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Showing posts with label auctions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label auctions. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

On the Road

Taking a cue from Jack Kerouac...minus the poetry and the debauchery...Mid2Mod is entering another phase. Starting today we're getting ready to take to the road.

Locally, our focus will now be on buying and selling by appointment only. High-end items will be sold via the major auction houses, and Mid2Mod's online presence will be expanded, making more buying trips possible. Also in the plans is more participation in modernism shows across the country...something we couldn't easily do while operating a brick-and-mortar store.

Over the past year, we have seen an increase in national and international sales, and we have begun to locate more "Rago or Wright auction-quality" items, so we plan to follow those avenues and see where they lead. At the same time, we have been concerned about the fact that many of our original customers have been priced out of the loop, so we've made a decision to lower prices by eliminating the overhead of a retail space.

For the time being, we're operating out of 147 Manufacturing Street in Dallas while we negotiate for the perfect warehouse space. In the meantime, we have a series of huge Saturday sales planned. See the website for our already-reduced prices, and check back often, because the site will soon be redesigned. We think you're going to like what you see!


Florence Knoll two-seater sofa
Was $3250 - Now $1500

Pair of walnut nightstands by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Was $1950 - Now $800

Sheaf of Wheat coffee table with travertine top
Was $1250 - Now $550

Lounge chair by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Was $1750 - Now $550

Brutalist style credenza/dresser
Was $2500 - Now $500

Doria chandelier
Was $2200 - Now $750

Monday, June 2, 2014

Auction watching...close to home

While my SIL may be looking the Italian and Danish Modern furniture offered in an upcoming auction in the Lone Star State, I'm content to peruse the catalog for smaller items that I might be interested in bidding on for myself. Check out some of the things I'm keeping an eye on.

All images from liveauctioneers.com



Modern painting on burlap, signed R. Little

Italian angled mirror in teak

Manzoni Pietro carved carafe

Canoe bowl by Fong Chow for Glidden

Italian art glass hanging lamp
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Manuel Felguerez steel sculpture

Danish sewing table

Small Danish stools, just the right size to restore for Grandsons #1 and #2

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Going once, going twice

Yesterday my daughter and SIL attended an auction. Previewing started early, so they left home around 5 a.m. in time to check things out before the bidding started at 10 a.m. The auction promised to be a long one, as the catalog showed over 700 lots.

When they got there, they were told that the auction would last till at least 8:30 p.m., with no loading of any purchases till all the bidding ended, so they settled in for the duration. At 6:30 p.m., I heard from them. They had bid on all the lots they wanted and were headed out for dinner, in the hopes that they could load up and head home as soon as they got back to the auction house.

I had a couple of specific pieces of furniture I wanted them to try to get for me, but they were bid up pretty quickly. My daughter was hoping to bring home some art that was estimated to sell for $300-500, but it went for closer to $1500, so she came home empty handed too.

My SIL won several lots for the store, and I'll be showing them to you in the next few days. Till then, here are some of the pieces taken home by lucky winners...maybe us, maybe not.


Italian sofa in the style of Gio Ponti

Occasional table

Antonio Fornaroli desk

Cowhide stools

Glass top coffee table

Italian leather lounge chair

Vico Magistretti reclining armchairs

Slab top table

Console table

Danish hooked rugs

Saturday, May 5, 2012

LAMA Modern Art and Design Auction

The LAMA Modern Art and Design auction starts at noon Pacific time on May 6, offering stunning pieces that most of us would love to have in our homes if we had a chest full of money buried in the backyard. (I'm giving you a day's heads-up, in case you need to start digging.)

In addition to fine art and sculpture by artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Andy Warhol, David Hockney and Ed Ruscha, I found furniture and ceramics that went straight to my To Die For list. Take a look and see if you don't agree.

All images from lamodern.com

George Nakashima sofa
Jasper Morrison executive desk
George Nelson credenza
Paul Evans dining table
Paul McCobb settee
Hans Wegner wing lounge chair
Edward Wormley lounge chair
Paul Tuttle chair
Gertrude and Otto Natzler vase
Gertrude and Otto Natzler bowl

We already have several pieces similar to other auction items, but they aren't in the store yet, because they're being restored. Here are the auction pieces. Stay tuned to see ours when they're ready.


Lovid desk, attributed to Jens Quistgaard
Edward Wormley chairs
George Nelson CSS wall unit