NEW YORK – On December 7 and 8, Doyle held a successful two-day sale in the popular Doyle+Design auction category. This highly anticipated sale showcased a wide range of Modern and Contemporary furniture, silver and design by prominent designers, makers and artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Amid competitive bidding, the two-day sale totaled a successful $1,665,383, surpassing the estimate of $1,056,600-1,635,200 with 88% sold by lot and 100% sold by value.
Highlighting the first session on December 7 was a pair of 1950s Italian ceramic bird-form lamps retailed by Beth Weissman that soared past their estimate to achieve a stunning $63,000. Furniture choices included a 1950s carved Sapele cabinet by Alexandre Noll bearing provenance of his estate that also surpassed its estimate, realizing $44,100.
Session II on December 8 saw record prices for paintings and prints spanning the 20th century to the present day. A special section of Session II was devoted to the Flower family collection. This exceptional collection showcased ceramic figures by Martin Brothers that attracted determined bidding.
Following in the tradition of Edward Hopper and George Tooker, Jane Dickson thoughtfully documents the energy and motion of New York City. As a part of Colab Projects throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dickson was key to groundbreaking exhibitions such as the Times Square Show in 1980. With the painting Tilt-O-Whirl, Dickson created a fun yet mysterious scene against an inky nighttime backdrop. The 1986 work soared past its estimate to achieve $53,550 – a world auction record for the artist.
From the Flower family collection came a group of works on paper from a series of self-portraits by Joan Semmel, each of which surpassed the prior record for a work on paper by the artist. Topping the group was a 1978 study for Night Light that realized $28,350 – a world auction record for a work on paper by the artist.
Auction records were also set for works by Samson Bonson, Patrick Quarm, Tauba Auerbach and Paul Jenkins.
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