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Isamu Noguchi

American · 1904–1988 · Painter, Sculptor

Isamu Noguchi was an American artist, furniture designer and landscape architect whose career spanned six decades from the 1920s. Known for his sculpture and public artworks,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Isamu Noguchi, The Goodyear Table, for A. Conger Goodyear, Old Westbury, New York, 1939, Stack-laminated rosewood, original Herculite plate glassThe Goodyear Table, for A. Conger Goodyear, Old Westbury, New YorkPhillips · $4,450,500≈ £2,827,510≈ €3,549,892Sign up to see
  2. Isamu Noguchi, Enigma (Who Knows), 1956-57, cast ironEnigma (Who Knows)Wright · $495,300≈ £369,489≈ €424,567Sign up to see
  3. Isamu Noguchi, Rare and Important coffee table, 1945-47, marble, wood, spun aluminumRare and Important coffee tableWright · $444,500≈ £334,085≈ €389,400Sign up to see

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  1. Isamu Noguchi, Chess table, model IN-61, 1944, lacquered ash plywood, cast aluminum, acrylic inlays, steel
    Chess table, model IN-61, 1944
    Acrylic
    19 h x 26¼ w x 25¼ d in (48 x 67 x 64 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 121
    $63,500≈ £47,605≈ €54,774Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–View at Wright ↗
  2. Isamu Noguchi, Rare chess table, model no. IN-61, circa 1947, Ebonized plywood, painted cast aluminum, acrylic inlays
    Rare chess table, model no. IN-61, circa 1947
    Acrylic
    18 3/4 x 24 x 24 in. (47.6 x 61 x 61 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 94
    $325,000≈ £255,463≈ €288,479Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Isamu Noguchi, Rare "Chess Table," model no. IN-61, circa 1947-1949, Laminated bird's-eye maple, painted steel, the top with clear and red acrylic inlays
    Rare "Chess Table," model no. IN-61, circa 1947-1949
    Acrylic
    19 1/4 x 33 7/8 x 30 3/4 in. (48.9 x 86 x 78.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 20
    $242,500≈ £154,066≈ €193,427Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–200,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Isamu Noguchi, Chess table, 1944-48, Birds-eye Maple, inlaid acrylic, inlaid red wax, painted black aluminum, steel rod, maple
    Chess table, 1944-48
    Acrylic · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 285
    $187,500≈ £115,691≈ €142,477Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
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