Design legends prevailed at Lyon & Turnbull spring Design series

L-R: Josef Hoffmann coal boxes, £32,500; Lalique Hibou mascot, aka hood ornament, £42,500; Lucie Rie footed bowl, £50,000
L-R: Josef Hoffmann coal boxes, £32,500; Lalique Hibou mascot, £42,500; Lucie Rie footed bowl, £50,000

EDINBURGH, U.K. – From the rarest car mascots to the genius of Josef Hoffmann and Lucie Rie, the Lyon & Turnbull spring Design series excelled. Embracing the best in progressive design movements from the Victorian era to the present day, the trio of live online sales – Design Since 1860 (April 20-21), Lalique (April 28) and Modern Made (April 29) – posted a landmark total of £2 million.

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Neue Galerie exhibition of Austrian and German Art runs through March 13

Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I,’ 1907, oil, silver, and gold leaf on canvas. Neue Galerie New York. Acquired through the generosity of Ronald S. Lauder, the heirs of the Estates of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Estee Lauder Fund

 

Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I,’ 1907, oil, silver, and gold leaf on canvas. Neue Galerie New York. Acquired through the generosity of Ronald S. Lauder, the heirs of the Estates of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Estee Lauder Fund
Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I,’ 1907, oil, silver, and gold leaf on canvas. Neue Galerie New York. Acquired through the generosity of Ronald S. Lauder, the heirs of the Estates of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Estee Lauder Fund

NEW YORK – On November 11, Neue Galerie New York opened Modern Worlds: Austrian and German Art, 1890-1940, an exhibition of major works of Austrian and German fine art and design from the permanent collection.

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