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Category: 20th Century

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  Women Designers Highlighted in Billings’ 2025 Spring Sale

  Women designers have been historically underrepresented in the broader design industry, a result of ingrained social bias and fewer professional opportunities. Yet this ratio is changing. Modern and contemporary women designers are gaining wider recognition and followings, including in the auction market. Billings’ 2025 spring sale, scheduled for April 5,…

  Mar 31, 25

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  Fresh Finds for Spring: BILLINGS Brings Two Exciting Art & Design Auctions

  BILLINGS is thrilled to announce two major auctions this Spring 2025: Spring Modern Art + Design and Prints and Posters by Sister Mary Corita. Rufino Tamayo, 'Galaxia' Mixografia Spring Modern Art + Design - April 5th - 10AM PDT. The BILLINGS annual Spring Modern Art + Design auction features a…

  Mar 19, 25

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  Palm Beach Modern Auctions’ Fall Sale Features Furniture by Key 20th-Century and Contemporary Designers

  The 20th century witnessed rapid changes in furniture design as favor shifted from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Modernism, Scandinavian, and beyond. Notable for its embrace of fresh materials such as steel, glass, and plastic, the furniture of this era offers a window into shifting tastes and values. The upcoming…

  Oct 22, 24

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  Eye Candy: Wright's August Murano Glass Sale

  Wright of Los Angeles, CA, Lambertville, NJ, and Chicago, IL held its 156-lot Murano glass sale on August 15, 2024. This event featured outstanding 19th and 20th-century decorative glass items produced on Murano– the second-largest island in Italy's Venetian lagoon. Murano glass is recognized for its beauty, quality of manufacturing…

  Aug 26, 24

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  BILLINGS Presents SUMMER MODERN ART + DESIGN AUCTION

  BILLINGS is pleased to present Summer Modern Art + Design on June 29th, 2024 at 10 AM PDT. This sale features 375 lots of modern and contemporary American, Scandinavian, and Italian  furniture, decorative arts, paintings and sculpture. View the catalog, register and pre-bid now at  www.billingsauction.com.  Hans-J.-Wegner-Papa-Bear-Chair-Ottoman-2 Highlights of this…

  Jun 24, 24

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  Antique European Rugs to Lead Nazmiyal Auctions’ June Sale

  Centuries of history and tradition have informed European rugmaking, with countries located across the continent weaving carpets of all shapes, sizes, and colors. The latest Fine & Decorative Antique, Vintage & Modern Rugs sale from Nazmiyal Auctions particularly features these antique European rugs. Live bidding will begin at 12:00 PM…

  May 24, 24

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  Nazmiyal Auctions Presents Timeless Antique, Vintage, & Modern Rugs in Early June Sale

  Timeless craftsmanship awaits in the upcoming Fine & Decorative Antique, Vintage & Modern Rugs sale by Nazmiyal Auctions. The sale presents an array of antique, vintage, and modern rugs, from around the world. The Fine & Decorative Antique, Vintage & Modern Rugs sale particularly highlights antique Persian rugs. This auction…

  May 21, 24

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  Cain Modern Auctions’ May Sale Offers Colorful Aboriginal Australian Art, Mexican Modernism, and Contemporary Furniture

  The latest sale from Cain Modern Auctions presents a wide range of furniture, decorative art, and fine art from around the world. The Mexican Modernism, Art, Lighting and More event particularly spotlights Dreaming paintings by Aboriginal Australian artists. This live sale will begin on May 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM…

  May 17, 24

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  Modern Furniture and Custom Lighting to Sell at Cain Modern Auctions This May

  The latest sale from Cain Modern Auctions is a sweeping collection of 180 lots, ranging from fine artworks by Aboriginal Australian painters to both modern and contemporary furniture. Live bidding will begin on May 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Before placing a bid, learn more about some of the…

  May 17, 24

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  BILLINGS Auction House Presents: LATIN ART + DESIGN AUCTION

  BILLINGS is thrilled to showcase Latin Art + Design on May 18th, 2024 at 10AM PDT. This sale compiles unique and desirable modern and contemporary art, twentieth-century design furniture and decorative arts, as well as rustic and colonial items from Brazil, Cuba, Argentina and Mexico. View the catalog, register and…

  May 10, 24

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Royère and Rodin, The Dynamic Duo

