Modern Design Auction on Artfact Live! on August 25, 2009 Uniques & Antiques presents Modern Design Auction on Artfact Live! Bid online exclusively thorugh Arftact Live! on over 200 lots of mid century and modern design, all with reasonable estimates!
News-Antique.com - Aug 19,2009 - (Boston MA) Artfact Live! is pleased to announce the Unique Antiques Modern Design Auction on August 25, 2009 is available for online bidding exclusively through Artfact Live! The auction offers over 200 lots including: work by Finn Juhl, Carl Springer, Milo Baughman, Harry Bertoia, Paul McCobb, Arne Vodder, George Nelson, Mies van der Rohe, and Charles & Ray Eames; Danish Modern; and Murano Glass. All lots have reasonable estimates…don’t miss this chance to buy!
If you can’t join the live auction action in Aston, Pennsylvania visit Artfact.com, or its sister site in the UK, Invaluable.com, to login or register free to bid live online at this exceptional auction. If you’re not ready to bid, simply watch the activity live from the auction floor using the Artfact Live! console.
Highlights of the sale include:
The top lot of the sale, lot 40, is a Carl Springer square dining table. The table has a faux marbleized top and black lacquer base. Bidding opens for this lot at $400.
Lot 64 features Eight MM Moreddi Danish Teak chairs. With tall backed teak frames and blue green upholstery, the minimum bid for these chairs is $300.
A Finn Juhl and Sons Teak lounge chair, lot 70, opens for bidding at $300.
Lot 35, Frank Lloyd Wright for Henredon Talisman Tables, including a large hexagonal table and 3 triangle tables, all marked, opens for bidding at $350.
Bidding begins at $120 for Lot 199: a pair of Barovier Murano art glass lamps.
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