From British to Swedish and Hungarian design and more, and from a huge range of exquisite styles, some of the best and most exciting pieces have been rounded up and are going under the hammer in Scarborough at David Dugglby in their sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Arts & Design.
If you’re looking to furnish your home this spring, don’t go further than this auction which can accommodate budgets of all sizes. The sale closes on 3 May.
Axel Einar Hjorth (1888-1959) was a Swedish architect and designer who created furniture using wood. His designs emphasised minimalism and functionality, and it was his application of Art Deco and Modernist aesthetics that made his work an early model of contemporary Swedish design. Like this three tier bookshelf/console, Hjorth’s work put the emphasis on form, simplicity and function.
Measuring 31.5 cm in height, this stoneware slab 3D sculpture in circular form is by the British artist Ben Arnup (1954-). Arnup studied art on foundation at York School of Art and became a full-time potter in 1987; between 1989 and 2001 he taught ceramics at Selby College.
As with this colourful sculpture, a distinctive feature of Arnup’s work is the transformation of perspective which is reinterpreted in three dimensions. The circular work is understood from some viewpoints but with the suggestion of changing volume and form as the observer changes their own point of view around the work.
This ‘Manhattan’ teak framed daybed settee, upholstered with loose cushions, was originally retailed by Heals of London. It measures 202 cm in width and was designed by George Fejer and Eric Pamphilon for Guy Rogers.
82 cm in width, 87 cm in height and 50 cm in depth, this side table in walnut hails from the later part of the 19th century. Its rectangular moulded top sits above a drawer and bobbin turned splayed supports are connected by an undertier, possibly Liberty’s.
As a reminder, the sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Arts & Design at David Duggleby closes on 3 May.
