June 2014's Not-to-Be-Missed Auctions

By Patrick Wilson

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Important four-panel screen, designed circa 1960 and executed in 1973, by Eileen Gray

At Sotheby’s, “Important 20th Century Design” (New York, June 11)

Estimate: $200,000–$300,000

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Pair of circa-1959 Harry Bertoia sculpture screens, previously installed at the First National Bank of Miami in Miami

At Sotheby’s, “Important 20th Century Design” (New York, June 11)

Estimate for each: $150,000–$200,000

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1979 Donald Judd prototype chair from the collection of Flavin and Michèle Judd

At Sotheby’s, “Important 20th Century Design” (New York, June 11)

Estimate: $75,000–$100,000

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Circa-1980 Poltrona di Proust armchair by Alessandro Mendini

At Sotheby’s, “Important 20th Century Design” (New York, June 11)

Estimate: $50,000–$70,000

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Circa-1934–35 four-piece coffee service by Paul Lobel

At Sotheby’s, “Important 20th Century Design” (New York, June 11)

Estimate: $200,000–$300,000

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Circa-1926–27 meuble à fards by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann

At Christie’s, “Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design” (New York, June 12)

Estimate: $200,000–$300,000

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1969 Up 5 Donna chair and Up 6 Donna ottoman by Gaetano Pesce

At Christie’s, “Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design” (New York, June 12)

Estimate: $25,000–$35,000

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1923 l’Âge d’Or screen by Edgar Brandt

At Phillips, “Design” (New York, June 11)

Estimate: $700,000–$900,000

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Circa-1967 Boudoir convex mirror by Line Vautrin

At Christie’s, “Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design” (New York, June 12)

Estimate: $25,000–$35,000

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1992 Event Horizon table by Marc Newson

At Christie’s, “Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design” (New York, June 12)

Estimate: $120,000–$180,000

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Rare rug for a child’s room, designed in 1929 and produced in the 1940s, by Grete Reichardt

At Phillips, “Design” (New York, June 11)

Estimate: $20,000–$30,000

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1952 Tunisie bookcase by Charlotte Perriand

At Phillips, “Design” (New York, June 11)

Estimate: $80,000–$120,000

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Unique circa-1971 cabinet by Guy de Rougemont

At Phillips, “Design” (New York, June 11)

Estimate: $50,000–$70,000

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1950s ceiling light by Angelo Lelii

At Phillips, “Design” (New York, June 11)

Estimate: $18,000–$24,000

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Circa-1974 model 57 console by John Dickinson

At Wright, “Design” (Chicago, June 12)

Estimate: $20,000–$30,000

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1955 double-spiral wall light by Poul Henningsen, designed for the Scala Cinema and Concert Hall in rhus, Denmark

At Wright, “Design” (Chicago, June 12)

Estimate: $150,000–$200,000

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Circa-1960 French staircase

At Wright, “Design” (Chicago, June 12)

Estimate: $10,000–$15,000

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Circa-1980 Drop of Water cocktail table by Ado Chale

At Wright, “Design” (Chicago, June 12)

Estimate: $40,000–$60,000

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1952 Falurutan flat-weave carpet by Barbro Nilsson

At Wright, “20th Century Carpets” (Chicago, June 13)

Estimate: $50,000–$70,000