Discerning Eye: David Linley
June 2007
►Grosvenor House Arts & Antiques Fair
Park Lane, London. 011.44.20.7399.8100
www.grosvenor-antiquesfair.co.uk
►Linley Mayfair
46 Albemarle Street, London. 011.44.20.7290.1410
►Linley Belgravia
60 Pimlico Road, London. 011.44.20.7730.7300
www.davidlinley.com
COLLECTION NOTES
In March 2005, Christie’s New York officiated the sale of a 1966 laminated African tigerwood cabinet by Wendell Castle for $66,000 (est. $15,000–
$20,000). The following month,
Rago Arts and Auction Center in
Lambertville, N.J., sold a Castle/Steinway & Sons “Dr. Caligari Piano,” 1990, bubinga, mahogany and birds-eye veneer painted in an Abstract Expressionist style for $65,000 (est. $30,000–$50,000).
Ron Arad’s 1993 “This Mortal Coil” black tempered-steel bookshelf sold for $117,600 (est. $50,000–$70,000) at Phillips, de Pury & Company in New York in December 2006. The following month, Arad’s 1992 polished bronze chair “LoopLoop” sold for $102,000 ($134,405) at Christie’s Paris. It was estimated to sell from $30,000–
$40,000 ($39,531–$52,708).
Source: www.artfact.com
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