Modern Design Auction Preview: The Seventies

Wright Auction House is holding the Modern Design auction this Sunday, March 30 at noon sharp. We've been poring over the auction catalog and choosing our picks from the fifties, sixties and seventies. Take a look below for photos, links and estimated prices for our seventies favorites:

Queen Anne Dining Set by Robert Venturi, Knoll International, 1979, Estimate 20-30,000

Chair and Ottoman, attributed to Jacques Charpentier, France, c.1970 Estimate 4-6000

Occasional Table by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, 1976. Estimate 2-3000

Custom Cabinets, Paul Evans for Directional, 1975, Estimate 7-9000

Chaise by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, 1970. Estimate $4-6000

Console by Charlotte Perriand, France, 1973, Estimate 7-9000

Candelabrum by Bjorn Winblad for Rosenthal. Denmark, 1975. Estimate 1-1500

Peppermill Collection, Set of Nineteen, Denmark, 1972. Estimate 1500-2000

See our picks from the Fifties here.
See our picks from the Sixties here.

The Modern Design auction takes place this Sunday, March 30 at noon. Wright Auction House is located at 1440 West Hubbard Street in Chicago. Viewing is open now from 10am-5pm daily. All info is here.

Comments (6)

I thought the pepper mill collection were part of a chess set. I would snap it up in an instant it they were... :(

posted by siongchinchan on March 27th 2008 at 3:23pm
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I also thought they were chess pieces! I would snap them up anyways if I had the money...

posted by martita on March 27th 2008 at 3:38pm
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I think my mother used to have those salt and pepper shakers. I won't tell her that they're worth something now. I think she threw them out a long time ago.

posted by DesignHole on March 27th 2008 at 4:28pm
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Wow the prices are pretty steep for all these items! Way out of my budget!

posted by suzy8track on March 27th 2008 at 4:56pm
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Robert Venturi is a hack! That dining set is horrendous.

posted by Comicgeek on March 27th 2008 at 5:45pm
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I love those Dansk peppermills.

posted by jakelegs on March 28th 2008 at 7:25am
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