12.12.2011

"design masters" uptown with pdp

Well,
what do you know?
I dragged my ass Uptown today
to preview
was there as my tour guide,
and I even saw "See-Moan".
I think he was on his way to a DJ gig....
This is what else I saw:

Pierre Chareau
"Important Desk"
1927
$475-525,000
That seems pretty important to me.

Carlo Scarpa
"A Bollicine" Vase
1930s
$22-28,000
This was a strong little pig in person.
I could use that at home no prob.

 
Jean Royere
"Unique Dining Table"
1953
$220-320,000
Yes, 
you will be unique for sure if you use this 
straw-topped table for serving dinner.

Carlo Scarpa
"Pennellate" Vase
1942
Rarer than hens teeth these.

Max Ingrand
"Diavalo" Table Lamp
1957
$40-60,000
Truly an amazing lamp.
Is it worth 40-60K?
Sure, if you got it, flaunt it.
The patina was perfect on this one too.

Carlo Mollino
"Low Table"
1950
Who is this Mollino guy anyway?
Weirdo....

Scott Burton
"Rare Pair of Chairs"
1988
$225-275,000
Stars of the auction in my humble opinion.
Sick!

Ken Price
"Green and Gold"
2007
$20-30,000
This was the star of the auction if 
how many people took photos of it
counted.
It has quite a shamanic presence actually.

Hans Coper
"Cycladic" Pots
1970s
$16-40,000 each
Hans is one of my very favorite potters ever.
I've only had 2 pieces,
both I wish I had back.

Shiro Kuramata
"Unique Table from the Tachibana Restaurant"
1991
$80-120,000
If you like Shiro, this is really amazing.
If you don't like Shiro,
it will make you barf.

Martin Szekely
"Table Blanche"
2007
$50-70,000
I like this table quite a bit,
but by this point in my visit,
 the estimates started
making me scratch my head....
50-70k? Really?
For a 5 year old Corian and aluminum table,
which there are 12?
"Not none of me Bubba", as my Dad says.
Doesn't make me not like the table,
it is great, but it does make one pause....

Tando Ando
"Set of 3 Vessels"
2011
$40-50,000
At least the money from these will be going to
Tsunami survivors.
Again, the estimate does not reflect anything
based in reality,
but a good cause is a good cause,
so I hope they fly!

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3 comments:

  1. you picked real winners. stunning. yes prices are mind boggling.

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  2. patrick thank you for the mollino shadows theyre unbelievable.

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  3. carl, thanks for noticing. they were hard to capture and the picture doesn't do them justice, but they were really interesting....

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