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Modern Design — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:198
Sale Title:Modern DesignLots with images:190
Auction Location:WellingtonPrices available:161
Date:8-Dec-2021
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Four Ruscha Pottery plates, hand decorated in enamel, various designs. Each 18 cm diameter
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Four Ruscha Pottery plates, hand decorated in enamel, various designs. Each 18 cm diameter
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Four Ruscha Pottery plates, hand decorated in enamel, various designs. Each 18 cm diameter
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Three Ruscha Pottery plates four Ruscha Pottery plates, hand decorated in enamel, various designs. 18 cm diameter (2) and 22 cm
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Two large Ruscha Pottery plates, hand decorated in enamel. One with wading herons, the other with carnival masks, each 28 cm diameter
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Five small Ruscha Pottery plates, hand decorated in enamel. Various designs, diameter 9 cm
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Two 1950s Pottery plates, each hand painted. One with tribal warrior and the other with a young women
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1960s orange cube clock, 11 x 11 cm
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Jon Jansen teak coffee table, the top with inset glass above a single shelf raised on tapering legs, 135 cm length
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Pair of 1960s armchairs, with brown tweed upholstery on a five point swivel base
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Italian lounger, with ecru leather coloured upholstery and chromium steel frame
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Askel Bender Madsen for Bovenkamp, a good wing back lounge chair and ottoman, teak framed with green fabric upholstery. Denmark, 1950s
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Charles and Rae Eames for Herman Miller, a pair of vintage grey shell chairs, circa 1960s
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Planet studio K Angle Poise desk lamp, blue enameled finish
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Chrome and Lucite 1960s table lamp, 38 x 24 cm
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British Art Deco revival chromium plated lamp, 40 cm height
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Brutalist Oxidized silver ring with inset tigers eye stone
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Brutalist brass hanging light, 22 cm height
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Wihelm Kage, Argenta stoneware vase, cylindrical shape with inlaid silver floral and bird decoration, 24 cm height
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Orange pendant lamp, tapering conical shape
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New Zealand railway poster for Your Holidays travel by train, issued by the Publicity and advertising branch NZ Railways. 1948, 88 x 56
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Danske Mobler three seater sofa, black aniline leather upholstery
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A pair of Don recliner chairs, mahogany framed with concord arms and patterned green upholstery
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English 1960s three seater sofa, teak framed
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William Gispen for Gebroeders van der Stroom Holland, two seater industrial design sofa with red corduroy upholstery supported on a chromium plated frame together with a matching armchair, 150 cm width
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Hagenauer style women's bust, the side profile head raised on a plinth base, 27 x 18 cm
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Cubist Art Deco style metal dog and cat
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French Schneider style metal trophy model of a Zephyr plane, raised on a wooden base. 30 x 42 cm
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Small metal model of a float plane, raised on a marble plinth, 11 x 10 cm
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Pair of Morgan furniture recliner chairs
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Werner Lagenfield for Esa Mobelwerk, pair of model 802 lounge chairs and an ottoman. Brown aniline leather with chromium steel frame. Circa 1965
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Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 670 lounge chair and 671 ottoman. Originally designed in 1956, this example the 50th anniversary edition made in 2006. Black leather cushions, moulded walnut shell frame. Manufacturer's label affixed to the underside. In superb original condition
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Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Dcw lounge chair, moulded plywood frame. Maker's label to the underside
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Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller architects chair
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David Cline framed lithograph, Tahiti air New Zealand, 100 x 62 cm
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David Cline framed lithograph, Portugal fly TWA, signed, 100 x 62 cm
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David Cline framed lithograph, St Louis fly TWA, signed, 100 x 62 cm
