2008 Auction History

[Pierre Tavlitzki]

All Results in BOLD

For sale on Dec. 18 at Sotheby's in New York: an armchair made circa 1908 by Greene and Greene ($ 300 K, lot 125). (UNSOLD)

SOLD £ 2 million including expenses on December 4 at Bonhams in London, a "Japanisant" French cabinet made in 1895 by Edouard Lièvre.

At Tajan in Paris on December 10, Lot 138 is a bureau of Dupré-Lafon, estimated 400 K €. (SOLD 620 K€ including fees). Lot 141 is a sofa by the same designer (250 K €). (SOLD 310 K€ including fees)

The lot featured among the furniture made in 2008 for sale at Wright in Chicago on Dec. 9 is a seat of Zaha Hadid, Lot 102, 250 K $. (UNSOLD)

In Paris on December 16 at Christie's, let us follow in the afternoon a commode by Cressent (Sale 5538, lot 146, € 600 K), (SOLD 1 M€ including fees) and in the evening a commode by the first BVRB (Sale 5555, Lot 11). (SOLD 4.1 M€ including fees)

Drouot-Presse announced for December 8 in Paris a bureau plat attributed to Boulle, for sale by Christophe Joron-Derem (200 K €). (SOLD 240 K€ before fees)

You must go to New York to find at Christie's on December 15, a Dupre-Lafon desk with its chair ($ 400 K, sale 2101, lot 35). (SOLD 420 K$ including fees). On December 16 in the same place, a table Arabesque of Carlo Mollino is estimated $ 800 K (sale 2062, lot 259). (SOLD 1.3 M$ including fees).

On Dec. 2, Sotheby's London has a Louis XV commode with lacquered Chinese decorations stamped by Adrien Delorme (£ 200 K, lot 76) (SOLD 240 K£ including fees) and a Roman commode topped with alabaster (£ 150 K, lot 201). (SOLD 120 K£ including fees).

Red raspberry, this is the color of lot 47 of Sotheby's in Paris on November 26. It is a salon Ours polaire by Royère, and it's in velvet (350 K €). (UNSOLD)

Koller in Zurich presents on December 3 a bookcase by Sageot in Boulle marquetry (500 KCHF). (SOLD 550 CHF before fees).

Lot 3572 from the sale of Fischer in Lucerne from 12 to 17 November is a marquise attributed to Heurtaut estimated 600 KCHF. (UNSOLD)

Drouot Presse is announcing a cabinet attributed to Gole, to be sold by Néret-Minet et Tessier in Paris on November 21 (200 K €). (SOLD 305 K€ before fees)

There are two Louis XVI pieces of furniture stamped by Riesener on October 22 at Sotheby's in Paris: a secretary (600 K €, lot 100) (UNSOLD) and a commode (400 K €, lot 99). (UNSOLD)

An example of the Orgone Stretch Lounge, at Sotheby's in London on October 18, is an opportunity to become familiar with the work of Marc Newson (£ 400 K, lot 32). (SOLD 420 K£ including fees).

On November 25, Artcurial organize a sale in Paris of Art Deco style, with a cabinet by Printz (180 K €) (UNSOLD) and a cabinet secretary by Quinet (80 K €). (UNSOLD)

SOLD $ 5.2 million including expenses on September 26 by Sotheby's New York, an American Queen Ann style stool, made around 1750.

Néret-Minet and Tessier, who operate in Paris, had the good idea to form a catalog of the highlights of their fall sales. It shows for November 21 a bureau de pente Louis XV with complications. It is attributed to Landrin and stamped by Migeon (300 K €). (UNSOLD)

By Coutau-Bégarie in Paris on October 15, a secrétaire de pente attributed to BVRB and stamped by Migeon is estimated 350 K€, lot 179. (UNSOLD)

At Sotheby's on November 6 in New York, a Louis XVI commode attributed to Riesener expects 500 K $. (SOLD 500 K$ including fees)

On 2 October in Paris at Sotheby's, important pieces of furniture come from a collection. There is a table console Régence attributed to the Boulle's (600 K €) (SOLD 860 K€ including fees), a pair of Louis XVI cabinets stamped by Levasseur (500 K €) (SOLD 1,1 M€ including fees) and a Louis XVI secretary with Wedgwood plates stamped by Weisweiler (300 K €). (SOLD 500 K€ including fees).

