Modern Design
Leonard Auction is a leading Chicago-area auctioneer of modern design from furniture to lighting, and decorative objects.
Modern design BEST Sellers
- Makers including Knoll, Herman Miller, Heywood Wakefield, Thayer Coggin, Widdicomb, Planner Group and Dunbar
- Designers including Charles & