‘Protest furniture’ by Brazilian Jose Zanine Caldas featured at Wright March 28

Jose Zanine Caldas, Namoradeira tete-a-tete rocker, estimated at $50,000-$70,000 at Wright.

CHICAGO — A signature example of ‘protest furniture’ by Brazilian designer Jose Zanine Caldas (1919-2001) is among the starring lots in the Wright Design sale on Thursday, March 28. Previously in a collection in Sao Paulo, the Namoradeira tete-a-tete rocker dating to circa 1963-1967 was consigned by a vendor in New York and is estimated at $50,000-$70,000. The sale catalog is open for bidding on LiveAuctioneers.

For more than a decade in the 1940s, Zanine Caldas ran a workshop in Sao Paulo where he made detailed scale models for top Brazilian architects, and later, plywood furniture inspired by European modernism. However, he soon tired of capitalism and instead moved back to his native Bahia, where he began to create furniture that was later called Móveis Denúncia – which translates to ‘protest furniture’. Inspired by local vernacular crafts and the natural resources around him, furnishings such as this rocker were often fashioned from a single piece of Brazilian hardwood. The rocker, with the branded signature Zanine, is pictured in the artist’s biography that was published in 2020.

Commanding top-lot status in this 254-lot auction is a pair of Gio Ponti lacquered wood, upholstery, and brass Triennale armchairs, dating to 1951. In this design for ISA, Bergamo, Ponti deconstructed the traditional form of the wing-back chair, inserting a metal frame within the wooden structure of the upholstered backrest to reinforce the apparently weightless form. This pair, with manufacturer’s labels to the back stretchers, have a provenance to Count Luigi Baldini of Ravenna, whose family owned several important Ponti designs. They are estimated at $70,000-$90,000.

A 1987 triple sliding door cabinet by George Nakashima in American black walnut inset with Indian mirrored glass is another exceptional piece. It was acquired directly from the artist in 1987 by Dr. Mortimer Dubovsky of New York and comes by descent. The cabinet is signed to the back with the client’s name, Duubovsky, and is sold with digital copies of the original invoice, drawings, and order card. Its estimate is $45,000-$65,000.

The sale also includes 10 lots designed by Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967), many of which were made for the Chandigarh project. The Swiss artist, architect, and designer worked with his cousin Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier) to create much of the Indian city’s civic architecture, including 14 different types of mass housing, plus furniture for some of the public buildings. A pair of teak and canework benches dating to circa 1956 from the MLA Flats building will be offered with an estimate of $12,000-$15,000.

No fewer than three Harry Bertoia Sonambients are part of the March 28 sale lineup. Beginning in 1960, Bertoia made thousands of these sounding sculptures, ranging from six inches to 20 feet in size, to produce all kinds of aesthetic, sonic, and kinetic properties.

Dating to 1963 is Untitled (Sonambient), formed of 81 3ft 6in high rods of beryllium copper and brass. The work was acquired directly from the artist by Sally Walsh of Houston, Texas in the year it was made, and it appears at auction for the first time with an estimate of $40,000-$60,000.

Jose Zanine Caldas, Namoradeira tete-a-tete rocker, estimated at $50,000-$70,000 at Wright.

Jose Zanine Caldas, Namoradeira tete-a-tete rocker, estimated at $50,000-$70,000 at Wright.

Gio Ponti, Triennale armchairs, estimated at $70,000-$90,000 at Wright.

Gio Ponti, Triennale armchairs, estimated at $70,000-$90,000 at Wright.

Pierre Jeanneret, benches from the M.L.A. Flats building, Chandigarh, India, estimated at $12,000-$15,000 at Wright.

Pierre Jeanneret, benches from the M.L.A. Flats building, Chandigarh, India, estimated at $12,000-$15,000 at Wright.

George Nakashima, triple sliding door cabinet, estimated at $45,000-$65,000 at Wright.

George Nakashima, triple sliding door cabinet, estimated at $45,000-$65,000 at Wright.George Nakashima, triple sliding door cabinet, estimated at $45,000-$65,000 at Wright.

