Stefek’s Auctioneers & Appraisers is pleased to announce the highlights of their own March 20th Fine Art, Furniture & Lighting Auction. The auction commenced from 6 p.m., together with bidding moving at the brisk pace. The auction saw competitive bidding across all categories using notable interest in your selection of mid-century furniture and the choice of rare and custom-made Edward Wormley for Dunbar pieces, that achieved the strongest sales. Many Wormley pieces sold above their high estimations, confirming the desirability of modern design and Stefek’s function as a leader associated with sales in that marketplace.

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The record lots of this sale has been #172, a pair of rare Ed Wormley upholstered wingback lounge chairs, design 6016, circa 1958. Made by Dunbar, the chair feature a mahogany frame using tufted upholstered cushions along with cane wingbacks. The chair were estimated from $6,000-$8,000, but lively putting in a bid drove the income price to $9,000 along with buyer’s premium. Other notable Wormley tons sold include #173, a custom-made mahogany fall-front Superstructure, which sold pertaining to $5,280 and lot # 167, a Wormely developed console table regarding $1,920.

Edward Wormley (American, 1907-1995) had been hired to design for Dunbar Furniture Company of Berne, Indiana. in 1938. In 1944 the corporation decided to focus strictly on modern traces. Wormley led the task along with incorporated European as well as andScandinavian influences to great acclaim, creating superior designs that were profitable in the contemporary well-known market and even more desirable to collectors right now. Metro-Detroit has some of the finest choices of Wormleypieces as the L.L Hudson department store had been the leading retailer regarding Dunbar furniture. With the success of the most recent sale made, Stefek’s is honored in order to foster the supplementary market for such significant pieces of modern design and style and local history and is constantly on the move towards a specialty area in these areas. Stefek’s always welcomes consignments of modern art work and design. The consignment deadline day for our May 22nd auction is April 24th, and photographs may be submitted to each of our consignment department at stefeksltd.internet. Stefek’s auction house was founded in 2008 with the objective of providing personalized plan to clients while offering their items on the international market. In 2014, Stefek’s continues to fulfill their high standard and services information while also focusing on the value of sustaining the local fine art and auction economy.

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