Mid-century designers elevated the sideboard to fine art

A Paul Evans Cityscape sideboard earned $40,000 plus the buyer’s premium against an estimate of $6,500-$8,000 in September 2022. Image courtesy of Roland NY and LiveAuctioneers.
A Paul Evans Cityscape sideboard earned $40,000 plus the buyer’s premium against an estimate of $6,500-$8,000 in September 2022. Image courtesy of Roland NY and LiveAuctioneers.
A Paul Evans Cityscape sideboard earned $40,000 plus the buyer’s premium against an estimate of $6,500-$8,000 in September 2022. Image courtesy of Roland NY and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — A sideboard is a piece of furniture that has a flat top and drawers in which to store linens or dining ware, but it can be so much more than that. Elite Mid-century Modern artisans seized upon the sideboard’s potential and transformed this dining room workhorse into a work of art.

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Kamelot Auctions delivers fabulous furniture, Oct. 26-27

One of a pair of sycamore Art Deco club chairs, estimated at $1,000-$1,800
Pair of sycamore Art Deco club chairs, estimated at $1,000-$1,800
Pair of sycamore Art Deco club chairs, estimated at $1,000-$1,800

PHILADELPHIA – Kamelot Auctions will hold back-to-back sales in late October, kicking off on Wednesday, October 26 with Design | French | Italian | American and continuing on Thursday October 27 with Interiors: Art Deco and Chic Furniture. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Ruhlmann sideboard could sell for $100K at Nadeau’s Jan. 1 sale

Emile Jacques Ruhlmann sideboard, est. $50,000-$100,000
Emile Jacques Ruhlmann sideboard, est. $50,000-$100,000
Emile Jacques Ruhlmann sideboard, est. $50,000-$100,000

WINDSOR, Conn. – Nadeau’s Auction Gallery is excited to announce its annual New Year’s Day sales event starting at 10am Eastern time. The sale features top-tier collections from New England and the mid-Atlantic area, including property from the estate of Alexis Gregory (1936-2020), a collector, philanthropist, author, and founder of the prestigious Vendome Prize in music. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Kamelot to wrap October with three days of outstanding sales

Jean-Pierre Cassignueul, ‘At the Races,’ $20,000-$40,000
Jean-Pierre Cassignueul, ‘At the Races,’ $20,000-$40,000
Jean-Pierre Cassignueul, ‘At the Races,’ $20,000-$40,000

PHILADELPHIA – Kamelot Auctions will hold three days of sales in late October: French, Italian and American Modern furniture, lighting, and decorative arts on October 26; an interiors sale on October 27; and a continental and Victorian sale on October 28. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Andrew Clemens sand bottle sells for record $956K at Hindman

Andrew Clemens sand bottle, which sold for $956,000 and a world auction record
Andrew Clemens sand bottle, which sold for $956,000 and a world auction record
Andrew Clemens sand bottle, which sold for $956,000 and a world auction record

CINCINNATI – On September 30, Hindman Auctions realized more than $2.1 million in its American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts Auction. The sale set a new world auction record for an Andrew Clemens sand bottle, which shattered its presale estimate and sold for $956,000. Offered with an estimate of $100,000-$150,000, the sand bottle received heated bidding activity, with 64 bids being placed during a six-minute period from $70,000 to the final sale price.

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Skinner offers choice pieces from Connecticut collection, Oct. 7

Carved stag marble-top sideboard, est. $1,500-$2,500
Carved stag marble-top sideboard, est. $1,500-$2,500

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. –  Skinner presents A Gilded Age: New England Collects Europe, an online auction that closes on October 7. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

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