Sputnik Historical Memorabilia

COLOGNE, Germany – Auction Team Breker‘s November 6 Science & Technology / Mechanical Music / Fairground auction boasts 424 lots of unique and choice material, ranging from a 1957 laboratory test model of the Sputnik-1 satellite to a functional English mid-century children’s carousel to antique gramophones and telephones. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be […]

NEW YORK – A pair of Sputnik star-form light fixtures, a Mid-century Modern X-leg sofa set attributed to Pierre Jeanneret, and a pair of Italian Baroque 19th-century throne chairs will jostle for top-lot status at Jasper52’s Exquisite Decorative Arts & Furniture auction, which will take place on Tuesday, June 6, starting at 3 pm Eastern time. Absentee […]

NEW YORK — When articles are written about Mid-century Modern designs, much of the attention is devoted to furniture from the likes of Eames, Saarinen, Knoll, Wegner and McCobb. But a study of the era would be remiss if it did not look at lighting — a key element for bringing together a room. One of […]