Christie's Design Sale totals $7,162,375
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Christie's Design Sale totals $7,162,375
Marc Newson (B. 1963), Pof of Drawers designed 1987, Executed prior to 1990. Estimate: $700,000-1,000,000. Sold for: $763,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2017.



NEW YORK, NY.- The New York Design sale totaled $7,162,375 with active in-room, phone, and online participation from established collectors to new buyers with registered bidders from 23 countries.

The top lots of the sale were Francois-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), ‘Grand Wapiti,’ 2000, which realized $907,500, more than tripling its low estimate, and Marc Newson (B. 1963), Pod of Drawers, which sold for $763,500.

Notably, 100% of works offered from The Tuttleman Collection were sold with lots greatly exceeding estimates and strong results were realized for works by François-Xavier Lalanne, with all works offered sold totaling $1,663,250.

Impressive prices were realized for works by Gallé included in The Joel Schur Collection of Important Works by Gallé, with results from the sale setting the new records for the top-three prices of Gallé lamps, led by A Rare and Important ‘Wisteria’ Table Lamp, which sold for $331,500, establishing the world auction record for the artist in the medium.

Earlier this spring, the dedicated sale Carlo Scarpa: Visions in Glass 1926-1962. A Private European Collection, on May 4 in New York, totaled $2,427,750 with 80% sold by lot and 92% sold by value.

Together, both sales totaled $9,590,125.

NOTABLE RESULTS

• THE JOEL SCHUR COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT WORKS BY GALLÉ GALLÉ, A ‘WISTERIA’ TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1905 ESTIMATE: $200,000–250,000 PRICE REALIZED: $331,500
WORLD RECORD FOR ARTIST IN THE MEDIUM

• IVAN DA SILVA-BRUHNS (1881-1980), A UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT CARPET FROM THE PALACE OF THE MAHARAJA OF INDORE, CIRCA 1930 ESTIMATE: $300,000-500,000 PRICE REALIZED: $631,500

• THE TUTTLEMAN COLLECTION FRANCOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008) TWO ‘MOUTONS DE PIERRE,’ DESIGNED CIRCA 1979. ESTIMATE: $200,000-300,000 PRICE REALIZED: $295,500

• TIFFANY STUDIOS A ‘LABURNUM’ TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1910 ESTIMATE: $150,000-200,000 PRICE REALIZED: $259,500










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