Sam Maloof

1916–2009

Sam Maloof was an American furniture designer and woodworker. Maloof's work is in the collections of several major American museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art,… (Wikipedia)

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Dining table and 8 chairsLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 2007$144,000≈ £70,547≈ €101,223Sign up to see
Dining table and chairs (9)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 2014$81,250≈ £48,781≈ €59,155Sign up to see
Horn back chairs, set of sixRago Auctions · May 2023$65,500≈ £52,329≈ €60,136Sign up to see

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Small bench
Walnut
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 26, 2011 · Lot 186
$3,438≈ £2,153≈ €2,420Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Pair of dining side chairs
Walnut
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 26, 2011 · Lot 187
$6,250≈ £3,915≈ €4,400Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Dinette table
Walnut
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 26, 2011 · Lot 188
$15,000≈ £9,395≈ €10,560Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Small bench
Walnut
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 26, 2011 · Lot 189
$2,500≈ £1,566≈ €1,760Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Rocking chair
Walnut and White Oak with Ebony · Panel
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 102
$43,750≈ £26,852≈ €31,346Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Lounge chair
Executed 1960
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 7, 2008 · Lot 144
$6,000≈ £4,038≈ €4,737Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Rocking chair
Walnut with ebony
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 29, 2008 · Lot 283
$36,000≈ £18,092≈ €22,837Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Bench, 1963
Studio
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 29, 2008 · Lot 284
$4,500≈ £2,262≈ €2,855Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Rocking chair
Walnut and ebony
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 10, 2008 · Lot 189
$49,200≈ £25,246≈ €33,833Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Dining table and 8 chairs
Executed 1963
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 14, 2007 · Lot 142
$144,000≈ £70,547≈ €101,223Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

Sam Maloof works on paper (3)

Sam Maloof signature

8 catalogued lots by Sam Maloof record a signature line. Most often: signed.

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on the reverse1

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signed8

Signed verso — Custom Cabinet Set (3), Billings, Dec 9, 2023
Signed — Dining Table and Eight Chairs, Bonhams, Oct 23, 2024
Signed — Cradle Hutch, Bonhams, Mar 27, 2024

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About Sam Maloof

Sam Maloof was an American furniture designer and woodworker. Maloof's work is in the collections of several major American museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Maloof, the first craftsman to receive a MacArthur fellowship, was described by The New York Times as "a central figure in the postwar American crafts movement".

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