On May 26th, 2021, Sotheby’s organized its Spring sale dedicated to 20th-century design. Featuring renowned designers such as Pierre Jeanneret, Gio Ponti, Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, and Marc Newson, the Parisian auction house exhibited iconic design pieces alongside modern artworks that were listed in another sale a couple of weeks later.
1976Table with Caryatids and Atlantes, Diego Giacometti ; 1990 Pair of Williamsburg armchairs, Claude Lalanne ; 1972 ‘Weisses Feld’, Günther UeckerFrom left to right: Chat Maître d’Hôtel (designed in 1967) and ca. 1977 Autruche, Diego Giacometti ; 1999 Singe II, François-Xavier Lalanne
2007 Lathed table, Marc Newson ; 1965 chandelier, Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne
On the left : ca. 1957 Bahut and ca. 1956 Nuage bookcase, Charlotte Perriand ; 1966 Le Domino, Jean Dubuffet ; On the right: ca. 1950 Bookcase (with Jean Prouvé) and pair of stools known as Berger (designed in 1953), Charlotte Perriand
1956-1959 Bookcase and blackboard, Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand, designed for the Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Clockwise: Ca. 1995 Montre Pomme, Claude Lalanne ; 1955-56PJ-SI-28-B chair known as Office chair, Pierre Jeanneret ; Ca. 1960-61 PJ-TA-01-A table and 1955-56PJ-SI-28-B chairs know as Office chairs, Pierre Jeanneret ; 1960 ‘La Chanteuse d’opéra’, Joan MiróOn the left: Ca. 1954 pair of 852 armchairs, Gio Ponti ; Ca. 1945 low table, Gilbert Poillerat ; ‘Peinture 130 x 162 cm, 16 novembre 1965’, Pierre Soulages ; On the right: 2006 Wingless Micarta chair, Marc Newson ; 2007 ‘Hercules am Scheideweg (Herakles at the crossroads)’, Anselm Kiefer Ca. 1990-95Dolphin tail chairs, Mark Brazier Jones ; Ca. 2000 Dining table, Tom Dixon ; Cheminée (1970), Vera Székely ; Paire de fauteuils Digamma (1957), Ignazio GardellaOn the left: 2012 Quille table, Philippe Hiquily ; Echassier lamp (designed ca. 1994), François-Xavier Lalanne ; On the right: Ca. 1955-56 canapé LC/PJ-SI-42-B and LC/PJ-SI-41-A armchair, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret ; ‘Pintura 139’ (1959), Luis Feito
Ca. 1991Pair of Pigeon lamps, François-Xavier Lalanne
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