Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
Sofa for two by Wendell Castle on auction at Wright
Wright will auction this 1967 stack-laminated walnut sofa by Wendell Castle (estimated between US $70,000 and $90,000) on december 15, 2011.
Some time ago I mentioned this Rocking Lounger that was auctioned at Wright. They attributed it to Thonet. Rather it is a J&J Kohn Lounger as the following 2 excerpts from a 1904 Catalog of both firms clearly demonstrate:
Many thanks to the Chairblog Reader, a real Thonet aficionado based here in Europe, who kindly has sent me the 2 excerpts.
He owns an original himself, you see:
Lot 487
Philippe Starck, Doctor Sonderbar chair for XO, France, 1983
Estimate: $500 – 700
Result: $351
via Wright.
Lot 321: Curule chair by Pierre Paulin, France, 1980
Estimate: $3,000 @ €5,000, Result: $10,625
Via Wright.
Yesterday, at Wright there were 4 rare Gazelle High Back Lounge Chairs Model 50B by Dan Johnson sold, each for $ 29,000.