The sale of English furniture by Sotheby's New York on September 26 surprises us by its very open estimates, due perhaps to the fact that this is an estate sale. There are, for example, estimated each between 300 and 800 K$, a Chippendale chair (SOLD 370 K$ including fees) and an American desk bookcase. (UNSOLD).

On September 8 in New York, Christie's sells a sofa by Ron Arad ($ 200 K) (SOLD 206 K$ including fees) and a table by Zaha Hadid ($ 150 K). (UNSOLD).

Lot 40 of the sale of Nice-Enchères on July 29 is a bonheur-du-jour style Louis XVI signed by Sormani. (UNSOLD).

A bureau by Montigny improved with a cartonnier is for sale at Christie's London on July 10 (700 K£). (UNSOLD).

On 18 June in London, Christie's sales English pieces of furniture: a Chippendale cabinet (£ 2.5 million, Lot 8), (SOLD 2.7 M£), a bookcase by the same (£ 1.5 million, lot 6), (SOLD 2.05 M£), a pair of armchairs by Chippendale on a drawing by Robert Adam (£ 1.5 million, lot 4), (SOLD 2.3 M£), another by Lawson also on a drawing of Adam (250 K £, lot 9). (SOLD 265 K£) (Results include fees).

Lot 96 of the sale of Phillips de Pury in New York on June 12 is a wall shelf of Perriand (400 K $). (UNSOLD). At 300 K$ each, by Newson, here is a desk (Lot 145) (SOLD 310 K$ including fees) and a console (Lot 146), (UNSOLD) both of 1996.

Several Nakashima furniture are sold at Skinner in Boston on June 28. The catalogue is not yet online. (UNSOLD a table by Myra Nakashima estimated 60 K$).

80 K €, this is the very reasonable price advanced by the Credit Municipal de Paris for a bench by Eileen Gray that had belonged to the artist, Lot 130 of the sale of June 27. (NOT PRESENTED).

An elegant bureau de pente marqueted with flowers by Jean-François Hache expects 300 KCHF at Koller in Zurich on June 19 (Lot 1143). You tell me that I could identify such objects in France, but in fact I like press releases of this auction house. (UNSOLD under hammer)

It was awarded the place of honour at the recent Drouot Highlight exhibition. It is an armchair made in 1804 by Jacob-Desmalter for the Throne Room of the Tuileries on a design by Percier and Fontaine. It will be sold by PIASA at Drouot on June 18 (Lot 150, 400 K €). (UNSOLD). In this sale, the commode attributed to Oppenordt, already announced here, is at number 123. (SOLD 410 K€ before fees).

In an advertisement in La Gazette de l'Hotel Drouot, I saw a commode by Oeben (200 K €) (SOLD 300 K€ before fees) and another by Riesener (200 K €) (SOLD 380 K€ before fees) to sell at Osenat in Fontainebleau on June 29.

New date: an Ours polaire salon by Royère, composed of three pieces, which I announced in my chronicle of January 20, will be sold by Sotheby's Paris on June 3 (300 K €, lot 51). (SOLD 520 K€ including fees). The same day, a catalogue of 22 separate lots can refresh the value of Marc du Plantier (lots 68 to 89). (SOLD 145 K€ including fees a pair of tables).

A bureau Louis XVI stamped by Riesener is awaited at 1 M£ in London at Sotheby's on July 8. (SOLD 1.7 M£ including fees).

Art Déco comes back with a bibliothèque of Printz and Dunand, at Christie's Paris on May 27 (600 K€, lot 330). (SOLD 1.3 M€ including fees).

Here is still a flat bureau by Dubois. This one, which belonged to the Rothschilds, is presented by Christie's in New York on May 20 (700 K$). At this price, it should be sold without problem. (SOLD 1 M$ including fees).

