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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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![Emmy Roth dishes, set of seven: Emmy Roth dishes, set of seven Germany, c. 1925 sterling silver 4 dia x .75 h inches Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark to underside of each example: [925 Emmy Roth] with touchmarks.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748180_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)





![Emile Schuelke Penguin shaker: Emile Schuelke Penguin shaker Napier Company USA, 1936 silverplate 7.5 w x 5 d x 12.5 h inches Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark to underside: [Napier Patent Pending]. Literature:](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748192_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)


![Guild Coldchester cocktail shaker and tray: Lurelle Guild Coldchester cocktail shaker and tray ALCOA USA, 1935 aluminum, brass 17 w x 15 d x 1 h inches Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark to underside of each element: [Kensington].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748198_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)



![Gino Sarfatti table lamp, model 576: Gino Sarfatti table lamp, model 576 Arteluce Italy, 1956 acrylic, brass 7 w x 5 d x 28 h inches Signed with applied manufacturer's label to socket: [AL Milano Arteluce]. Literature: Gino](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748206_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)
![Arteluce sconces, pair: Arteluce sconces, pair Italy, c. 1958 frosted glass, chrome-plated steel, aluminum 8 w x 12 d x 17.5 h inches Signed with applied manufacturer's label to one example: [AL Milano Arteluce].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/45834/20748208_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1380637795)





