Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Missed opportunities at Sotheby's

No winning bids on the Mies chairs/table nor on the Pierre Koenig cabinet. Interesting. Folks will shell out millions for a painting but not $10K for authentic Barcelona chairs or a work featured in an iconic image by Julius Shulman. Well, maybe we'll all get another shot at these gems. Note that the radios assembled behind the Barcelona chairs are a group of radios collected by Charles and Ray Eames. They didn't sell either!

Mies Barcelona chairs and Tugendhat table (1931)
Charles and Ray Eames radio collection




Another work to note is a pair of screens designed by Harry Bertoia (c.1959). These originally graced the First National Bank of Miami. The pair failed to sell. Estimated price was: $150K-200K each. Would be nice to see them back in Florida.



For results of the entire show, please visit Sotheby's auction results.

All photos and text by Hilary Lewis unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
(c) 2014 Hilary Lewis




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