In the design sale by Phillips de Pury on June 12 in New York will come an important group of lacquered black and white pieces of furniture by Newson, among them a desk (300 K$) (SOLD 310 K$ including fees) and a console (300 K$), (UNSOLD), as well as pieces of furniture by Arad including some around 200 K$, (SOLD a table 240 K$ including fees) and a wall-mounted bookshelves by Perriand (400 K$). (UNSOLD).

In the March 28 issue of La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot, one sees at Piasa, for Drouot on June 18, a commode arbalète of the beginning of the Régence time attributed to Oppenordt; the editorial article of the Gazette of April 18 page 5, indicates to covered words that the estimate is not in connection with the object. I do not recopy it, one should not undervalue the goods. (SOLD 410 K€ before fees).

For a current piece of furniture, here is a large table by Ron Arad (2,85 m in open position) at Camard on May 28. (SOLD 39.5 K€ before fees).

In London, Phillips de Pury on April 24, a black table of 2006 by Marc Newson at 150 K£ (Lot 135). In carbon fibre, it was drawn to 10 copies. (SOLD 168 K£ including fees).

On April 15, Artcurial sells two tables Trapeze by Prouvé : lot 9 at 200 K€ (SOLD 250 K€ before fees) and lot 10 at 150 K€. (SOLD 185 K€ before fees).

At Sotheby's Paris on April 9, there will be two flat Louis XV bureaus stamped by Dubois, one lacquered (Lot 141, 700 K €), (UNSOLD), another in marquetery (Lot 107, 400 K €), (SOLD 400 K€ before fees), a Transition bergère stamped by Tilliard (Lot 158, 350 K €) (UNSOLD), and a Louis XVI bonheur-du-jour stamped by Carlin (Lot 120, 250 K €) (SOLD 384 K€ including fees)

The commode is not doing well, except, no doubt, the finest examples of Provence, and, hopefully, those of Louis XIV time. Therefore, in the latter style, we will watch with interest what will happen to that presented in the latest Gazette de l'Hotel Drouot (page 47): 60 K € estimated at Tajan on March 20. (lot not confirmed).

In its advertisement in La Gazette de l'Hotel Drouot, Leclere ads for April 5 in Marseille a library of Perriand, classically edited by Steph Simon (227x336x46 cm). (SOLD 73 K€ before fees).

On April 24 in New York, Sotheby's sells the vast collection of English furniture from the estate of a merchant in New York. There's something for every George: a mahogany George II armchair, rococo and armoried, shall reach 800 K$. (SOLD 937 K$ including fees). A large George I cabinet bureau is estimated 400 K$ (UNSOLD) and a pair of George III tables inlaid with marquetry 500 K$. (UNSOLD). (SOLD 853 K$ including fees from a low estimate of 500 K$ a semi-elliptical George III commode with exceptional marquetery attributed to Mayhew et Ince).

We had already reported that Tajan prepare a tribute sale to Sottsass. Pierre Bergé and Associates do the same on 22 April in Brussels. (SOLD 60 K€ before fees a meuble-bar).

Sotheby's sells in Paris on May 15 a Polar Bear salon by Jean Royère (a sofa and two armchairs). For several years the price of this model have continued to mount. It is estimated 300 K€. (SOLD 520 K€ including fees on June 3).

Artcurial devotes a sale on March 12 at Pierre Paulin, (SOLD a prototype of bibliothèque, 90 K€, and a table 68 K€, both prices before fees).

The month of January has traditionally been selected for the major furniture sales in New York. Two mahogany Chippendale tilt-top tea tables compete at around 1.5 to $ 2 million each, or more because it is not sure that furniture of that quality often hits the market. The Sotheby's table, to be sold on 18/19 January, had been favoured by an exhibition in September, at that time with an estimate very open, confirmed today, of 2 to $ 6 million. (SOLD 1.83 M$ including premium). The Christie's table to be sold on 17/18 January is more modestly estimated between 1.5 and 2.5 million $. (SOLD 5.4 M$ including premium). As a comparison, I found a table sold by Sotheby's New York 1.07 million $ on Jan. 18, 2003.