Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 15 October 2018
Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 45 520
About this Item
Switzerland
A collection of twenty-seven Vitra miniatures, Switzerland, 20th century
comprising: Barrel Chair, Frank Lloyd Wright, 1904; Siege Tournant Chair, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, 1927; Standard Chair, Jean Prouvé, 1934; Plywood Elephant, Charles & Ray Eames, 1945, with original Vitra box and booklet; Taliesin West Chair, Frank Lloyd Wright, 1946; CTW Coffee Table, Charles & Ray Eames, 1946; DSW Chair, Charles & Ray Eames, 1950, with original Vitra box; RAR, Charles & Ray Eames, 1950; DKR Wire Chair, Charles & Ray Eames, 1950, with original Vitra box; Pretzel Chair, George Nelson, 1952, with original Vitra box and booklet; Mezzadro, Achille Castiglioni, 1957, with original Vitra box and booklet; Heart Chair, Verner Panton, 1958; Aluminium Chair, Charles & Ray Eames, 1958; Six Panton Chairs, Verner Panton, 1967, red, black, blue, white, orange and chrome ; Side Chair, Frank Gehry, 1972, with original Vitra box and booklet; Wiggle Side Chair, Frank Gehry, 1972, with original Vitra box ; Seggiolina da Pranzo Chair, Ettore Sottsass, 1980, with original Vitra box; Spine Chair, Andre Dubreuil, 1986, with original Vitra box; Little Beaver, Frank Gehry, 1987; Favela Chair, Fernando & Humberto Campana, 1991, with original Vitra box; Cork Chair, Jasper Morrison, 2007; and Vegetal Chair, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2008, with original Vitra box
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