Esoteric Survey

Noguchi chess table, $150K hammer Super rare Eames dowel table, $26K hammer One of the best things in the sale.  It was custom made for John  Tigrett,  the Hang-it-all, Toy, House of cards guy.  Passed. Monster Natzler, $45K hammer. This seemed like a total deal  considering a Natzler tea set sold for $45k later in the sale. Rex Goode pig planter, Architectural Pottery, $2,800 hammer... cheap Photo: LAMA La Gardo Tackett Architectural Pottery planters, $11,500 hammer????? Not a good sign for someone hoping to sneak out some Tackett creatures Photo: LAMA Rodney Walker custom table, $5K hammer The second coolest coffee table in the sale Tackett animal creature, $2,500 hammer Tackett creature, $2,500 hammer Went home empty handed

The preview is open for the  LAMA  December sale Ridiculously early and rare DCW 1 from 1945 $100k - $150k Rectangular shockmount and no screws Exposed washer on the shockmounts and  a different screw configuration on the front leg structure.  MoMA inventory tag and super early Evans lable March 1946 MoMA Industrial Design Department exhibition Photo:  Herbert Matter Fall 1946 Bulletin from the Museum of Modern  Art Department of Industrial Design Illustration: Herbert Matter Grossman y Grossman Barker Brothers tag 1947 Greta Grossman / Barker Brothers ad in Arts & Architecture 

Laverne Originals ad /  Ruth Asawa sculpture

Shulman's house and studio by Raphael Soriano Shulman had a nice collection of iron furniture by some great Los Angeles companies.  I'm sure they were some of the same pieces he would lug around to Case Study photo shoots.   These photos are from when the house was listed for sale in 2009.  Photos: davidbrayton.com Paul Laszlo Americana line by Pacific Iron Dorothy Schindele chairs for Modern Color Inc  and possibly a VKG dining table.  More Modern Color Inc pieces, including a Eugene Weston table  It looks like the new owners are going to do some Dwell, BoConcept, Ikea  remodel hack job on it:   LA Curbed I hope they haven't tossed the iron scraps to make room for the brand new stuff. 

Photo:  vintagegal

Four Abstract Classicists Karl Benjamin, John McLaughlin, Frederick Hammersley, and Lorser Feitelson Photo: Gety Photo:  LAMA

SAN DIEGO, CA – On December 15, a unique partnership between several San Diego institutions will yield the local debut of the  film  Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter , just days prior to its national (and local) broadcast debut via PBS. ModernSanDiego.com in partnership with two Balboa Park institutions, Museum of Photographic Arts, Mingei International  Museum, as and several sponsors, have come together to celebrate the work of pioneering designers Charles and  Ray Eames. The couple’s groundbreaking work transformed photography, architecture, as well as interior, industrial, furniture  and graphic design fields. This unique cross-disciplinary partnership reflects the Eames’ diverse interests and expertise  that created a lasting legacy of their very productive lives. Starting with a 6PM reception at Mingei International Museum’s ‘Craft Revolution’ exhibition, the evening will then conclude  with...