Palm Beach Modern Auctions

5/19/2013

The Great Gatsby style returns at auction this Saturday, May 25. High-style lots representing the glamorous and sexy Art Deco period include: rare dragon sculpture dining table & mirror by French sculpture Jacques Duval-Brasseur (lot  #71, # 72), pair of “Egyptian Revival” candelabras (lot #73), rare Alfred Portenueve rosewood sideboard from the SS Pasteur ocean liner (lot #75), important Tomaso Buzzi rosewood cabinet with intricately inlaid gazelles, deer, and elk (lot #76), rare pair of Jules Leleu rosewood and ivory chairs with ottomans (lot #78), Gilbert Poillerat dining chairs (lot #80), Andre Arbus cabinet with bronze Greek Key details (lot #81), rare Pierre Chareau cabinet (lot #82), “Skyscraper” end tables by Paul Frankl (lot #83), “Ibex” cocktail table in the manner of Francois Chervet (lot #19),  large gilded mirror and lamps by James Mont (lot #27, #34, #35, #37), “Fan Back” chairs attributed to Ico Parisi (Lot #130), Osvaldo Borsani sofa (lot #132), Max Ingrand mirror (lot #133), “Starburst” chandelier in the manner of Fontana Arte (lot #140), rare Ico & Luisa Parisi nesting tables (lot #142), important Gio Ponti desk (lot #143), Melchiorre Bega dining chairs from the Hotel Bristol (lot #148), monumental Stilnovo sconces (lot #156), Tommaso Barbi floor lamps (lot #164, #165), mirror, stands, and cabinet by Mastercraft (lot #38, #39, #40, #41), monumental  floor lamps by Claudio Salocchi and Arredoluce (lot #166, #167), Alain Delon tables (lot #92), Maison Jansen chairs (lot #93, #94, #95), torchieres, ottoman, chair and end tables by Karl Springer (lot #45, #46, #47, #48), Georges Braque silkscreen (lot #186), Pablo Picasso etchings (lot #187, #188, #189), Pedro Friedeberg sculpture (lot #249), and Murano Italy chandeliers (lot #58, #59, #60).

5/13/2013

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5/9/2013

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5/3/2013

Our May 25th auction catalog has posted. Detail photographs have been added to auction lots; click thumbnail images to explore

4/23/2013

Please join us for an incredible sale of 20th Century Modern Design & Art. Highlights include; several large Michael & Frances Higgins “Rondelay” screens, Edward Wormley Tete-a-Tete, early Charles & Ray Eames “ESU” desk, rare Florence Knoll cabinet,  Warren Platner dining table & bronze based lounge chairs, rare Karl Springer “X-Base” chair & torchieres, James Mont carved mirror, Sergio Rodrigues rosewood tables, Pierre Paulin “Tulip” chairs, Wendell Castle dining chairs, set of 10 Paul Evans dining chairs, Charlotte Perriand Console & wall shelf, rare Georges Djo-Bourgeois floor lamp, pair of Alain Delon occasional tables, Jacques Duval-Brasseur dragon dining table & mirror, Andre Arbus desk, Alfred Portenueve cabinet, rare pair of Jules Leleu Art Deco rosewood/ivory lounge chairs with ottomans, Pierre Chareau cabinet, Gio Ponti desks, rare & important Ico & Luisa Parisi consoles, Tomaso Buzzi cabinet, collection of Ercole Barovier vases, large collection of Murano chandeliers, and art by Christo, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol.