May 20, 2024Kensington Estate Auction19th C. Victorian Lacquered Papier-Mache Hand-Painted Serving Tray$200
May 19, 2024Quan Rong GalleryA Set Chinese Yixing Zisha Clay lotus Seedpod Frog Teapot & Cups w Box$390
May 23, 2024PiasaAkira ASANO (1923-1997) A water jug for tea ceremony in partially enameled stoneware with a black€1,000
Palekh lacquered box a hard sell in post-communist RussiaPALEKH, Russia (AP) – A squirrel tail. Wolf teeth. Sheets of gold. Flax oil. These are the things Vladimir Buldakov uses to work a feat of modern-day alchemy: transforming an ordinary papier-mache box into a gilded miniature masterpiece that will tell the story of saints or heroes, fairies or dragons. Buldakov comes from Palekh, a […]
Gio Ponti Triennale Armchairs lead our five auction highlightsGio Ponti Triennale Armchairs, $117,900 CHICAGO – Among the starring lots at the Wright Design sale on March 28 was this pair of Gio Ponti lacquered wood, upholstery, and brass Triennale armchairs dating to 1951. The design is one produced for ISA (Industria Salotti e Arredamenti), the luxury furniture firm. To achieve the effect of […]
‘Protest furniture’ by Brazilian Jose Zanine Caldas featured at Wright March 28CHICAGO — A signature example of ‘protest furniture’ by Brazilian designer Jose Zanine Caldas (1919-2001) is among the starring lots in the Wright Design sale on Thursday, March 28. Previously in a collection in Sao Paulo, the Namoradeira tete-a-tete rocker dating to circa 1963-1967 was consigned by a vendor in New York and is estimated […]
Adnet and Quinet midcentury works were in strong demand at LAMALOS ANGELES – Mid-century works by the modernist architects and interior designers Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) and Jacques Quinet (1918-1992) were in strong demand at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA). A trio of pieces in their signature leather-clad style brought five-figure sums on February 28. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers. While Adnet began his career […]