Christie's auctions: on 6, 7 and 10 June in New York the auction house presents three sales with works by well-known designers

Il June 6, 7 and 10 at Christie's in New York presents three sales, including The Spirit of Paris, An Important Private Collection of 1920s and 1930s Design (June 6), a private collection of over 70 works by Alberto Giacometti, Jean-Michel Frank, Jean Dunand, Marcel Coard, among others, Tiffany Masterworks from the Garden Museum, A Private Collection (June 10) a dedicated sale of works by Tiffany Studios and Design, (June 7) , featuring a number of major works by XNUMXth- and XNUMXst-century innovators of Art Nouveau, French Art Deco, American studios, Mid-Century, Italian and contemporary design.

Christies's auction: all the works of American designers to be auctioned on 6, 7 and 10 June in New York

This multi-owner auction includes nearly 180 lots of important designs by 20th and 21st century American and European artists. The sale is led by Diego Giacometti's spectacular “Table Berceau, modèle aux Renards” from a prestigious New York collection, originally commissioned by Lee Kolker and detailed with a fox motif ($1.400.000-1.800.000).

Other masterpieces include an outstanding “Table aux Antilopes” by François-Xavier Lalanne ($1.000.000-1.500.000), complemented by a flock of “Moutons de Pierre”. A selection of important sculptures by Rembrandt Bugatti, including the rare “Lionne jouant avec une boule” ($500.000-700.000), the first “Lion de l'Atlas” ($300.000-500.000) and his fascinating “Emeu”( $80.000 -120.000) also advances the playful theme of animalia.

Several major private collections will be on offer, including Modernist Vision: Art and Design from the Estate of Annette Friedland, featuring rare works by Georges Jouve and Jean Prouvé, The Miottel Museum: Highlights from the SS Normandie featuring many of Jean Dupas' stunning Art Deco panels that once graced the walls of the historic luxury, A Private Collection of Contemporary Art and Design, Palm Beach, with works by Harry Bertoia and Julian Schnabel, Property from a Member of the Matisse Family with two Giacometti floor lamps, as well as The Collection of Dr. Thomas Chua with Art glass Nouveau by Emile Gallé and Daum, Property from the Garden Museum with a historic carved mahogany piano by Louis Majorelle ($200.000-300.000) and Tiffany from a private Connecticut collection, with an important “Laburnum” table lamp by Tiffany Studios ( $150.000-200.000).

The highlights of the american design from the mid-century include a rare “Conoid” table with a highly figured burl top with free edges, commissioned directly from artist George Nakashima by a Baltimore collector, and Bertoia sculptures from the collection of Lucia Zurkowski. From a notable Upper West-Side Manhattan collection is an important "Mesa" table by TH Robsjohn-Gibbings ($200.000-300.000). Designed to evoke the geographical characteristics of the American Southwest, this biomorphic design resonates with the contemporary French design of the celebrated artist Jean Royère and his important “Forme Libre” coffee table from the exhibition “Salon au 50ème étage d'un immeuble de Manhattan” at Hotel de Sens in Paris. These important decorative styles, from the turn of the century French art glass, to American modernism, from contemporary Japanese glass to contemporary South Korean furniture, all elements of the 20th and 21st century are in public preview at the Christie's galleries at 20 Rockefeller Plaza from June 2-7, 2022.

The sale will take place live at Rockefeller Center Tuesday June 7 2022 to the 11: 00.

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STUART DAVIS (1892-1964) “Flying Carpet,” designed 1942 manufactured by V'Soske, Grand Rapids, Michigan tufted wool with ring-cut wool yarn on hessian 81 1⁄2 x 120 in. (207 x 304,8, XNUMXcm)