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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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![Ettore Sottsass Alaska vase: Ettore Sottsass Alaska vase Rossi e Arcandi for Memphis Italy, 1982 silverplate 7.5 w x 7.5 d x 11.75 h inches Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark to base: [Memphis Milano]. Literature:](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748380_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)



![Andrea Branzi tea service: Andrea Branzi tea service Giotto Green Design, Ltd. Italy, 1991 glazed stoneware 9 w x 4.5 d x 7 h inches Slip manufacturer's mark to underside of each element: [Giotto Ceramic Hand Made].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748388_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)



![Richard Meier armchairs, set of eight: Richard Meier armchairs, set of eight Knoll USA, 1982 maple 20.5 w x 20 d x 26.5 h inches Impressed signature to underside of each example: [RM]. Literature: Richard Meier: Architect, Meier,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748396_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)





![Georges Mathias coffee table: Georges Mathias coffee table Belgium, c. 1980 etched brass, laminate 38.75 w x 38.75 d x 12.25 h inches Incised signature to top: [Georges Mathias].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748408_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)