Harry Bertoia, 'Untitled (Sonambient),' estimated at $40,000-$60,000 at Wright.

Harry Bertoia, 'Untitled (Sonambient),' estimated at $40,000-$60,000 at Wright.

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte has worked in editorial, design and the toy and auction industries for more than 30 years. He co-founded Auction Central News in 2007.

After 40 years, the Marberger collection appears at Rago / Wright March 13

Elaine de Kooning, 'Aladar #3,' estimated at $40,000-$60,000 at Rago / Wright.

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. — Aladar Marberger (1947-1988) served as the director of the influential Fischbach Gallery and was a central figure in New York’s 1970s and 1980s art scene. When Marberger was diagnosed with AIDS in 1985, he dedicated himself to publicly fighting the prevalent stigma against the disease and reveling in life and art until his passing in 1988.

His collection — featuring many works by his close friends — went untouched for more than three decades and has only now emerged as the central feature of Living Out Loud: The A. Aladar Marberger Collection, happening Wednesday, March 13 at Rago / Wright. The sale includes works by Elaine de Kooning, Alex Katz, Doug Ohlson, and Raymond Parker. The catalog is now available for bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

Marberger evidently served as muse to a number of his artistic friends. Aladar on Aluminum is a 1972 oil on aluminum by Alex Katz (b. 1927-). Katz presaged the Pop Art movement of the 1960s with his use of bold colors among his many portraits. The work is estimated at $50,000-$70,000.

Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989) was a close friend of Marberger, and the sale includes two figurative expressionist works depicting him. Aladar #3 ($40,000-$60,000) is a 1986 oil on canvas measuring 62 by 42in, with the subject sitting cross-legged with a stern countenance. Aladar dates much earlier, to 1973. The oil on Masonite is 36 by 30.25in and carries an estimate of $25,000-$35,000.

The sale’s top-estimated lot is an untitled tied-wire sculpture by Ruth Asawa (1926-2013). Known for her ability to make wire into natural Modernist forms, Asawa gave the sculpture to her friend Maria ‘Mitzi’ Kolisch, a San Francisco-based artist, activist, and scientist. Upon her passing, it was bequeathed to her son, who hung it outside his home in Santa Barbara. The consigners purchased the work from his estate and had it professionally conserved. It is notable that this work is not registered with Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. and is not included in the artist’s catalog raisonné. It has an estimate of $80,000-$120,000.

A 1972 work by Alexander Calder (1898-1976), titled White Path, is a gouache and ink on paper and is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation under application number A07250. It has direct provenance to the artist, and is estimated at $70,000-$90,000.

Alex Katz, 'Aladar on Aluminum,' estimated at $50,000-$70,000 at Rago / Wright.

Alex Katz, 'Aladar on Aluminum,' estimated at $50,000-$70,000 at Rago / Wright.

Elaine de Kooning, 'Aladar #3,' estimated at $40,000-$60,000 at Rago / Wright.

Elaine de Kooning, 'Aladar #3,' estimated at $40,000-$60,000 at Rago / Wright.

Elaine de Kooning, 'Aladar,' estimated at $25,000-$35,000 at Rago / Wright.

Elaine de Kooning, 'Aladar,' estimated at $25,000-$35,000 at Rago / Wright.

Ruth Asawa, 'Untitled (Tied-Wire)', estimated at $80,000-$120,000 at Rago / Wright.

Ruth Asawa, 'Untitled (Tied-Wire)', estimated at $80,000-$120,000 at Rago / Wright.

Alexander Calder, 'White Path,' estimated at $70,000-$90,000 at Rago / Wright.

Alexander Calder, 'White Path,' estimated at $70,000-$90,000 at Rago / Wright.

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte has worked in editorial, design and the toy and auction industries for more than 30 years. He co-founded Auction Central News in 2007.

