Phillips "Nordic Master & Design" September Sales Results
£4.5m in total sales
On the 21st of September 2016 Phillips brought in the fall with their Nordic Master & Design sale. The sale reached a total of £4.5m in value and set new action records for Lucie Rie, Ole Wanscher, Gino Sarfatti and Marion Dorn.
Top Ten Results
Jean Royère Sofa and pair of armchairs, 1950s £221,000
Axel Johann Salto 'Sommervase', 1957 £161,000
Axel Johann Salto Unique large vase, 1945 £161,000
Jean Royère 'Persane' standard lamp, 1950s £125,000
Diego Giacometti 'Torsade' low table, designed 1965 £125,000
Joseph Csaky Head (Portrait of a young girl), 1925 £118,750
Jean Royère Pair of 'Ondulation' stools, 1950s £106,250
Lucie Rie Conical bowl, 1976 £106,250 World Record Price for Lucie Rie at Auction
Gio Ponti Rare coffee table, 1935-1940 £100,000
Lucie Rie Bowl, circa 1976 £90,000
New Auction Records
Lucie Rie Conical bowl, 1976 £106,250
Ole Wanscher Set of ten armchairs, 1958 £75,000
Gino Sarfatti Rare and large ceiling light, model no. 2040, circa 1948 £62,500
Marion Dorn Unique dining table, designed for Francis and Alix Meynell, Clivedon Place, London, 1939 £17,500