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Sabena, Chairs, set of three, Mexico, c. 1955,
Walnut, iron, brass,
24 h × 21 w × 30 d in (61 × 53 × 76 cm)
22¼ h × 31 w × 30 d in (57 × 79 × 76 cm)
22½ h × 28 w × 26 d in (57 × 71 × 66 cm)
Courtesy: Wright20
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Sido & François Thevenin, "Deu bench,"
Sawaya & Moroni, France / Italy, 1989,
Wrought iron, leather, brass,
16½ h × 53½ w × 16¼ d in (42 × 136 × 41 cm)
Courtesy: Wright20
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A.D.A.M. (association pour le développement des Arts°
Wall mirror, France, c. 1965,
Talosel, resin, mirrored glass, copper,
2 d × 15 dia in (5 × 38 cm)
Courtesy: Wight20
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Jean-Michel Frank, Armchairs, pair,
Comte, France / Argentina, c. 1939,
Enameled wrought iron, leather
36¼ h × 24 w × 23 d in (92 × 61 × 58 cm)
Courtesy: Wright20
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Jane & Gordon Martz, Pair of table lamps,
Model created in the 1960's,
Ceramic, walnut, brass and textile,
Marshall Studios Edition Signed 'Martz,
H 61 ×Ø 40,5 cm
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Jacques Duval Brasseur,
Gilded bronze table and glass top, 1960s,
H: 73 cm (28,7 in) x L: 200 (78,7 in) x L: 120 (47,2 in)
Unique piece.
Courtesy: Patrick Fourtin
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José Zanine Caldas, "Canoa" Lounge Chair, 1970s,
Constructed from a used canoe, this armchair rejects modern forms of production, proposing instead a return to tradition. The armchair centers traditional Brazilian forms and woodcarving techniques. Stripped of any ornamentation or superfluidity, the design is centered around the beauty of the reclaimed pequi wood and the sublime simplicity of a traditional canoe form.
Noticeable tool marks allow the work of the craftsman to remain visible. With its focus on material and heritage forms, this piece perfectly encapsulates the designer’s artistic sensibility.
The canoa chair is a classic of Brazilian furniture design. What makes this piece special are the forms and proportions accentuated by Caldas. The piece is a Brazilian master’s deeply personal take on a seminal Brazilian form.
Recycled Pequi wood,
H:43.25 x W:29.50 x D:55.88 (H:110 x W:75 x D:142)
Courtesy: Carpenters Workshop Gallery
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"Rassen" Chopsticks
Chopsticks are a 4000-year-old eating implement that has remained untouched. And, for almost four centuries, the quaint town of Obama in Fukui Prefecture, Japan has manufactured beautiful lacquered chopsticks. The lacquered chopsticks are considered the hardest and the most beautiful of the Japanese lacquer chopsticks, and they’ve been named ‘Wakasa-nuri’.
Courtesy: Nendo & Hashikuru Matsukan 
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Kismas Vintage Line
Glass, powder coated steel, plastic diffuser,
Width 19,5 cm / Height 23 cm / Depth 9,5 cm
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Meret Oppenheim, Unique "Tisch mit Vogelfüssen," 1939,
Carved and gilded wood and bronze with gold patina,
25¼ x 16½ x 22⅜ in (64 x 42 x 56.8 cm).
Courtesy: Christie's
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Pierre Paulin, ‘Ribbon’ Chair, Model No. 582 & Ottoman, 1965,
Artifort, France / The Netherlands,
Jack Lenor Larson upholstery, lacquered wood,
Armchair: 27½ h × 40 w × 30 d in (70 × 102 × 76 cm),
Ottoman: 29.5 w x 19.5 d x 17 h inches.
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Alvar Aalto, Cantilevered Armchair, Model No. 31,
Designed for Paimio Sanatorium, Paimio, Finland,
Designed 1931-1932,
Bent laminated birch, moulded birch-veneered plywood,
27 x 28 ½ x 24 inches (68.6 x 72.4 x 61 cm).
Courtesy: Christie's online
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"Abstracta" Modular Bookshelf, Circa 1960,
By Poul Cadovius for Royal System,
Brass, lacquered metal, lacquered wood and glass ,
71.26 × 169.59 × 13.78 in.
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Chess Set Design
Courtesy: Begüm Kılınç
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Frank Gehry, 'Fish Lamp,'
Colorcore Formica, stained and lacquered plywood, glass,
37½ h × 40 w × 24 d in (95 × 102 × 61 cm)
Courtesy: Wright Auction
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European Bronze Spiral Armlet, 1300 B.C.
The pure geometric motif is combined in this piece with high precision of modeling. The direct use of such work is not known; it was described as wrist-guard or arm-guard. This arm-guard was designed for the left arm and, most probably, made a pair with the right one. Executed by repeated hammering with annealing, the thick bronze wire is square in cross-section. The concentric spiral forms two perfectly discoid shapes; it is thought that the spirals served to deflect the blow of a sword. The spiral finials of fibulae or wire-spirals as bracelets, made of bronze or gold, wire were popular designs in the jewelry of the European Bronze age. This arm-guard employs the same design on a monumental scale; the piece is considerably heavy but the spiral preserves a complete flexibility.
A more reasonable hypothesis would be that such objects had a ceremonial and decorative purpose, as “parade weapons”, or that they were used exclusively in the funerary sphere. At a time when bronze was still rather rare and hard to work, owning a piece such as this one, with its massive weight and size, would have elevated the social status of its owner: only the noblemen, or the princes, would have been able to commission such extraordinary armbands.
Bronze, L: 32 cm (12.6 in).
Courtesy: Phoenix Ancient Art
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