On Wednesday, February 20, PIASA will open the 2019 auction season with its first "Scandinavian Design" auction. These events, which have become a must, are always a new opportunity for all enthusiasts to rediscover Nordic design through themed sales. This new opus will focus on the beginnings of Scandinavian design. The selection of furniture and lighting offered for sale will be an opportunity to discover the work of the creators who, during the first half of the 20th century, through the inventiveness of shapes and the choice of materials, have entered the field of design as we know it today. Far from manufactured production, these pieces, now iconic, like a manifesto, have paved the way for a whole generation of designers.
The sale of Eliel Saarinen's furniture, special orders from the National Board of Railways (Helsinki, Finland), including a table, will be presented.
Lot 6 - Eliel Saarinen (1873-1950)
Table
Oak
Boman Edition
Result : 7 800€
Lot 4 - Scandinavian work Pair of lanterns
Scandinavian work
Pair of lanterns
Result: 41 600 €
Lot 66 - Josef Frank (1885-1967)
Flora - Cabinet
Result : 16 900€
Among the highlights of the sale was the "Snowflake" suspension in brass and gold metal by Paavo Tynel. The light source of this suspension consists of four bulbs hidden in the perforated base. "Snowflakes" float on wires connected to elongated arms allowing an original diffusion of light. This luminaire is therefore a very representative piece of Tynell's creations, many of which echo the forms of nature.
Lot 68 - Paavo Tynell (1890-1973)
Snowflake
Ceiling-Lamp
Brass and glass
Taito Oy Edition
Creation Date: circa 1940
H 104 × W 80 × D 80 cm
Result : 91 000€
The dining table model "Judas" by designer Finn Juhl (1912-1989) is also distinguished by the quality of its execution. Made of flamed rosewood with silver inlay, it was produced by the historical publisher of the artist Niels Vodder
(Read also : "Finn Juhl’s Chieftain, a hallmark of Danish comfort" and "The NV-45 armchairs, an emblematic creation by Finn Juhl")
Lot 76 - Finn Juhl (1912-1989)
Judas
Dining room table
Rosewood and silver
Result : 49 400€
Finally, the designer Børge Mogensen will present three models from the "Hunting chair" series, a pair of armchairs, an armchair and a set of ten chairs. In 1950, the exhibition of the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild presented furniture under the theme "A hunting lodge", in which Mogensen had, for the first time, designed solid wood furniture with a leather frame forming the seat and backrest. The "Hunting chair" series is inspired by the construction of medieval Spanish furniture that Mogensen never stopped producing.
Lot 186 - Børge Mogensen (1914-1972)
232 China Model
Pair of cabinets
Result: 14 300 €
Lot 131 - Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007)
Web lounge JH-719
Pair of armchairs
Result: 31 200 €
Lot 160 - Børge Mogensen (1914-1972)
Hunting chairs, 3238 Model
Set of 10 chairs
Oak, leather and brass
Result : 8 450€
