Essential Design
30 July 2024 / 11 am ct

Essential Design on July 30th offers a range of iconic and influential designs celebrated around the world, from Scandinavian staples to cutting-edge contemporary works. Highlights include a Cap d'Ail outdoor set from Mathieu Matégot and a circa 1970 desk by Xavier Marbeau, accompanied by furnishings from Harry Bertoia, Charles and Ray Eames, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Dorothy Draper, Joseph D'Urso, George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, Gerrit Rietveld, Sergio Rodrigues, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many more. Additional selections include lighting from Lindsey Adelman, Carlo Nason, Charlotte Perriand, and Paavo Tynell as well as ceramics from Robert Arneson, Guido Gambone, Gunnar Nylund, and Toshiko Takaezu, among others.

Xavier Marbeau  Desk  $6,300  

Lindsey Adelman

Branching Bubble chandelier, model BB.05.28

estimate: $6,000–8,000

result: $9,450

Marcel Breuer

Long Chair

estimate: $3,000–5,000

Tapio Wirkkala

Tokio vases, set of three

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $2,772

Isamu Noguchi

Akari light sculpture, model UF1-O

estimate: $3,000–5,000

Gerrit Rietveld

Schroeder occasional table

estimate: $3,000–5,000

Dorothy Draper

Cabinets from the Espana Group, pair

estimate: $4,000–6,000

Piero Fornasetti

Strumenti musicali plates, collection of twenty-four

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $2,520

Jean Prouvé

Fauteuil de Salon chairs, pair

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $5,040

Adrian Pearsall  Sofa, model 2408-S  $3,024  

Carlo Nason  Table lamp, model LT305  $11,340  

Essential Design

Auction / Chicago
30 July 2024
11 am central

Preview / Chicago
by appointment

Additional Information
312 563 0020
info@wright20.com

Hugh Spencer  Project G stereo cabinet  $20,160