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MODERN DESIGN
9 - 11 SEPTEMBER 2014
Sunday 7 September
Tuesday 9 September
11am - 3pm
9am 5pm
SESSION ONE
MID 20TH CENTURY MODERN DESIGN
Lots 1 - 122
6pm Tuesday 9 September 2014
MID 20TH CENTURY MODERN DESIGN
Charles Eames (190778) and Ray Eames (191288) gave shape to America's twentieth century.
Their lives and work represented the nation's defining social movements, the West Coast's coming-of-age,
the economy's shift from making goods to producing information and the global expansion of American
culture.
They embraced the era's visionary concept of modern design as an agent of social change, elevating it to
a national agenda. Their evolution from furniture designers to cultural ambassadors demonstrated their
boundless talents and the overlap of their interests with those of their country.
Known for many iconic chairs, which remain in production to this day as a testament to their classic design
style, functionality and comfort.
See lot numbers 6, 7,21 ,22 and 76.
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Grete Juel Jalk (19202006) was a Danish furniture designer. From the 1960s, she did much to enhance
Denmarks reputation for modern furniture design with her clear, comfortable lines. She also edited the
Danish magazine Mobilia and compiled a four-volume work on Danish furniture.
In 1953, Jalk opened her own design studio. Inspired by Alvar Aaltos laminated bent-plywood furniture and
Charles Eames moulded plywood designs, she began to develop her own boldly curved models.
Jalk developed many simple sets of furniture for manufacturers, including a high desk and stool, a set of
shelves in Oregon pine and a series of chairs with upholstered seats and backs on a curved steel base.
Her industrially produced furniture has clear, comfortable lines. Economic in their use of materials, they
soon became competitive, increasing Denmarks international reputation for furniture design. Firms in the
United States and Finland have also manufactured some of her lines.
See lot numbers 10, 11 and 12.
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UNIFLEX ROSEWOOD
EXTENDING DINING TABLE
$2,400 - 3,200
THUR OP OF GERMANY SET OF
SIX ROSEWOOD COLOURED
MOULDED CHAIR SEATS ON
CHROME FRAMES no illustration
$2,200 - 3,000
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Robert Heritage born 1927 studied at the Royal College of Art, London. He worked as a designer for
the London based furniture manufacturer G.W. Evans. In 1953 Heritage set up his own studio with his wife,
Dorothy who had also studied at the RCA. He subsequently worked as a designer and consultant for a
number of manufacturers including Beaver & Tapley, Race Furniture and Archie Shine. It was with the latter
that he designed the award winning Hamilton range of furniture.
Robert Heritage first worked with Gordon Russell in 1969, and was responsible for the GR69 range of
furniture for both living and dining room areas. Heritage taught at Twickenham School of Art, London
(1953-55) and was professor of furniture design at the Royal College of Art (1974-85). He was made a
Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) by the Royal Society of Arts in 1963.
See lot numbers 31, 53, 70 and 88.
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Sir Gordon Russell (18921980) came under the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement from
the age of 12, after his family moved to Broadway in the Cotswolds.Following service as an officer in
World War I, for which he was awarded the Military Cross in 1918, he became a furniture maker and
designer. Gordon Russell Ltd. was founded in 1923 to produce furniture and by the 1930s he and his
brother Dick had built a reputation as designers of modern furniture based in the Cotswold Arts and
Crafts tradition.
Elected a royal designer for industry in 1940 and director of the Council of Industrial Design (1947-59)
later renamed the Design Council.
He was the first chairman of the Crafts Council and was awarded a Knighthood in 1955 for services to design.
See lot numbers 39, 45, 47 and 65.
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ARNE HOVMAND-OLSEN
'SURFBOARD' COFFEE TABLE
produced by Mogens Kold in open
form with turned up ends and
floating top, makers label affixed
$1,800 - 2,200
ILLUM WIKKELSO DESIGNED
DANISH ARMCHAIR in dark wood
with newly upholstered cushions
no illustration
$1,700 - 2,200
ILLUM WIKKELSO DESIGNED
DANISH ARMCHAIR in dark wood
with newly upholstered cushions
no illustration
$1,700 - 2,200
AXEL KJERSGAARD TEAK COFFEE
TABLE L1200 x W340 x H400mm
$800 - 1000
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Sigurd Ressell born in 1920 this Norwegian designer was first recognised by Niels Vodder in a drawing
competition. A prototype made from this drawing went on to become the SR 600 chair and won an award
at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers Guild Exhibition.
The Falcon chair produced by Vatne Mobler of Norway is without doubt Ressells most successful design
and one of the most comfortable chairs available.
See lot numbers 52, 68, 69, 110 and 111.
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EDMUND JORGENSEN
BOOKCASE with three central
drawers
$1,400 - 1,800
Peter Hvidt (19161986) born in Copenhagen. After completing his training at the Design School in
Copenhagen, he worked at various design firms before setting up his own studio in 1942. In 1944 he
opened the Hvidt & Mlgaard studio which he ran with Orla Mlgaard-Nielsen until 1975. They created a
number of pioneering sets of furniture including Portex (1945) and Ax (1950), using a laminated technique
for production by Fritz Hansen.
During their collaboration they also designed many pieces for France and Daverkosen (latterly France and
Son and CADO)
See lot number 57
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GORDON RUSSELL OF
COTSWOLDS ENGLAND TWO
DRAWER DESK/CONSOLE TABLE,
W990 x D550 x H815mm
$1,100 - 1,400
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (18861969). When it comes to the big names of twentieth century
design, they dont come much bigger than Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. A pioneering and hugely influential
architect and a dedicated and passionate educator and furniture designer.
Mies was, first and foremost, an architect and held the role of Director of Architecture at the Bauhaus
Design School.
In 1908, he took a job with Peter Behrens; his colleagues in that office included Le Corbusier and Walter
Gropius. Mies went into private practice in 1913, adding the more impressive Rohe, his mothers maiden
name.
Mies, often in collaboration with Lilly Reich, designed furniture for many of his early projects, and most is still
in production today. In particular, furnishings for the Tugendhat House and the Barcelona Pavilion have become
design icons.
These pieces reflect the same philosophical underpinnings that drove his architecture. Both are concerned with
the use of space, their forms being defined as much by the space around them as by the structure of the chairs
themselves, and employ a striking combination of sleek modernist steel and luxurious leather.
See lot numbers 77, 78, 83, 84, 113 and 114
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DYRLUND OF DENMARK
ROSEWOOD DESK with three
drawers
L200 x D900 x H760mm
$3,400 - 3,900
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Hans J Wegner (19142007) attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen at the age of 22 and
worked as an assistant to Erik Mller and Arne Jacobsen before opening his own office in 1943.
The real beauty of Wegners genius must be seen in context with his collaboration with master cabinetmaker
Johannes Hansen. The attitude with which Hansen accepted the young designers ideas was the perfect
combination between designer and craftsman. Their collaboration went on for many years, and they presented
their work at the Cabinetmakers show every year from 1941-1966.
With his love of natural materials and his deep understanding of the need for furniture to be functional as well
as beautiful, Wegner made mid-century Danish design popular on an international scale. With more than 500
different chair designs Wegner is the most prolific Danish designer to date. Wegners design went on to win
worldwide recognition through the 1950s and 1960s and his furniture, in particular his chairs, are to be found in
the permanent collections of the worlds most prestigious museums.
See lot number 87
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87A
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ELLIOTS OF NEWBURY
ENGLAND SET OF EIGHT DINING
CHAIRS reupholstered in black
leather
$2,800 - 3,200
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