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Design At Phillips de Pury

September 23, 2010

By two measures, length and price, it exceeds all other offerings at Phillips de Pury’s London Design auction on September 28^th. “Le Serpent,” a 22-foot long decorative carpet by Francois-Xavier Lalanne, will be the highlight at the sale, where it’s expected to fetch as much as $156,000.

Other items of particular interest at the auction include a banquette by Maria Pergay (est. $93-$125,000), a console (est.$93-$140,000) and sofa set (est. $40-$60,000) by Pierre Jeanneret, and a “How High The Moon” sofa by Shiro Duramata, executed in nickel-plated steel mesh, (est. $62-$93,000).

Mark Birley Sale Doubles Estimates

March 22, 2013

Mark Birley will always be associated with Annabel’s, the famed—and famously excusive—private club he founded in London in 1962. It was the place to be in London’s swinging 60’s, and is thriving to this day. Around England, however, he was just as well known for his tremendous taste and style, and for what his daughter called the “discrete splendor” of Thurloe Lodge, his home in London. Yesterday, six years after his death, Sotheby’s auctioned his personal effects, including works from his famed art collection, in a London sale that drew 850 registered bidders and at $5.9m, doubled estimates.

As Much As $600,000 Expected For Piano From SS Normandie

February 15, 2013

Of the many luxurious ocean liners that plied the transatlantic routes in the years between the two world wars, the SS Normandie may have been the most glamorous. Her beautiful interiors and innovative designs set the bar high. An example of that is the ship’s Emile-Jacques Ruhlman-designed art-deco piano, composed of a stunning array of woods and veneers. In a private collection since the 1940’s, when the ship’s contents were first sold, it will be the centerpiece at Sotheby’s 20^th Century Design auction on March 6^th, when it’s expected to cross the block at $400,000-$600,000.

Lalique Glass Hood Ornament At Bonhams

February 4, 2013

Back in the day the owner of a Citroen, Bentley, Mercedes, Packard or some other fancy car, often installed his own hood ornament. They were called “mascots.” Nobody made more iconic glass mascots than Rene Lalique. At its first Decorative Arts auction in France, Bonhams is selling a Lalique design known as “Victoire”.

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