About the Sale
Hudson Estate Sales is proud to bring you this Exceptional 2-Part Auction & Sale! Offering, for your bidding: Originals by the MASTERS OF MODERN DESIGN — Mid-Century Icons in New City.
The gang's all here, everyone ...view morefrom AAlto to Zapf, and they're waiting for you! Le Corbusier, Mario Bellini for Cassina, Mies Van Der Rohe, Harry Bertoia, Marcel Breuer, George Nelson, Cini Boeri, Richard Schultz for Knoll :: Dieter Rams for Vitsoe :: Avar Aalto for Artek :: Joe Columbo, Tito Agnoli for Oluce :: Mario Bellini for Cassina, Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen :: Gae Aulenti for Poltronova :: Enzo Mari for Danese :: Achille Castigioli for Flos :: Otto Zapf for Zapf Moebel :: Emma Gismondi for Artemide :: George Nelson :: Bill Stuempf :: Don Chadwick for Herman Miller :: Willem Wagenfeld for Tecnolumen :: Isao Hosoe for Valenti Cusago :: Gustav Gurschner for Vienna :: Richard Carruthers for Atelje Lytkan, and more :: Come, have a seat!
KEEP CHECKING IN. WE ARE ADDING MORE ITEMS DAILY, ALL WEEK!
[Pickup is **By Appointment Only** on Saturday, Sept 14 & Sunday Sept 15, from 12 - 4. Please text Auction Managers for a time. Bring appropriate wrapping and help, we cannot guarantee a supply of either. If you cannot make either pickup dates, we will do our best to accommodate you, with advance notice. If you skip your appointment and do not notify us, you risk forfeiture of your purchase.]
There are original furnishings here from the era’s top innovators. Many of these pieces are in the permanent collections of Modern art museums. Considering that these designs, and the Mid-Century Design aesthetic, is still highly in demand, and that they still look fresh and "Modern," is a testament to the designers who developed them, over 75 years ago! In fact, these furnishings are so ubiquitous, and so often copied in today's popular home decor — that their origins are taken for granted, and their designer's names all but forgotten.
How do we define what is Modern? To us, Modern refers to a continuation of ideas that came from the Bauhaus in Germany--one hundred years ago(!) that still holds up today! The Bauhaus concept of “form follows function” changed how people interact in their environment. Coincidentally, the woman who owned these furnishings emigrated from Germany. She was also an artist and a well-known garden designer, (to the “the “Stars....) Her sensibility and style was perfectly aligned with Bauhaus teachings...and her taste was FLAWLESS.
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STAY TUNED FOR PART 2: MASTERS OF MODERN DESIGN ESTATE SALE, HAPPENING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st AND SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22nd, 10-4. We've saved lots of lovelies from the auction: Small and accessible charmers that fit in your hand. Huge pots and planters. Artisanal boxes of all types and sizes. Silver flatware. Nice selection of Jewelry. Collectible Teapots. Antique German China. Japanese Stoneware set. Original Botanical Art. Framed prints. American Antique Patchwork Quilt. Studio and Art pottery. Antique crocks. Antique dolls. Vinyl records. JAZZ CDs. Art supplies and Columbo artist cart. Shaker boxes. Catering supplies. Bertoia-style wire-frame patio chairs. Vintage and Antique books on philosophy, religion, arts and letters, and a large German-language reading library. Plus, we've the essentials of everyday life: Vintage and current quality used clothing, kitchenware, linens, desks, framed art, "project pieces", glassware, holiday decor. But that's not all...
THIS ESTATE SALE IS A LSO A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE INTERIOR OF THIS UNIQUE, HAND-BUILT HOUSE BY A LEADING AMERICAN ARTIST OF THE EARLY 20th CENTURY, HENRY VARNUM POOR. We promise--It's worth the trip! This historically- and architecturally-significant home was designed and built (by hand) by HENRY VARNUM POOR, one of the "Top 10 of American Artists" of his time—and a real Renaissance man. The house's style is a marriage of Bauhaus and Arts and Crafts styles, and was built in 1941 for Milton Caniff, the popular cartoonist. Henry built several homes in the area for his celebrity friends in New City, between the Wars. Together, they formed a loose collective known as the South Mountain Road Artist Colony, located at the foot of High Tor Mountain.
Hope to see you there. (How can you resist?)
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Special Instructions
General Instructions:
The street number is on the mailbox, opposite the driveway
The motion activated gate will open when you drive up
THE NARROW DRIVEWAY CAN ONLY FIT ONE CAR WIDTH AT A TIME. ...view more
PROCEED WITH EXTREME CAUTION!
Cars coming up-hill have right-of-way.
The house is at the top of the loop. Please maintain a clockwise traffic flow.
The parking spots with cones are reserved for large furniture pickups only. Park on driveway's shoulder, 1/2 on grass.
Car pool if you can. Relax, take your time.Remember, cars coming up the hill have right-of-way.
• If we are not confident with your ability to carry and load your vehicle safely, and without causing property damage—we'll ask you to come back when you are better prepared. This is not negotiable.
PART 1: AUCTION: Special Instructions
• Winning bidders must schedule a pickup appointment, on Pickup Days: Saturday Sept 14 & Sunday Sept 15, 12 to 4. We will do our best to accommodate buyers, with prior notice, who cannot pickup on those dates. Please text the auction Managers for your pickup appointment.
• CALL OR TEXT immediately if you miss your appointment, are running late, or need to reschedule
• ATTN: Resellers: You must provide your reseller number on Auction Ninja when you register. No refunds will be given on sales tax charged.
• Please bring your own packing supplies. We will have some, but not enough for everyone
• You MUST bring your own HELP. Do not come to the pickup location unprepared, or attempt to solicit help from other buyers.Hudson Estate Sales staff is not allowed to help you carry items, so please don’t ask them.
• We have made every effort to describe items accurately and post photos. If, for any reason, you feel our description falls short, please know it was unintentional. Please pull one of us aside, and talk to us quietly. We’ll work with you to make it right.
• This is auction is primarily a Local Pickup, with shipping available on a just few isolated items, at the client’s expense.
• Please refer to the item’s description to see if it can be shipped.
• Winning bidders will receive the complete address when they receive emailed notice of their winning bid.
• Please remove your items in a timely manner so as not to delay the appointment after yours
Thank you for looking, and thank you for bidding! If your bids didn’t win, we hope you at least had fun! Hope to see you on this platform again!
Part 2: ESTATE SALE—September 21 and 22—Special Instructions
—We do not Pre-Sell, please don't ask. Auction winners are welcome to come back!
—A signup sheet will be put out at 7AM. Please leave your name, email, and areas of interest) You may leave, if you want, and come back at 9:00 when we open.
—The first ten people will be admitted at 9 am. The other guests will be allowed in incrementally, as space allows.
—Please bring your own packing material, our supplies are limited
—Please bring sufficient help. We can not help carry things to your vehicle
—We can supply a handtruck or dolly, to use at your own risk.
—Please bring your own tools.
—Please be patient, everyone deserves their full attention.
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