Armchair by René Herbst

Armchair by Rene Herbst
This Armchair by René Herbst fetched $ 30,000.- (Estimate $10,000-15,000) at a Phillips de Pury & Cy auction in NYC today.

Six chairs by Pierre Cardin

6 chairs by Pierre Cardin
Pierre Gardin chairs. Apparently not sold, alas.

Lot 77

PIERRE CARDIN

Set of six side chairs, c. 1980

Walnut, leather (6). Each: 78 cm (30 3/4 in) high

ESTIMATE £6,000-9,000

via Phillips de Pury & Company.

Lathe VIII Chair by Sebastian Brajkovic at Phillips de Pury and Company

Lathe-Chair-VIII-by-Sebastian-Brajkovic

I’m mighty curious. Recently I’ve featured all Lathe Chairs by Sebastian Brajkovic thus far. Now Phillips de Pury & Cy is testing the waters:

Lathe VIII chair, 2008

Bronze, silk embroidered upholstery.
Produced by Landowski, France.
Number five from the edition of eight.
One leg incised with SB and stamped with Landowski Fondeur 2009.

ESTIMATE £40,000-60,000

Sold for sold for £49,250

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Extrusion Bench by Thomas Heatherwick

Extrusion Bench by Thomas Heatherwick

Extrusion Bench by Thomas Heatherwick

Billet 1 Extrusion 5 bench, 2009

Extruded aluminium. 76 x 192 x 47 cm (29 7/8 x 75 1/2 x 18 1/2 in) Produced by Heatherwick Studio, UK. Underside incised with ‘Thomas Heatherwick/Billet 1 “ Extrusion 5/September 2009″.

ESTIMATE £32,000-38,000
SOLD AT £37,250

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Verner Panton Conversation Chair no. S 420

Verner Panton Conversation Chair no. S 420
Upcoming: A colorful Verner Panton Conversation Chair no. S 420

‘Conversation’ chair, model series no. S 420, c. 1967

Fabric, tubular chrome-plated metal. 62 x 145 x 76 cm. (24 3/8 x 57 1/8 x 29 7/8 in.) Manufactured by Gebrüder Thonet GmbH, Germany and fabric woven by Unika Vaev, Denmark.

ESTIMATE £3,000-5,000

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