Phillips Announces Highlights from the Spring Design Auction in London

 

Phillips Announces Highlights from the Spring Design Auction in London

 

Sale on 12 May to be Led by Magdalene Odundo and to Feature a Selection of Important Art Deco and Art Nouveau Works, Exceptional Pre- and Post-War Italian and French Design, as well as Outstanding Examples of Scandinavian Craftsmanship and Contemporary Design

 

 

Magdalene Odundo b. 1950

‘Untitled’, 1987

Estimate: £70,000-90,000

 

 

LONDON – 20 APRIL 2022 – Phillips is pleased to present highlights ahead of the London Design auction on 12 May. Included among the ceramics to be offered in this sale are works by Magdalene Odundo, Elizabeth Joulia, Georges Jouve, and Hans Coper. Highlights of French design include works by Jean-Michel Frank, Jean Prouvé, and Pierre Legrain. Exceptional examples of Pre- and Post-War Italian Design include works by Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana, Gino Sarfatti, Ico Parisi, Gio Ponti, and Carlo Mollino. Scandinavian craftsmanship is represented by two exceptionally rare sofas, one designed by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel, and one designed by Finn Juhl. Contemporary design is led by Jeroen Verhoeven and Ron Arad, among others. Comprising 156 lots, the auction preview will go online from 22 April and on view to the public from 6 May at Phillips London galleries on Berkeley Square until the auction on 12 May at 2pm.

Domenico Raimondo, Senior Director, Head of Department, Europe and Senior International Specialist, said “We are delighted to present our Spring auction in London. Featuring an extraordinary selection, from the Post-War designs of Finn Juhl, Gino Sarfatti, and Gio Ponti, through to the ceramics of Elizabeth Joulia and Magdalene Odundo, this sale celebrates exceptional and rare material that has never appeared on the market before. This carefully curated selection showcases important provenance and high quality craftmanship from throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. We look forward to welcoming visitors to the preview exhibition which will be open to the public from 6 May ahead of our Design auction on 12 May.”

 

 

Anna Chapman

Press and Strategic Partnerships Officer

 

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