Lot 117 · Design Masters
Tall-backed "Oxford" chair, designed for the dining hall, St. Catherine's College, Oxford
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Design Masters, New York · 16 December 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-279507
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Arne Jacobsen, Tall-backed "Oxford" chair, designed for the dining hall, St. Catherine's College, Oxford. Phillips, 16 Dec 2014, lot 117. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-279507.
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Arne Jacobsen, Tall-backed "Oxford" chair, designed for the dining hall, St. Catherine's College, Oxford. Phillips, 16 Dec 2014, lot 117. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-279507.
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From the same sale Design Masters · Dec 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set of eight "Futurum" dining chairs | Axel Einar Hjorth | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Rare dish, model no. 9748-50, from the "Eskimoerindens skinnbuxa" series | Alvar Aalto | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Rare dish, model no. 9752, from the "Eskimoerindens skinnbuxa" series | Alvar Aalto | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Pair of armchairs, designed for Charles and Marguerita Mergentime, New York | Frederick John Kiesler | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Pair of ten-armed “Cascade" ceiling lights, with type 1/1 shades | Poul Henningsen | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Modular desk, from the Redelé house, Dordrecht | Gerrit Rietveld | $20,000–$30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arne Jacobsen | Suite de douze chaises mod. 4130 dites « Grand Prix » – 1957 | $26,277 | Artcurial, Nov 2020 | |
| Arne Jacobsen | A Set of Twelve ‘ Seagull ’ Chairs, Designed Circa 1969 | Christie's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Arne Jacobsen | pair of drop chairs, designed circa 1960 | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Arne Jacobsen | 'Drop' chair, from the SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Arne Jacobsen | "The Ox" lounge chair | Phillips, Jun 2015 | ||
| Arne Jacobsen | Set of twelve 'Lily' armchairs, model no. 3208 | Phillips, Nov 2020 | ||
| Arne Jacobsen | Drop chair from the SAS Royal Hotel | Wright, Jun 2015 | ||
| Arne Jacobsen | Pair of 'Aarhus' ceiling lights, from the City Hall, Aarhus | Phillips, Sep 2013 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.