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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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![George Nakashima coffee table, model 200-84w: George Nakashima coffee table, model 200-84w Widdicomb USA, 1960 burled Carpathian elm, walnut, rosewood 66 w x 22 d x 13 h inches Signed with stamped manufacturer's mark: [Sundra 4/60 200] with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748130_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)

![Arthur Espenet Carpenter bowl: Arthur Espenet Carpenter bowl USA, 1950 Genisaro 11.75 dia x 5 h inches Incised signature to underside: [189 Espenet Genisaro].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748134_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![James Prestini platter and bowl: James Prestini platter and bowl USA, c. 1950 turned walnut, turned pearwood 16 dia x .75 h inches Bowl measures: 7.75 dia x 3 h inches. Branded signature to underside of each example: [Prestini].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748136_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Gertrud and Otto Natzler bottle: Gertrud and Otto Natzler bottle USA, 1964 wheel-thrown earthenware with green reduction glaze 4 dia x 5.5 h inches Slip signature to underside: [Natzler] with studio label: [N101].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748138_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Gertrud and Otto Natzler bowl: Gertrud and Otto Natzler bowl USA, c. 1961 wheel-thrown earthenware with crater glaze 5.5 dia x 2 h inches Slip signature to underside: [Natzler].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748140_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Gertrud and Otto Natzler bowl: Gertrud and Otto Natzler bowl USA, 1961 wheel-thrown earthenware with lava glaze 7 dia x 4.25 h inches Slip signature to underside: [Natzler] with studio label: [L646].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748142_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Poul Henningsen PH 5/5 pendant: Poul Henningsen PH 5/5 pendant Louis Poulsen Denmark, 1936 spun copper, tin 19.75 dia x 13 h inches Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark to fixture: [Patented PH-5]. Literature: Light](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748144_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![After Joan Miro Circus tapestry: After Joan Miro Circus tapestry Spain, c. 1965 hand-woven wool 51.5 w x 79 l inches Woven signature to reverse: [J. Miro]. Literature: Contemporary French Tapestries, Constantine, pg. 10](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748146_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Madeline Sougez vase: Madeline Sougez vase Atelier Primavera France, c. 1930 hand-painted and incised earthenware 6.5 dia x 17.5 h inches Glazed signature to side: [Sougez]. Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748148_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)



![Margit Tevan lidded boxes, pair: Margit Tevan lidded boxes, pair Hungary , 1931 brass, silver-plated brass 10 dia x 8.5 h inches Impressed signature to underside of each example: [Tevan]. Engraved inscription to underside of one](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748156_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)







