The Modern Art & Design Auction

The Modern Art & Design Auction

Lot: 1 to 103 - 31st May, 2023 10:00
Lot: 104 to 199 - 31st May, 2023 11:30
Lot: 200 to 347 - 31st May, 2023 12:45

The Modern Art & Design Auction is an exciting combination of pictures, glass, ceramics, jewellery and furniture and furnishings by revolutionary designers and artists, spanning the mid-20th Century to the present day.
 
Vintage, Retro and Contemporary furniture highlights include distinctive pieces by manufacturers including Ercol, G-plan, Vanson, Heals, Avalon, Meredew, Turnidge, and De Sede. Also, beautiful items by or after designers: Charles & Ray Eames, Arne Jacobsen, Terence Conran, Kurt Ostervig, Kai Kristiansen, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Jonathan Charles, and others.
 
There is a strong lighting section, with items by or after designers including Feruccio Laviani, Luigi Masoni, Franco Bresciano, Goffredo Reggiani, Harvey Guzzini, Solken Leuchen and Peter Nelson.
 
Unusual items in the Ceramics and Glass include Poole Pottery items, especially pieces by Truda Adams and Glen Baxter; also Moorcroft, Charlotte Rhead, Clarice Cliff, Monart, Whitefriars, and Ambleside Studio Pottery and much more.

The modern and contemporary art section includes a collection of LGBTQ+ pride works, from leading artists such as Henry Hate, Jack Smith, Stephen Watkins, and Ivor Sexton. The merger of street art and contemporary is represented by Nancyboy (Stuart Semple), Dan Pierce, and Broken Cat, while works by mid 20th Century fine artists; L. S. Lowry, Clifford Hall RBA ROI, Bernard Kay, Wilf Roberts, Peter Kinley, George Donald RSA RSW, and Anthony Gross are studded throughout the sale. An uncommonly good collection of African art also features prominently; with works by Asiru Olatunde, Chief Jimoh Buraimoh, and Twins Seven-Seven.

 

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