WEDNESDAY 17 SEptEmbER 2014 - 6pm

Most important scandinavian auction in ParisSuccess of peder mooss private interior

Press Release

PIASA118 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honor75008 Paris

PRESS and COMMUNICATION Ccile Demtchenko WoringerT +33 1 53 34 12 95 M +33 6 38 93 44 15c.demtchenko@piasa.fr

2Design Sale brings 3.5m (premium included) nearly 80% of lots sold

PIASA inaugurated their new premises at 118 rue du Faubourg-St-Honor on Wednesday 17 September, with a sale devoted to one of the firms specialist themes, Scandinavian v. American Design, and to the personal furniture collection of Peder Moos, which also enjoyed great success.

Personal Collection of PEDER MOOS (1906-91)

Over sixty unique works by Danish designer Peder Moos from his personal collection, were consigned by his descendants and came fresh to the market. Top price of 124,540 went to a table-bookcase or cabinet de curiosits (lot 6), with other highlights including an elegant desk in walnut, maple and boxwood, dated 1944, at 74,940 (lot 8); a Minimalist walnut coat-hanger and matching hook at 26,580 (lot 18, est. 6000-8000); and a box and walnut sofa at 56,340 (lot 5). PIASA now holds the leading prices obtained at auction for this pioneer of Scandinavian Design.

SCANDINAVIAN v. AMERICAN DESIGN

The second part of the sale, comprising nearly 220 lots, featured leading names of Scandinavian and American Design.

An ensemble of ceramics by Axel Johannes Salto yielded exceptional results, including 217,540 for a glazed stoneware vase (lot 86). Fierce bidding both in the room and on the phone made this the second-highest price ever obtained for a work by Salto worldwide. His bulbous Fruit vase, meanwhile, took 105,940 (lot 95, est. 20,000-30,000).

The sales top price was 223,740 for an Oscar Nilsson ebony and pearwood library table (lot 146, est. 70,000-90,000) a world record price for the artist. One of Finn Juhls iconic teak and leather Chieftain armchairs, meanwhile, fetched 174,140 (lot 147).

The radical appearance and high-quality finish of works by Axel Einar Hjorth typify the innovative talent of early 20th century Design pioneers, and helped forge the reputation of Scandinavian Design. Such furniture rarely comes on the market, and prompted tremendous excitement in the saleroom with an oak and leather desk climbing to 56,340 (lot 77) and a Sandhamm pinewood cupboard, with wrought iron mounts, to 42,700 (lot 78).

3In the words of PIASA Vice-President & Chief Executive Frdric Chambre: Thanks to a high-quality selection of objects and the renewed confidence of French and international collectors, PIASA were able to set a new record for a sale of Scandinavian Design in Paris.

(Results including premium)

Top lots

> Lot 146 Oscar Nilsson 223,740 / $288,830> Lot 86 Axel Johannes Salto 217,540 / $280 830> Lot 147 Finn Juhl 174,140 / $224,830> Lot 6 Peder Moos 124,540 / $160,770> Lot 95 Axel Johannes Salto 105,940 / $136,760> Lot 144 Jorgen Berg 74,940 / $96,740> Lot 212 Poul Kjrholm 66,260 / $85,520

4Peder Moos (1906-1991)Cabinet de curiosit, 1956Palissandre- Pice uniqueH 162 x L 54 x P 43 cmProvenance : Collection personnelle de lartiste, conserv dans la famille par descendanceEst. 100 000 / 150 000 Vendu 124 540 - Lot 6

5Peder Moos (1906-1991)BureauNoyer et sycomoreSign dans le tiroir de droiteDate de cration : 1948H 70,5 x L 122,5 x P 70 cmEst. 55 000 / 65 000 Vendu 74 940 - Lot 8

6Peder Moos (1906-1991)Porte-manteau Cintre NoyerSign et dat sur la patreDate de cration : 1948H 28 L 49 cm ; cintre : H 14 L 49 cmProvenance : Collection personnelle de lartiste, conserv dans la famille par descendanceEst. 6 000 / 9 000 Vendu 26 580 - Lot 18

7Axel Johannes salto (1889-1961) Vase Grs maill dition Royal Copenhagen Sign et marque de lditeur Date de cration : 1945 H 26 34 cmEst. 40 000 / 60 000 Vendu 217 540 - Lot 86

8Oscar Nilsson (attribu ) Library Table Bureau ou table bne et poirier dition Hjalmar Jackson Date de cration : vers 1930 H 74,5 L 189 P 70 cm Bibliographie : Tidskrift fr Snickerioch Mbelkonst r, 1934Est. 70 000 / 90 000 Vendu 223 740 - Lot 146

Record mondialpour cet artiste

9Finn Juhl (1912-1989)Chieftain Fauteuil Teck et cuir dition Niels Vodder Date de cration : vers 1949 H 95 L 105 P 85 cm Bibliographie : Finn Juhl : Furniture, Architecture, Applied art/a biography, Esbjorn Hiort, The danish architectural Press, 1990, p. 41Est. 80 000 / 120 000 Vendu 174 140 - Lot 147

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Jrgen Berg Cabinet Palissandre et bois noirci Date de cration : vers 1970 H 141 L 93 41,5 cmEst. 50 000 / 70 000 Vendu 79 940 - Lot 144

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Axel Einar Hjorth (1888-1959) Funkis Bureau et chaise Chne et cuir dition Nordiska Kompaniet Plaque mtalique R35325-C MB Date de cration : vers 1930 Bureau : H 75 150 55 cm Chaise : H 99 L 57 P 52,5 cm Exposition : Stockholm exhibition, 1930Est. 40 000 / 60 000 Vendu 56 340 - Lot 77

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Design Department

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DESIGN AUCTION SCHEDULE

> Tuesday 8 October - 6pmPIERRE SABATIER AGAINSTDONT COLLECTION PRIVE ART AND CRAFT

> Tuesday 28 OctoberVERRERIES ITALIENNES DE DEUX COLLECTIONS PRIVES

> Monday 27 October - 6pmPROTEST ! Art + Design(ART CONTEMPORAIN, ART MODERNE, PHOTOGRAPHIE, DESIGN)

> Thursday 6 November - 6pmPIERRE CULOT (1938-2011) - Ceramics

> Tuesday 25 November - 6pmDESIGN ITALIEN et slection GABRIELLA CRESPI

> Thursday 18 December - 6pmDESIGN XXe ET XXIe SICLES DONT THEMATIQUE FRED BROUARD