Wright and Toomey launch inaugural Elevated: Art Via Chicago sale on Feb. 23

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CHICAGO — Wright and Toomey & Co. will launch the inaugural Elevated: Art Via Chicago sale on Friday, February 23. It features 20th-century art from important Chicago collections with an emphasis on artists and movements that have shaped the Chicago art world during the last 100 years, such as the Chicago Imagists, Hairy Who?, Monster Roster, and Chicago Modernists. The catalog is now open for bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

The auction lineup is led by Chicago Bohemian surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977), who is represented by three originals. The 1954 oil-on-Masonite Sunset offers classic themes found in all her works: dark, foreboding and barren landscape; a female figure (usually the artist); and some occult-like inclusion — in this case, an owl. The painting is estimated at $70,000-$90,000.

Ed Paschke (1939-2004) lived most of his life in Chicago, and enjoyed a remarkably varied and successful career, even creating racy cartoons for Playboy Magazine. The sale includes four of his works, with Origin clocking in at $20,000-$30,000. Featuring Paschke’s trademark precision-rendered illustrations, the 1995 oil on linen was purchased directly from the artist by the consignor.

Born in Chicago to Swedish immigrant parents, Gladys Nilsson (b. 1940-) was a member of the Hairy Who? group of Chicago Imagists that gained prominence in the late 1960s. Wright has four of her works in the Elevated sale. A. Artyst is a 1987 watercolor on paper with a collection of quirky characters surrounding the central figure. It’s estimated at $15,000-$20,000.

Margo Hoff (1910-2008) created Dream of Flying early in her art career, in 1950. The eerie, floating body over the landscape is an oil on Masonite and measures 39.375 by 19.375in. It is estimated at $7,000-$9,000.
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Gertrude Abercrombie, ‘Sunset,’ estimated at $70,000-$90,000 at Wright.
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Ed Paschke, ‘Origin,’ estimated at $20,000-$30,000 at Wright.
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Gladys Nilsson, ‘A. Artyst,’ estimated at $15,000-$20,000 at Wright.
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Margo Hoff, ‘Dream of Flying,’ estimated at $7,000-$9,000 at Wright.
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Hebru Brantley, ‘BLK LVS MATR,’ estimated at $20,000-$30,000 at Wright.
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Murano glass and mid-century designs posted strong results at Wright

Carlo Scarpa no. 3664 Pennellate vase, which sold for $85,000 ($111,350 with buyer’s premium) at Wright.

CHICAGO – The market for Murano glass and mid-century design continued to demonstrate its resilience in the hammer prices seen at Wright December 13 with its Important Italian Glass and Design sale. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers.

Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) was an Italian architect and follower of Frank Lloyd Wright. Revered in his native country, Scarpa was a rebel, refusing to take the postwar Italian government’s test for architecture. He spent the rest of his days designing, but had to have a papered architect sign off on his plans. From 1932 until 1947, Scarpa created an incredible collection of glass items, working with the legendary Venini glassworks, which are highly treasured today. Certainly one collector felt this way at the Wright sale, bidding this no. 3664 Pennellate vase from 1947 to a hammer price of $85,000 ($111,350 with buyer’s premium). The opaque and transparent vase had been estimated at $30,000-$50,000.

The metal designs of Harry Bertoia (1915-1978) are always strong performers at auction, and his 1975 Untitled (Monumental Gong) is no exception. Estimated at $50,000-$70,000, the massive (120 by 36 by 3in) hanging design in bronze hit its top estimate after a short series of bids ($91,700 with buyer’s premium). Like all Bertoia works, the gong work is included in the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné.

Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) was a Frenchman who wore many hats: noted metal worker and designer, self-taught architect and unofficially, something of an engineer, which informed his works with a technical feel. Nowhere better is this seen than in his Demountable ‘Semi-Metal’ chair, No. 300, dating to circa 1952. Made from enameled steel, beech plywood and rubber and aluminum, the design looks like it emerged from an aerospace factory. Estimated at $25,000-$35,000, it hammered for $65,000 ($85,150 with buyer’s premium).

Some of the most memorable and minimalist furniture designs to emerge between the postwar period and the 1970s were from the minds of husband-and-wife powerhouses Erwine and Estelle Laverne. The Tulip chair, the Daffodil chair, the Lily chair – all are Laverne designs, often copied and never equalled. Wright’s sale had a variation of the Lily design (model LF-120) featuring artwork of the couple’s daughter emblazoned to the back. More than two dozen bids drove the chair to $16,000 ($20,960 with buyer’s premium).

Carlo Scarpa no. 3664 Pennellate vase, which sold for $85,000 ($111,350 with buyer’s premium) at Wright.

Carlo Scarpa no. 3664 Pennellate vase, which sold for $85,000 ($111,350 with buyer’s premium) at Wright.

Harry Bertoia, 'Untitled (Monumental Gong),' which sold for $70,000 ($91,700 with buyer’s premium) at Wright.

Harry Bertoia, 'Untitled (Monumental Gong),' which sold for $70,000 ($91,700 with buyer’s premium) at Wright.

Jean Prouvé Demountable ‘Semi-Metal’ chair, No. 300, which sold for $65,000 ($85,150 with buyer’s premium) at Wright.

Jean Prouvé Demountable ‘Semi-Metal’ chair, No. 300, which sold for $65,000 ($85,150 with buyer’s premium) at Wright.

Erwine and Estelle Laverne Lily design (model LF-120) chair featuring artwork of their daughter, which sold for $16,000 ($20,960 with buyer’s premium) at Wright.

Erwine and Estelle Laverne Lily design (model LF-120) chair featuring artwork of their daughter, which sold for $16,000 ($20,960 with buyer’s premium) at Wright.

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte has worked in editorial, design and the toy and auction industries for more than 30 years. He co-founded Auction Central News in 2007.

Bespoke green leather Eames lounge chair and ottoman tops Wright’s American Design sale

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CHICAGO – Three versions of the classic Eames lounge chair and ottoman by Herman Miller (model numbers 670 and 671) were offered during the August 15 American Design sale at Wright. However, it was the circa-1965 example with special-order upholstery that set the standard, achieving $11,135.

The chair that Charles and Ray Eames originally designed in 1956 as a gift to director Billy Wilder was put into general production by Herman Miller shortly afterwards with a retail price of the $310.

Labels and materials are the best place to start when it comes to dating Eames chairs. The earlier examples have veneers of Brazilian rosewood (an exotic wood that was designated as an endangered species in the early 1990s) and the circular disc label used by Hermann Miller from 1956 to the 1970s. As to color, it is typically a matter of taste. While for most collectors it is case of “any color as long as it’s black,” the best-selling example here was in a bespoke green leather.

The top two lots in the sale were part of a cache of 16 lots by Edward Wormley (1907-95). The pieces in this sale had a nice provenance as they were acquired by the original owner directly from Dunbar Furniture Co. and came by descent. Most are classic mid-century forms that are pictured in The Dunbar Book of Modern Furniture, the design catalog issued by the Indiana manufacturers in 1953.

Showcasing Wormley’s minimalist, practical style were two pairs of the walnut and mahogany Model 5264 shelf bookcase that dates to circa 1949. These were estimated at $5,000-$7,000 and $3,000-$5,000 and hammered for $14,000 ($18,340) and $13,000 ($17,030), respectively.
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A circa-1965 Eames 670 lounge chair and ottoman with special-order green leather upholstery was estimated at $3,000-$5,000 and sold for $11,135 at Wright.
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A second duo of a circa-1965 Eames 670 lounge chair with a 671 ottoman had an estimate of $3,000-$5,000 and realized $9,825 at Wright.
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A third Eames 670 lounge chair and 671 ottoman from circa 1990, estimated at $2,000-$3,000, earned $4,978 at Wright.
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An Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Co pair of walnut Model 5264 shelf bookcases sold for $18,340 at Wright, Chicago.
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A collection of Alcoa vases in anodized aluminum, created for the company’s Design Forecast Project for 1959, was estimated at $300-$500 but brought $4,620 at Wright, Chicago.
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Wright’s American Design auction features Edward Wormley Modernist icons Aug. 15

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CHICAGO – Wright‘s semiannual American Design auction event takes place on Tuesday, August 15, featuring highlights from famed postwar Modernist designer Edward Wormley. The auction catalog and bidder signups are now available at LiveAuctioneers.com.

