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Chicago, IL, United States
Auction Details
DESIGN
Wright's Design sale features works by renowned designers of the 20th century. This October Wright presents more than twenty designs by George Nakashima from an important private collection that have never before been to market. Highlights from the collection include an exceptional Minguren I coffee table made of Carpathian Elm, a Conoid bench with an expressive seat as well as many lamps, stools, chairs and bookcases each expertly crafted. The works, most ordered in the 1970s, are accompanied by drawings from Nakashima as well as correspondence between the artist and the collector.
Other sale highlights include works from Chandigarh, India by Pierre Jeanneret, as well as American mid-century designs by George Nelson & Associates, Charles and Ray Eames and Greta Magnusson Grossman. Works by Paul Evans, Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Edward Wormley, Serge Mouille and many others also feature prominently in this sale.
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![Paul Evans Cityscape armchairs, pair: Paul Evans Cityscape armchairs, pair Paul Evans Studio for Directional USA, c. 1975 chrome-plated steel, upholstery 24 w x 30 d x 31 h inches Incised signature to underside: [Paul Evans].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748464_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Paul Evans Cityscape coffee table: Paul Evans Cityscape coffee table Paul Evans Studio for Directional USA, c. 1975 chrome-plated steel 60 w x 30 d x 15.25 h inches Impressed signature to leg: [Paul Evans].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748466_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)




![Paul Evans Cityscape desk: Paul Evans Cityscape desk Paul Evans Studio for Directional USA, c. 1975 chrome-plated steel, brass 48 w x 20 d x 29.5 h inches Impressed signature to base: [An Original Paul Evans].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748476_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)

![Barbro Nilsson Sp?ñttan carpet: Barbro Nilsson Sp?ñttan carpet M?ñrta M?Ñ?Ñs-Fjetterström AB Sweden, c. 1943 hand-woven wool 59 w x 82.5 l inches Woven signature to edge: [AB MMF BN].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748480_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)

![Jacques and Dani Ruelland table lamp: Jacques and Dani Ruelland table lamp France, c. 1960 glazed earthenware, paper 11.5 dia x 23.5 h inches Incised signature to underside: [Ruelland]. Literature: La Céramique Française des](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748484_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)









![Alexandre Noll bowl: Alexandre Noll bowl France, c. 1950 sycamore 11 w x 7.5 d x 3.25 h inches Carved signature to underside: [ANoll]. Provenance: Delorenzo 1950, New York | Collection of Michael Maharam, New York](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748504_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Georges Jouve pitcher: Georges Jouve pitcher France, c. 1955 glazed stoneware 5.5 w x 4.25 d x 7.5 h inches Incised signature and artist's cipher to underside: [Jouve]. Literature: Georges Jouve, Fare, ppg. 70-71](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748506_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Alexandre Noll untitled: Alexandre Noll untitled France, c. 1955 ebony 5.75 w x 1.5 d x 12.25 h inches Incised signature to lower edge: [ANoll]. Literature: Alexandre Noll, Jean-Elie and Passebon, pg. 98 illustrates](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748508_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)

