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Chicago, IL, United States
Auction Details
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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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![Venini sconces, pair: Venini sconces, pair Italy, c. 1945 glass, nickel-plated brass 7 w x 8.5 d x 9 h inches Signed with four-line acid stamp to underside of each example: [Venini Murano Made in Italy].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748322_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)





![Ercole Barovier A Spina bowl: Ercole Barovier A Spina bowl Barovier & Toso Italy, 1958/c. 1975 glass 7.75 dia x 3.5 h inches Incised signature to underside: [Barovier & Toso Murano]. Literature: Ercole Barovier 1889-1974](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748338_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Carlo Scarpa A Bollicine vase: Carlo Scarpa A Bollicine vase Venini Italy, 1932 glass 3.5 dia x 5.25 h inches Signed with four-line acid stamp to underside: [Venini Murano Made in Italy]. Literature: Carlo Scarpa: I Vetri](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748340_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Carlo Scarpa A Bugne vase: Carlo Scarpa A Bugne vase Venini Italy, c. 1935 iridized corroso glass 6.75 dia x 8 h inches Signed with four-line acid stamp to underside: [Venini Murano Made in Italy]. Literature: Carlo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748342_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)


![Peter Pelzel bottle: Peter Pelzel bottle Vistosi Italy, c. 1962 glass 2.5 dia x 16.5 h inches Signed with applied manufacturer's label to base: [Vistosi]. Literature: Art Glass from Murano: 1910-1970, Heiremans,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748348_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Gino Vistosi vase: Gino Vistosi vase Vistosi Italy, c. 1962 glass 4.25 dia x 14 h inches Signed with applied foil label to base: [Made in Italy Murano]. Literature: 20th Century Murano Art Glass, Heiremans, pg.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748350_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)