The 262-lot event contains icons of the Modernist movement, including tables, chairs, desks, shelf systems, wall art and posters. The sale features the biggest names of the Modernist movement, including Charles and Ray Eames, Nelson & Associates, Isamu Noguchi and Alexander Girard.

But the selection of Wormley pieces should take center stage when bidding begins.

The pieces in this sale come with a nice provenance – they were acquired directly from Dunbar Furniture Co. by the original owner and come by descent. Most are classic mid-century forms that are pictured in The Dunbar Book of Modern Furniture, the design catalog issued by the Indiana manufacturers in 1953.

Below is a selection of highlights showcasing Wormley’s minimalist, practical style. These include two pairs of the walnut and mahogany Model 5264 shelf bookcase that dates to circa 1949. These are estimated at $5,000-$7,000 and $3,000-$5,000, respectively.

Click here to sign up as a bidder in the Wright American Design event starting at noon Eastern time on Tuesday, August 15 on LiveAuctioneers.
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Edward Wormley, bookcases model 5264, estimated at $5,000-$7,000.
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Edward Wormley, folding bar cart, model 5433, estimated at $2,500-$3,500.
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Edward Wormley, Long John bench, model 4699, estimated at $700-$900.
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Edward Wormley, armchairs model 5480, estimated at $2,000-$3,000.
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Edward Wormley, set of three nesting tables, estimated at $1,500-$2,000.
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Wright’s June 7 Living In Design auction a showcase for Boyd collection

Marcel Breuer Wassily armchair, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright
Marcel Breuer Wassily armchair, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright
Marcel Breuer Wassily armchair, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright

CHICAGO – Wright will hold two auctions representing the remarkable collection of Michael & Gabrielle Boyd: Living In Design: The Michael & Gabrielle Boyd Collection, followed by Books On Design: The Michael & Gabrielle Boyd Collection, both to take place on Wednesday, June 7. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Known for their discerning eye, unique aesthetic, and depth of experience in multiple fields of design, the Boyds have together gathered a captivating assortment of art, objects and furniture that reflects their passion for the ongoing and multifaceted evolution of design as a living discipline.

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Vautrin, Bengtsson embody Legacy of Style at Rago/Wright, May 24

Line Vautrin, Folie (Le soleil a rendez-vous avec la lune) mirror, estimated at $150,000-$200,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright
Mathias Bengtsson, Growth Table, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright
Mathias Bengtsson, Growth Table, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago/Wright will present Legacy of Style: Works from a Private Collection on Wednesday, May 24. This distinguished selection showcases a sophisticated eye and passion for exquisite craftsmanship across materials, eras and movements. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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1958 Joan Mitchell abstract in spotlight at Rago/Wright sale, May 23

Joan Mitchell, ‘Untitled,’ estimated at $600,000-$800,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright
Joan Mitchell, ‘Untitled,’ estimated at $600,000-$800,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright
Joan Mitchell, ‘Untitled,’ estimated at $600,000-$800,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago/Wright will present a Post War & Contemporary Art auction on Tuesday, May 23. This beautifully curated auction consisting of 88 lots is a premier event of the spring season, featuring an exemplary selection of paintings, drawings, photography and sculpture from some of the most sought-after artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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20th-century design icons in the spotlight at Wright, March 30

Unique Carlo Mollino Copenhagen chair, estimated at $200,000-$300,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright, www.wright20.com
Unique Carlo Mollino Copenhagen chair, estimated at $200,000-$300,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright, www.wright20.com
Unique Carlo Mollino Copenhagen chair, estimated at $200,000-$300,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright, www.wright20.com

CHICAGO – Dedicated to the most influential and important designs of the 20th century, Wright‘s Design sale, scheduled for Thursday, March 30, is a celebration of visionary creators from across the globe. From iconic standards to one-of-a-kind works, this highly vetted auction brings together the quality craftsmanship and ambitious vision that defined the past 100 years and continues to shape the way we live today. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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