'Living Contemporary' Auction : Results
April 25 2013
Chicago's leading auction house, Wright, hosted 'Living Contemporary' A stylish, curated sale of art and design, Living Contemporary on April 25th 2013 - a design auction that achieved a total of $3M, selling 75% by lot and 79% by value.
Fresh works from private collections, including the collection Joseph and Janet Shein, drew wide international interest. The top lot of Living Contemporary was an untitled work on paper by iconoclast artist Christopher Wool with the word PRANKSTER broken over three lines.The lot opened at $100,000 and competition brought a final value of $506,500. Other works by Christopher Wool, with estimates ranging from $200 to $200,000 attracted spirited bidding, demonstrating that Wright picked a perfect moment in the market to present works by this popular contemporary artist.
This auction blended contemporary art with contemporary design. Below are the top grossing DESIGN objects:
PAUL EVANS cabinet estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $28,750
VLADIMIR KAGAN Serpentine sofa estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $25,000
UELI BERGER, ELEANORA PEDUZZI-RIVA AND HEINZ ULRICH DS 600 Organic sofa estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $25,000
PAOLO VENINI AND CARLO SCARPA Diamonte table lamps model 9034, pair estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $18,750
MARC NEWSON Wicker chairs, pair estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $16,250
PAUL EVANS dining table, model PE 46 estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $15,000
PACO RABANNE coffee table estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $13,750
GEORGES MATHIAS coffee table estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $13,750
CHARLES AND RAY EAMES special-order 670 lounge chair estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $13,750
GUIDO FALESCHINI bedroom suite estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $13,750
FERNANDO AND HUMBERTO CAMPANA Harumaki chair from the Sushi series estimate: $8,000–10,000
result: $12,700
