Designer Sandra Nunnerley Selects Works from Sotheby's Upcoming Sales

We were honored to be asked by Sotheby’s to create two room vignettes from four upcoming Paris sales- Oceania, Arts d’Afrique, d’Amerique et d’Indonésie, Important Design and Art Contemporain. We curated pieces from the sales and created vignettes in a similar manner to how we express design concepts to our clients.

In our own work, where we use historical objects, the aim is always to bring the pieces into a contemporary and livable context. We design the architectural detailing of the room as a background to bring together the mix of periods – contemporary, midcentury, deco, primitive, etc. We especially like to mix Modern and Contemporary Art and 20th Century Design with African and Oceanic - as one can see in the two vignettes- the combinations speak to how the past has influenced modern artists and designers.

Lot 4, Kazuo Shiraga, Tentaisei Soushiko (The Winged Tiger), Estimate €5,000,000–7,000,000
Lot 7, Francis Bacon, Head, Estimate €1,300,000–1,800,000
Lot 47, Eugène Printz & Jean Dunand, Sideboard, Estimate €400,000–600,000
Lot 155, Diego Giacometti, Pair Of Stools, Estimate €200,000–300,000
Lot 100, Max Ingrand, Pair Of Sconces, Estimate €4,000–6,000
Lot 158, Diego Giacometti, Pair Of Têtes De Lionnes Armchairs, Second Version, Estimate €300,000–400,000
Lot 83, Jean Royère, Armchair, Estimate €15,000–20,000
Lot 84, Jean Royère, Stool, Estimate €4,000–6,000
Lot 153, Diego Giacometti, Pair Of Aux Grenouilles Console-Tables, Estimate €700,000–1,000,000
Lot 159, Diego Giacometti, Chat Maître D'hôtel, Estimate €120,000–180,000
Lot 10, Rapa Ceremonial Dance Paddle, Easter Islands, Estimate Upon Request
Lot 44, Fang Figure, Gabon, Estimate €180,000–250,000
Lot 52, Kota-Ndassa Janus Reliquary Figure, Gabon, Estimate €180,000–250,000

The work of internationally-renowned interior designer Sandra Nunnerley reflects her passion for architecture and the fine arts. The New Zealand-born designer studied architecture and art history before launching Sandra Nunnerley Inc., a boutique multidisciplinary design studio based in New York City. Nunnerley leads a diverse team of architects and designers focused on a design aesthetic which draws inspiration from architecture, art and global culture. As New York Magazine’s Design Editor Wendy Goodman wrote, “Sandra Nunnerley always infuses projects with beauty and elegance, but never at the expense of comfort and livability.”

Lot 1 Jean Dubuffet, *Légende Du Bonheur,* Estimate €1,500,000–2,000,000
Lot 2 Pierre Soulages, *Peinture 157 X 222 Cm, 25 Octobre 2006,* Estimate €900,000–1,300,000
Lot 8 Pierre Soulages, *Peinture 97 X 147 Cm, 2 Février 1954,* Estimate €2,500,000–3,500,000
Lot 127 Maarten Baas, *Grandmother Clock,* Estimate €100,000–150,000
Lot 139 Ettore Sottsass, *Menta Totem,* Estimate €12,000–15,000
Lot 22 Carlo Bugatti, *Pair Of Cobra Chairs,* Estimate €150,000–250,000
Lot 56 Jean-Michel Frank, *Ceiling Light,* Estimate €25,000–35,000
Lot 111 Paul Evans, *Dining-Table,* Estimate €8,000–12,000
Lot 152 Diego Giacometti, *Autruche,* Estimate €40,000–60,000
Lot 18 Mortlock Mask, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Estimate €250,000 –350,000
Lot 56 Mbole mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Estimate €70,000–100,000

The ethos of the studio’s creative process is advanced through close relationships with an extensive network of leading dealers, galleries and auction houses around the world. The design studio approaches art and design objects from a wide-range of historical periods to be readily used and enjoyed alongside contemporary pieces.

Adept at crafting elegant residences for collectors around the world, the studio is currently working on residences in Berlin and Houston and recently completed ski chalets in Aspen and Telluride, as well as a private island off the coast of New Zealand.

Sandra Nunnerley Inc. has been widely published, featured in Architectural Digest, Departures, Elle Décor, The Financial Times, House & Garden (UK), Milieu, World of Interiors and many more. The firm has been named to Architectural Digest France’s list of the Top 100 Most Influential designers and House & Garden UK’s International Guide of Leading Designers. Nunnerley’s monograph, Interiors, (published by powerHouse Books) received international acclaim, with a second book in the works.