Gerald Summers furniture collection sells out at Lyon & Turnbull

Gerald Summers plywood armchair, £25,200. Image courtesy of Lyon & Turnbull
Gerald Summers plywood armchair, £25,200. Image courtesy of Lyon & Turnbull
Gerald Summers plywood armchair, £25,200. Image courtesy of Lyon & Turnbull

LONDON and EDINBURGH, U.K. – An exceptional collection of plywood furniture by English modernist designer Gerald Summers (1899-1967) – the largest of its type to come to auction – proved a sell-out when offered at Lyon & Turnbull‘s The Modern Made sale, held on October 28. It was one of four design-themed sales held by the house in October. Together, the sales totaled £2.65 million, or about $3.1 million.

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