282: BERNDT FRIBERG, Collection of seven vases from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth < Design, 18 July 2023 < Auctions

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A Los Angeles Interior by Oliver Furth

Dubbed “a true son of Los Angeles” by Architectural Digest, interior designer Oliver Furth opened his eponymous studio in 2004 and has become a celebrated fixture of the design community in Los Angeles and far beyond. Equipped with a background in architecture and the decorative arts, Furth has orchestrated spaces for artists, families, and Hollywood heavyweights alike, applying a signature blend of “freewheeling creativity and scholarly historicism” in his approach. In addition to operating his studio, Furth acts as a consultant to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and was inducted into Architectural Digest's AD100 in 2022.

Works from a Los Angeles Interior by Oliver Furth

297 Finn Juhl

Lounge chair, model NV-5 from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $5,000–7,000

result: $5,670

291 Finn Juhl

Lounge chairs from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth, pair

estimate: $6,000–9,000

result: $11,340

145 Donald Judd

Copper armchair

estimate: $7,000–9,000

result: $15,720

233 Paul Evans

Argente table, model PE 37 from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $4,000–6,000

result: $5,040

335 Toni Zuccheri

Biennale vase from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $800–1,200

result: $882

333 Kurt Versen

Flip Top floor lamp from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $800–1,200

result: $1,310

259 Jens Risom

Wastepaper baskets from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth, set of two

estimate: $1,000–1,500

result: $2,016

250 Charles and Ray Eames

DTW-1 from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $4,128

294 Ingeborg Lundin

Ariel vase from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $700–900

result: $1,290

169 Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti

Collection of four table articles from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $700–900

result: $2,142

254 Warren Platner

Lounge chairs from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth, pair

estimate: $6,000–8,000

result: $7,560

331 C. Jeré

Infinity mirror from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $700–900

result: $2,268

336 Erno Fabry

Occasional tables from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth, pair

estimate: $1,000–1,500

result: $1,386

118 Apparatus

Arrow pendant from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $5,000–7,000

266 Paul McCobb

Occasional table, model 8732 from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $800–1,200

283 Finn Juhl

Armchair, model NV-48 from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $2,000–3,000

result: $3,780

282 Berndt Friberg

Collection of seven vases from a Los Angeles interior by Oliver Furth

estimate: $1,200–1,800

result: $1,638

Berndt Friberg at Gustavsberg

Swedish ceramist Berndt Friberg began his career at Gustavsberg in 1934 as a thrower for the studio's artistic director, Wilhelm Kåge. An exacting perfectionist, Friberg threw all of his pots by hand and discarded anything that did not meet his standard of excellence. He would go on to work at Gustavsberg until his death in 1981, creating exquisite ceramics influenced by Chinese and Japanese art and featuring a diverse palette of colors and finishes, among them his unique hare's-fur glazes. In this short sequence from the 1942 movie Eld, Lera och Människor (Fire, Clay, and People) we are provided a front-row seat to his exceptional skill at the wheel.