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Choice designs complement Wright sale of Marcel Breuer home Nov. 19

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
The Stillman House by Marcel Breuer will be sold Nov. 19 in Wright’s Design Masterworks auction. The house in Litchfield, Connecticut, is available for viewing by appointment.
The Stillman House by Marcel Breuer will be sold Nov. 19 in Wright’s Design Masterworks auction. The house in Litchfield, Connecticut, is available for viewing by appointment.

 

CHICAGO – On Nov. 19 Wright will offer at auction a home designed by Marcel Breuer, one the world’s most important modernists. The Stillman House (above) in Litchfield, Connecticut, is a masterpiece of modern architecture and art – with murals designed by Alexander Calder and Xanti Schawinsky. The Stillman House will be the main attraction in Wright’s Design Masterworks sale, which will be supported by a highly vetted selection of works by the top architects, designers and artist of the 20th century. Absentee and Internet live bidding for the additional lots will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

Auction of the cataloged lots will begin with a unique aluminum hanging lamp (below) by Alexander Calder, which was a gift from the artist to Leonie and Geddes Parsons.

Unique Alexander Calder light fixture, USA, circa 1960, hand-cut and formed aluminum, carved wood, steel wire, 28.5in wide x 19.75in diameter x 39in high. Estimate: $100,000-$150,000. Wright image
Unique Alexander Calder light fixture, USA, circa 1960, hand-cut and formed aluminum, carved wood, steel wire, 28.5in wide x 19.75in diameter x 39in high. Estimate: $100,000-$150,000. Wright image

 

Frank Lloyd Wright urn from the Edward C. Waller House, River Forest, Illinois, James A. Miller and Brother, USA, 1899, hand-hammered copper, galvanized tin 19in diameter x 18in high. Estimate: $700,000-$900,000. Wright image
Frank Lloyd Wright urn from the Edward C. Waller House, River Forest, Illinois, James A. Miller and Brother, USA, 1899, hand-hammered copper, galvanized tin 19in diameter x 18in high. Estimate: $700,000-$900,000. Wright image

 

George Nakashima Asa-no-ha cabinet for International Paper Co., USA, 1980-1981, American black walnut, Port Orford Cedar, Pandanus cloth, 153.5in wide x 19.25in deep d x 27in high. Estimate: $400,-$600,000. Wright image
George Nakashima Asa-no-ha cabinet for International Paper Co., USA, 1980-1981, American black walnut, Port Orford Cedar, Pandanus cloth, 153.5in wide x 19.25in deep d x 27in high. Estimate: $400,-$600,000. Wright image

 

Marc Newson Event Horizon table, POD Edition, Australia, 1992, polished aluminum, enameled aluminum, 70.5in wide x 38in diameter x 32.25in high. Estimate: $200,000-$300,000. Wright image
Marc Newson Event Horizon table, POD Edition, Australia, 1992, polished aluminum, enameled aluminum, 70.5in wide x 38in diameter x 32.25in high. Estimate: $200,000-$300,000. Wright image

 

Gio Ponti lounge chairs, pair, Ariberto Colombo, Italy, 1949-1950, lacquered wood, upholstery, 26in wide x 33in diameter x 39.5 in high. Estimate: $70,000-$90,000. Wright image
Gio Ponti lounge chairs, pair, Ariberto Colombo, Italy, 1949-1950, lacquered wood, upholstery, 26in wide x 33in diameter x 39.5 in high. Estimate: $70,000-$90,000. Wright image

 

Works from the auction will be on view in Wright’s New York gallery, and the Stillman House will be available for viewing by appointment.

The Stillman House is estimated at $2 million to $3 million.

For more information call Wright at 312-563-0020.

 

Marcel BreuerView the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.