  Two works by famous artists achieved the highest bids: Jean Royère’s polar bear sofa and Auguste Rodin’s Saint John the Baptist. Jean Royère (1902-1981), “Polar Bear” Boule sofa, c. 1952, beechwood frame, banana backrest and seat cushion, entirely upholstered in the original red mohair velvet, five cylindrical oak legs, 78 x 230 x 130…

  Apr 23, 24

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  Billings March Auctions: Presenting Spring Modern Art + Design

  The BILLINGS Spring 2024 Modern Art + Design auction is scheduled to take place at 10AM PDT on March 30th. As always with these quarterly auctions, it presents an exceptionally curated collection of mid-century and contemporary furniture, art, lighting and more by icons of modern design. The upcoming sale will…

  Mar 13, 24

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  François Hayem, the Spirit of a Carré Rive Gauche Antiques Dealer

  A specialist in the 18th century, but curious about other eras, François Hayem is parting with the fruit of a lifetime of research and finds at Drouot. Probably Russian, late 18th century, pair of chased and gilded bronze sconces with two lights, 64.5 x 28.5 cm/25.39 x 11.22 in. Estimate:…

  Feb 14, 24

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  Everard Auctions presents superior-quality estate paintings, silver, Asian art & furniture, Feb. 13-14

  Featured: huanghuali furniture, Ming Dynasty gilt bronze Buddha, 4.7ct platinum diamond ring, Middle Eastern art, 7 vol. Audubon’s Bird of America, 1980s/’90s signed Lakers basketballs Pair of Chinese Huanghuali Side Chairs, 17th C SAVANNAH, Ga.- Everard Auctions’ Feb. 13-14, 2024 Winter Sale offers a beautiful array of fine and decorative…

  Jan 30, 24

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  New England Auctions' Upcoming Americana Sale Samples 18th- and 19th-Century Antiques

  New England Auctions of Branford, CT is presenting the Americana Collection of Janice and Bernard Phaneuf on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. This nearly 400-lot sale features 18th- and 19th-century New England produced furniture, household items, and fine and decorative art. Mr. Phaneuf (American, 1938 - 2023) was a Connecticut-area businessman,…

  Jun 19, 23

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  Immediate Release: Exceptional And Interesting Finds At Billings’ Fall Modern Art & Design Sale

  BILLINGS presents our Fall 2022 Modern Art & Design auction at our location in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles, starting at 10am PT on Saturday, September 24th, 2022. The sale is comprised of over 300 lots of curated 20th century and contemporary art and design, representing a wide range of…

  Sep 6, 22

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  Fine Rugs and Carpets at Nazmiyal Auctions, Including Silk Qum Rugs

  Nazmiyal Auctions will present its upcoming Antique, Vintage & Modern Rug Auction just in time for summer. The event, which includes 160 quality lots, will take place at 12:00 PM on June 12, 2022. Seasoned rug collectors and casual decorators will find numerous lots of note, including elaborate Persian rugs…

  Jun 2, 22

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  Quinn’s June 4 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction highlighted by Tiffany lamps, 1928 Rene Lalique vase, Frishmuth bronze

  Rene Lalique, "Borromee" glass vase. Also featured: Large selection of midcentury modern chairs, jewelry, silver and high-quality Asian antiques, including 17th-century Chinese libation cup FALLS CHURCH, Va. – On Saturday, June 4, 2022, Northern Virginia’s Quinn’s Auction Galleries will conduct a fully curated Fine & Decorative Arts sale featuring stunning…

  May 25, 22

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  Rivich to host Nov. 17-18 auction of top designer fashion plus Western to Mid-Century art, furniture and ‘the unexpected’ from fine Chicago-area estates

  Featured: Mies van der Rohe’s own modernist apartment lamp with direct family provenance Group lot consisting of five vintage double-breasted plaid ladies coats and jackets, one with a Marshall Fields tag. All approximately a size medium. Estimate $100-$5,000 CHICAGO – Widely known as the Midwest’s favorite source for artsy, outside-the-box…

  Nov 11, 21

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  State of the Market: Auction Houses and Art Fairs Plow Ahead in 2021’s Third Quarter

  The art world finished the summer season flush with high sales results and the enthusiastic return to live art fairs. New market reports offer a clearer view of the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-term impact on the art world. Additionally, the strengths and weaknesses of NFTs have come under increased scrutiny. After…

  Sep 27, 21