NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s unveiled designer renderings for the second annual Designer Showhouse, which will be open to the public in New York from 11-19 April 2015. Transforming the fifth floor exhibition space of Sotheby’s Manhattan headquarters into a home, thirteen interior designers and design firms will each curate a room, culminating in a dedicated auction on 20 April 2015. Each space, ranging from a bedroom and living room, to a dining room and library will evoke the designer’s unique aesthetic, from classical to contemporary. Designers have selected nearly 300 items from an array of categories offered by Sotheby’s with estimates ranging from a few thousand to $250,000 - English & Continental Furniture, 20th Century Design, Contemporary and Impressionist Prints, African and European Sculpture, Carpets, Old Master Paintings, Latin American Paintings, Ceramics and Silver – all of which will be available for purchase by design and art enthusiasts alike during the 20 April auction. Showhouse participants were asked to illustrate one to three sketches conveying their design direction for the rooms.
Sotheby’s invited members of the design community with a broad range of artistic approaches and experience, including Cullman & Kravis, Juan Carretero of Capital C Interiors, Russell Piccione of Russell Piccione Design, Allison Caccoma of Allison Caccoma Inc., Ashley Darryl of Ashely Darryl Interiors, Gaggenau, Janine MacMurray and Scott Francis of Area Interior Design, Robert Dean Harris of Harris Dean Interiors, Leura Fine of Laurel & Wolf, Trey LaFave of Trey LaFave Architecture and Interiors, Eric Cohler of Eric Cohler Design, St. Charles of New York in collaboration with CURATED Creative Director Lindsey Schwartz, Meredith Ellis of Meredith Ellis Design and Hanna Packer & Susan Cohen.
Andrew Ogletree, Specialist, English Furniture and Csongor Kis, Specialist, French & Continental Furniture, “Following the success of last year’s Designer Showhouse, we are delighted to again collaborate with a group of highly talented interior designers. As specialists who focus in our respective fields, we are intrigued how each designer is able to create a unique yet harmonious space using fine and decorative works of art from a wide range of collecting categories. The pairing and juxtaposition of the pieces in the curated interiors not only reflects each designer’s own vision, but also illustrates the myriad types of objects Sotheby’s has to offer both the seasoned connoisseur and to those who are new to the auction world.”
Design highlights up for sale include A William IV Rosewood Circular Centre Table, circa 1830 (est. $5/7,000); A Set of Four Italian Neoclassical Carved and Stained Fruitwood Armchairs, late 18th century (est. $5/7,000); A Regency Part-Ebonised Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirror (est. $7/10,000); George II Style Parcel Gilt Walnut Side Table (est. $7/10,000); A Fritz Henningsen Armchair, circa 1930s (est. $8/12,000); An Italian Four-Piece Teas Set with Matching Tray, Gabriele de Vecchi, mid-20th century (est. $5/7,000); One of a Pair of Louis XIVStyle Rance De Belgique Marble Wall Fountains, France, 19th Century (est. $10/15,000); with works by artists and photographers Ansel Adams, Eugène Atget, Chuck Close, Alex Katz, Terry O'Neill, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol, among others.
