Lot 124 · Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale
'S 285' Desk, Originally Designed Circa 1930
Marcel Breuer · this example of later manufacture, with chromed tubular steel frame
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,460–$2,190
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, London · 25 March 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5391926
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5391926 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5391926
Marcel Breuer, 'S 285' DESK, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED CIRCA 1930. Christie's, 25 Mar 2009, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5391926.
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Marcel Breuer, 'S 285' DESK, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED CIRCA 1930. Christie's, 25 Mar 2009, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5391926.
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From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale · Mar 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evening on the House Top, Tangier | Sir John Lavery, R.S.A., R.H.A., R.A. (1856-1941) | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Vase, Circa 1900 | Loetz | £1,200–£1,500 | |
| Paul Kiss | Paul Kiss | £4,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Butterfly' 363 Vase, Designed 1929 | Clarice Cliff | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| 'Pearl Diver', Vase, 1934 | Vicke Lindstrand | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| 'Flora' Chest, Circa 1950 | Josef Frank | £12,000–£15,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Breuer | Reedición Conjunto de seis sillas con brazos (B32) modelo Ce | $2,005 est. | Subastas Segre, Oct 2022 | |
| Marcel Breuer | MARCEL BREUER (1902-1981) Set of Nine Chairsdesigned 1928for | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Marcel Breuer | Armchair, model B46 | Wright, Oct 2021 | ||
| Marcel Breuer | Table, model B10 | Rago, Jul 2021 | ||
| Marcel Breuer | Quatro cadeiras e dois cadeirões Cesca | Marques dos Santos Leilões, Sep 2023 | ||
| Marcel Breuer | Wassily chairs, pair | Rago, Jul 2021 | ||
| Marcel Breuer | Pareja de sillas Wassily | Subastas Segre, Feb 2023 | ||
| Marcel Breuer | Long chair, designed 1935-1936, produced 1960s | Bonhams, Oct 2023 |
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.