This Armchair by René Herbst fetched $ 30,000.- (Estimate $10,000-15,000) at a Phillips de Pury & Cy auction in NYC today.
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Six 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
Lathe VIII Chair by Sebastian Brajkovic at Phillips de Pury and Company
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
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
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