cm); depth 13in (33cm). Sold for US$ 56,562 /€ 50,064 (Est: $30,000 - $50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut. Literature: James Wood & Tina Oldknow, 'Willam Morris: Animal/Artefact', Abeville Press Publishers, 2000, p. 70 (present lot illustrated). ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 76. William Morris (born 1957), Artifact: Tusk and Skull, 1999, blown and applied glass, gold leaf applied to the skull, engraved 'William Morris 99'; height 20in (51cm); width 38 1/2in (98cm); depth 6in (15cm). Sold for US$ 94,062/€ 83,255 (Est: $20,000 - $30,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut. Bonhams. Modern Decorative Art + Design, New York, 14 Dec 2021

Lot 69. Dame Magdalene Odundo (born 1950), Saggar Fired Vase, 1985, burnished and carbonized terracotta, incised 'Odundo 1985'; sold together with Courcoux & Courcoux gallery postcard depicting the work at the time of acquisition; height 13 1/6in (33.2cm); width 10 1/2in (27cm); depth 9 3/4in (25cm). Sold for US$ 200,312 / € 177,299 (Est: $80,000 - $120,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Courcoux & Courcoux, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United KingdomPrivate Collection,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 71. Dame Magdalene Odundo (born 1950), Symmetrical Terracotta Piece, 1990, fired red clay, incised 'Odundo 1990'; height 13 3/4in (35cm); diameter 11 3/4in (30cm). Sold for US$ 362,812/€ 321,129 (Est: $40,000 - $60,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance:Anthony Ralph Gallery, New York, NYIdelle Weber (1932-2020), New York, NY (acquired from the above, 1991). Literature: Lord Queensbury (forward), 'Magdalene Odundo', Anthony Ralph Gallery, 1990, p. 9 (present lot illustrated). Bonhams.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 273. Tiffany Studios, Important Dandelion Lamp from the 1900 Paris Exposition, USA, 1900, hand-blown Favrile glass, hammered and patinated copper, 29½ h × 11½ dia in, 75 × 29 cm, estimate: $50,000–75,000, result: $3,745,000, new world record. Courtesy Rago. LAMBERTVILLE, NJ.- With a total of $10 million, more than double the high estimate, and a 89% sell-through rate, Rago’s Early 20th Century Design and Modern Design auctions illustrate the continued strength of the design... [Lire la suite]

Axel Salto (Copenhagen 1889-1961 Frederiksberg), Male mask, Denmark, 1947. Sandstone, H 44.5 x W 27.5 x D 22 cm. Signed lower back ‘Salto’. Unique piece made at the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory. FRANCIS JANSSENS VAN DER MAELEN at BRAFA 2021. Exhibition: Charlottenborg, 5-20 November 1949; Designmuseum Denmark, ‘Axel Salto’ in 1989, cat. 224. t. +32 (0)2 502 71 80 m. +32 (0)475 48 62 00 www.fineartsilver.com