Well,what do you know?I dragged my ass Uptown todayto preview"Design Masters"at Phillips De Pury.Ms. Sauce Blogwas there as my tour guide,and I even saw "See-Moan".I think he was on his way to a DJ gig....This is what else I saw:Pierre Chareau"Important Desk"1927$475-525,000That seems pretty important to me.Carlo Scarpa"A Bollicine" Vase1930s$22-28,000This was a strong little pig in person.I could use that at home no prob. Jean Royere"Unique Dining Table"1953$220-320,000Yes, you will be unique for sure if you use this straw-topped table for serving dinner.Carlo Scarpa"Pennellate" Vase1942Rarer than hens teeth these.Max Ingrand"Diavalo" Table Lamp1957$40-60,000Truly an amazing lamp.Is it worth 40-60K?Sure, if you got it, flaunt it.The patina was perfect on this one too.Carlo Mollino"Low Table"1950Who is this Mollino guy anyway?Weirdo....Scott Burton"Rare Pair of Chairs"1988$225-275,000Stars of the auction in my humble opinion.Sick!Ken Price"Green and Gold"2007$20-30,000This was the star of the auction if how many people took photos of itcounted.It has quite a shamanic presence actually.Hans Coper"Cycladic" Pots1970s$16-40,000 eachHans is one of my very favorite potters ever.I've only had 2 pieces,both I wish I had back.Shiro Kuramata"Unique Table from the Tachibana Restaurant"1991$80-120,000If you like Shiro, this is really amazing.If you don't like Shiro,it will make you barf.Martin Szekely"Table Blanche"2007$50-70,000I like this table quite a bit,but by this point in my visit, the estimates startedmaking me scratch my head....50-70k? Really?For a 5 year old Corian and aluminum table,which there are 12?"Not none of me Bubba", as my Dad says.Doesn't make me not like the table,it is great, but it does make one pause....Tando Ando"Set of 3 Vessels"2011$40-50,000At least the money from these will be going toTsunami survivors.Again, the estimate does not reflect anythingbased in reality,but a good cause is a good cause,so I hope they fly!
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