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David Cline framed lithograph, Washington, fly TWA jets, 100 x 62 cm
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Len Castle stoneware vase, cylindrical shaped, pinched at the top section to create a double aperture, Green/brown ash glaze, 21 cm height
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Len Castle stoneware jug, grey ash glaze, 14 cm height
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Len Castle two stoneware bowls, Tenmoku glaze, 19 cm diameter
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Colin John McCahon (1919-87), James K Baxter festival 1973. University Memorial Theatre May 25 to 2 June four Plays, lithograph, title inscribed and dated Wellington 1973 within the plate, 39 x 55 cm
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Pair of American mid century table lamps, the large scale lamps with internal cylinder and with perspex fins. Housed in an ebonised and chrome steel case. 74 cm height
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John Crichton, pair of armchairs with black vinyl upholstery and blackened tubular metal framing
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A good John Crichton circular coffee table, the mosaic tile top in ecru, brown and orange raised on a blackened metal base, 62 cm diameter
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German mid-century floor vase, tapering cylindrical shape with yellow and white volcanic glaze, 51 cm height
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German mid-century floor vase, ovoid tapering at the neck section, red lava glaze, 46 cm height
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Large and impressive German mid-century floor vase, baluster shape with circular disc form top section. Painted in bands of brown, ecru, blue and green, 53 cm height
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A good South African mid century sideboard, in walnut with four drawers and paneled cupboards raised on square section legs, 180 cm length
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Fred Lowan for Tessa, three piece lounge suite
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Morgan furniture three seater sofa, with pale blue upholostery on square section legs
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English G plan model 62 lounge chair, black vinyl upholstery on a four point base
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Set of six Parker spade back chairs, black vinyl upholstery
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Torbjorn Afdal for Bruksbo, pair of Norwegian 'Hunter' high back leather lounge chairs, 1960's
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Larry Laslo for John Widdicomb, modern American rosewood console table, Moderne collection, 137 cm length
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Milo Baughman for John Stuart, American modern rosewood, chrome & black lacquered sideboard, 1970's, 198 cm length
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Mid century rosewood and mahogany dining suite with 6 chairs, designed & made by Rudi Schwarz in Auckland and sold by Whitmore's Arti Domo Christchurch, 188 cm length
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Bernhard Pederson and Son, a good rosewood sideboard with four drawers with recessed handles flanked by cupboards raised on square section legs. Makers label affixed to the inside of the top drawer, 234 cm length 54 cm depth
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Piero Fornasetti and Gio Ponti, a superb Architettura trumeau cabinet, lacquered wood, hand painted and screen printed, Milan, Italy 1996. Originally designed in 1951, modified from a Gio Ponti designed form the Architettura cabinet is one of Piero Fornasetti's finest pieces. This piece dates from 1996 and is in superb original condition, an example held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago, similar example illustrated: B. Fornasetti, Piero…
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Piero Fornasetti, a rare gilt floor lamp featuring reverse painted depictions of the sun and moon for Antonaneli Illuminazione, Milan, Italy. This lamp is one of only ten produced in giltwood and metal, 186 cm height
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Onyx/marble top on a black lacquered wooden base with brass feet 1950s, 196 cm length
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Dining chairs (6) Umberto Mascagni, set of 6 Italian dining chairs, originally made exclusively for Harrods of London
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Charles & Ray Eames aluminium group lounge chair, aluminium frame with charcoal grey Naugahyde upholstery, originally designed in 1958 this is a later release by Vitra
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Cees Braakman for Pastoe, teak veneered sideboard with four cupboards and two drawers raised on square section legs, 226 cm length
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Ope Mobler, mid century Swedish black leather 3-Seater sofa, 177 cm length
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Hans Wegner for A. P Stolen, early and important first edition papa bear chair and ottoman. Original wool upholstery. Raised on tapering conical legs. Model number Ap 19. 1951-1953 design. Danish furniture makers control label affixed to the underside, Literature: Hans J Wegner 100 chairs. Mid century complete by Dominic Bradbury. P.116. 1000 Masterpieces Of Modern Design 1800 - the Present Day by Charlotte Fell. P.290, Provenance: Private Collection Auckland. Sold by Art and object in the Nordic design…
