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Posted by squee.gee | 11 Jun 2008
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Ever wondered what kind of prices collectable design furniture can pull, a quick look through the catalogue for tomorrows auction at Phillips de Pury & Company in New York is a good start. We picked out a couple of desks if you're looking to upgrade the home office.
JEAN PROUVÉ
"Director" desk, ca. 1950
Estimate: $40,000-60,000
MARC NEWSON
Syn Studios, Tokyo, Japan, 1996
Estimate: $300,000-400,000
PHILIP MICHAEL WOLFSON
"LineDesk PINK", 2008
Estimate: $18,000-24,000
GIO PONTI
Double-fronted desk, ca. 1950
Estimate: $30,000-40,000
Phillips de Pury & Company
Auction: 2pm
June 12th, 2008
450 West 15 Street
New York
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Yikes. It's really too bad to see that Newson's thing that looks like a headboard at a cheap hotel is valued at ten times the price of a Prouve desk. There's no accounting for taste, I guess.