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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.

Mid-century designers elevated the sideboard to fine art

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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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Alexander Calder, ‘The Beams,’ est. $40,000-$60,000

Colorful Calder and glorious glass await at Cottone, Sept. 23

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Alexander Calder, ‘The Beams,’ est. $40,000-$60,000

Alexander Calder, ‘The Beams,’ est. $40,000-$60,000

GENESEO, N.Y. – Cottone Auctions’ late summer Fine Art & Antiques auction, scheduled for Friday, September 23, will feature fine items from private institutions, estates and individuals. The sale will begin at noon Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Dale Chihuly, yellow orange hornet chandelier, est. $30,000-$50,000

Titans of Modern Design enliven Hindman’s Nov. 16 sale

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Dale Chihuly, yellow orange hornet chandelier, est. $30,000-$50,000

Dale Chihuly, yellow orange hornet chandelier, est. $30,000-$50,000

CHICAGO – On November 16, Hindman Auctions will present its biannual Modern Design sale, which will offer outstanding studio craft furniture and other 20th and 21st century design. The auction will spotlight top American designers such as Wendell Castle, Dale Chihuly, Frank Gehry, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Sam Maloof, Peter Voulkos and Vladimir Kagan. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Claude Venard still life, which sold for $15,990

Wendell Castle, Le Pho, Claude Venard deliver at Neue

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Claude Venard still life, which sold for $15,990

Claude Venard still life, which sold for $15,990

BEACHWOOD, Ohio – An important dining table custom designed by Wendell Castle soared to $70,110, and vibrant still-life oil paintings by Le Pho and Claude Venard sold for $20,910 and $15,990, respectively, in Neue Auctions’ online-only Modernism sale, held on May 15.

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Castle and Kline headline Neue’s May 15 Modernism auction

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Still life floral painting by Le Pho, estimated at $6,000-$9,000

Still life floral painting by Le Pho, estimated at $6,000-$9,000

BEACHWOOD, Ohio – An important and visually arresting dining table custom designed by Wendell Castle (American, 1932-2018), an untitled ink on paper artwork by Franz Josef Kline (American, 1910-1962), and a still life floral painting by the Vietnamese artist Le Pho (1907-2001) are just a few expected highlights in Neue Auctions May 15 Modernism auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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