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Hans Wegner for Getama oak ottoman, raised on rectangular legs with charcoal coloured cushion, original label to the underside, 60 x 48 cm
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Lloyd Hillyer, untitled abstract avian forms, acrylic on paper, 70 x 70 cm
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Painting Lloyd Hillyer, abstract bird forms, acrylic on paper, 70 x 70 cm
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Hillyer painting Lloyd Hiller, untitled abstract, acrylic on paper, 50 x 60 cm
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Hiller painting Lloyd Hillyer, untitled abstract, acrylic on paper, 40 x 52 cm
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Fred Lowan for Tessa furniture, T 5 couch with splayed back legs and plank form arms, beech frame with green wool blend upholstery. 140 cm width
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Original 1960s Danish floor rug, with a radiating abstract pattern, 198 x 140 cm
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Torbjorn Afdal for Bruksbo, Norwegian 'Hunter' 3-Part sectional leather sofa, 1960's, 194 cm length
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Faience Baca vase designed by Johanne Gerber for Royal Copenhagen Denmark. . Decorated with a sliced fruit pattern, produced 1969-74, 19 cm height
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Swedish bronze 6 piece cutlery set of 57 pieces 1950's
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Danish vase Nils Thorsson, for Royal Copenhagen, bottle vase from the Diana series decorated with swimming fish, 170 mm height
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Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, pair of swan chairs with grey leather upholstery on aluminum swivel bases, Fritz Hansen label affixed to the underside of each, originally designed in 1958 these examples made 2001
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Don Lorong coffee table, rectangular top raised on square section legs
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New Zealand 1960s sofa in teak, with integral formica side tables
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Taxidermy zebra, full head mount with glass eyes
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Full zebra head mount taxidermy zebra, head shoulder and front leg mount
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Farstrup Mobler, mid century Danish 3-Seater sofa, rosewood stained European beech frame with wool upholstery, 193 cm length
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Halo Bilbao Lounger, with patinated brown aniline leather and chromium plated frame, 60 x 113 x 86 cm
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A pair of Morgan furniture wingback lounge chairs, each with padded headrest
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Erik Jorgensen, pair of modern Danish lounge chairs in European beech, model J147
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Italian 4P biomorphic lounge chair with original red upholstery 1970's
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A pair of mid-century Cintique armchairs, mahogany framed with scroll forms arms and pale blue cloth upholstery. Raised on tapering legs united by stretchers
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E. Bellini for Targetti Sankey, pair of Italian wall lights, 1970's, 24 cm high, 90 cm dia
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Venetta Lumi, Italian table lamp, 1980's, 40 cm
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Curtis Jere, free standing Raindrop tree sculpture, 1967, signed Curtis Jere, 66 cm height, 23 cm dia
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Curtis Jere, large brass willow tree sculpture, signed Curtis Jere, 152 cm x 103 cm
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Armchairs Ebb Gehl and Sorren Nissen for Jeki Mobler, pair of Danish safari chairs. Ebonised Scandinavian beech frames with brown chocolate leather cushions. Raised on square section legs
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Ico Parisi stools, pair of Italian leather top fruitwood stools, 1950's, 46 cm height, 30 cm dia
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Atomic side table, Formica top, with a single shelf raised on tubular blackened steel legs on ball feet, 45 x 30 cm
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Nils Thomonsen small Danish rosewood side table, with a drawer to the frieze raised on square section legs on original castors, signed to the underside of the drawer, 61 cm width 65 cm height
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Cesar Alban, ovoid pottery vase, sgraffito cut and hand painted with an abstracted face, signed to the base, 15 cm high
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Viking furniture, teak chest of three drawers raised on tapering legs, 75 cm width
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Mid century linear room Divider lamp and screen, 1960s
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John Fairchild - Keith Richards limited edition print, artist proof 51/100, published by Sunday B. Morning, signed Fairchild Paris. Provenance, Ex John Fairchild Estate, 35 x 55 cm
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