Shiro Kuramata
A pair of 'How High the Moon' armchairs
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 27.500 GBP
Price realised: 27.500 GBP
Description
retailed in Japan by IDEE and in Europe by Vitra, nickel-plated expanded steel mesh
38½ high x 37 ¼ wide x 32 in. deep (72.4 x 94.5 x 81 cm.)
(2)
Designed 1986, these examples executed circa 1990s.
Examples of Shiro Kuramata's 'How High the Moon' manufactured by Vitra are included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Vitra Design Museum, Weil-am Rhein, Germany, The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York.
(2)
Private Collection, Europe.
38½ high x 37 ¼ wide x 32 in. deep (72.4 x 94.5 x 81 cm.)
(2)
Designed 1986, these examples executed circa 1990s.
Examples of Shiro Kuramata's 'How High the Moon' manufactured by Vitra are included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Vitra Design Museum, Weil-am Rhein, Germany, The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York.
(2)
Private Collection, Europe.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work A pair of 'How High the Moon' armchairs by Shirō Kuramata was sold in the Masterpieces of Design & Photography auction at Christies in London in October 2017. It achieved a price of GBP 27,500.00 (€ 31,355.38), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. Admittedly, works by Shirō Kuramata have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work 'Miss Blanche' chair in May 2017 with an auction result of HKD 2,240,000.00 (€ 255,777.86).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A pair of 'How High the Moon' armchairs von Shirō Kuramata wurde im Oktober 2017 in der Auktion Masterpieces of Design & Photography bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 27.500,00 (€ 31.355,38) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Shirō Kuramata auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit 'Miss Blanche' chair im Mai 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 2.240.000,00 (€ 255.777,86).
Shirō Kuramata - Auction history
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