Bonhams Paris opens online design sale with 157 lots
A curated collection of furniture, lighting and decorative objects by celebrated twentieth century designers opens for bidding this November. Pieces range from sculptural seating to Art Nouveau glasswork.
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Bonhams Paris opens its Interior Design online sale on 13 November, presenting one hundred and fifty seven carefully selected lots that span the decorative sensibilities of the twentieth century. The collection unfolds across furniture, lighting and objects of considerable refinement, each piece chosen for the singular character it might bring to an interior.
The furniture lots carry the unmistakable signatures of considered design. Seating by Isabelle de Borchgrave, whose organic forms read almost sculptural in their generosity, sits alongside streamlined pieces by Richard Neutra and Cini Boeri. Sergio Rodrigues contributes his architectural sensibility, while Laura Greindl’s work offers its own geometric poetry. The range encompasses tables, desks, chairs and sofas, each with its own aesthetic vocabulary yet bound by a shared respect for proportion and craftsmanship.
For those drawn to decorative objects, Studio Job’s provocative designs offer visual wit and conceptual depth, while Philippe Starck’s pieces bring his characteristic blend of wit and functionality. Vally Wieselthier’s creations speak to an era when handcraft and modernism intersected with genuine grace. Vases, mirrors, sculptures and vessels form an eclectic gathering of decorative intelligence.
The sale’s decorative glass section merits particular attention. Works by Gallé and Lalique demonstrate the extraordinary precision and poetic restraint these houses brought to the medium, their botanical and naturalistic motifs executed with the finesse that defined the fin de siècle and Art Deco periods. Each piece represents mastery of technique in service of visual beauty.
Lighting across the sale ranges from the utilitarian reimagined as art object to sculptural forms that function as both illumination and statement. These lots complete an ensemble that reads less as collected inventory and more as a meditation on how form, material and function might conspire to elevate the everyday.
The sale remains open online until Friday 13 November at noon Paris time, accessible through Bonhams’ website.
Imagery courtesy of Bonhams (@bonhamsparis).
