Esoteric Survey

While a lot of people were gearing up to watch America's race to the bottom (AKA the presidential debate), a ton of great art and design was up for sale at  LAMA .   Wall of Gordon Onslow Ford Helen Frankenthaler George Nakashima DeWain Valentine R.M. Schindler chairs designed these chairs for  Sardi's Restaurant in 1933. The chars were manufactured by the  Warren McArthur Corporation.  The restaurant was demolished by a fire in 1936. These are rare! George Rickey Oskar Fischinger is so underrated. Classic hard edge modern Model no. T-3-C Heifetz Manufacturing Co. by James Harcey Crate This one came out of The Bailey House (Case Study House 20A) by Richard Neutra. See more on The Bailey House  here .  Eames Colouring Toy. I wonder why some of them use the British spelling? Mine doesn't have the "u". Anyway, i t was a gift from Ray Eames to Dale Bailey, who I assume lived in Case Study House 20...

Wright has a great collection of 1951 MoMA Lamp Competition winners at their December 15th Auction. Heifetz produced 10 of the 15 winners and Wright has  seven of them at the sale- not bad. This is the Joseph Burnett reflector lamp.  It won first prize. Photo: Wright Robert Gage T-6-G model, honorable mention. They have three of these for sale.  Photo: Wright I want that tag! Photo: Wright A.W. and Marion Geller, honorable mention Photo: Wright Zahara Schatz, mention Photo: Wright James Harvey Crate T-C-3, third prize Photo: Wright Gilbert A. Watrous, special prize Photo: Wright John van Zwienen T-7-V, mention Photo: Wright One of the ones not at Wright Anthony Ingolia, second prize Photo: Interiors Another missing model Lester Geis, honorable mention Photo: Interiors The third missing model Alexey Brodovitch, honorable mention Photo: Interiors