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Important Design
EUR 16,623,519
Close rate: 79.79% (150/188)
55.3%
Above Est.
23.4%
Within Est.
1.1%
Below Est.
20.2%
Unsold
Auction introduction: Sotheby's is honored to invite Diana Widmaier Picasso to curate Important Design sale. The art historian shared her choices through the 193 creations of the greatest designers of the 20th and 21st centuries, gathered in this sale. From Hervé van der Straeten to Charlotte Perriand, Jean-Michel Frank, Ado Châle, Les Lalanne and Jean Garçon, Diana Widmaier Picasso's ideal collection is that of a modern and curious mind. The sale highlights the creations of major designers from the last century to this day : Emile Gallé, Pierre Chareau, Marcel Coard, Jean-Michel Frank, Diego Giacometti, Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé, as well as Pierre Paulin, Ado Châle, Martin Szekely, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti or Marc Newson. Important pieces of Italian design, notably by Gio Ponti and Gabriella Crespi, will also be at the heart of this sale. A private French collection of ceramics by Pablo Picasso will also be displayed. Finally, an important chapter will be presented, bringing together for the first time nearly fifty works by Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne from private French and international collections. This chapter will be dominated by three works : Pomme de Londres by Claude Lalanne from a private American collection, Canard-flottant , unique piece, and Oies sauvages, a rare group of five sculptures by François-Xavier Lalanne. The export of the property from France (including to other Member States of the European Union), as well as export from the European Union, may be subject to one or more export or import licenses being granted. Sotheby’s, upon request and for an administrative fee, may apply for a license to export your Lot(s) outside France.