
Property from a Private American Collector
Auction Closed
July 30, 06:21 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private American Collector
TORD BOONTJE
LARGE "BLOSSOM" CHANDELIER
circa 2002
produced by Prearo Collezione Luce, Italy, for the Swarovski Crystal Palace Collection
enameled steel, Swarovski crystal
44½ x 69½ x 16¼ in. (113 x 176.5 x 41.2 cm)
Martina Margetts, Tord Boontje, New York, 2006, pp. 95-97 (for variations of the model)
Sophie Lovell, Limited Edition: Prototypes, One-Offs and Design Art Furniture, Basel, 2009, p. 210 (for an illuminated version of the model)
The present lot is a rare and non-illuminated iteration of the artist's "Blossom" chandeliers. Sotheby's would like to thank Tord Boontje for his assistance with the cataloguing of this piece.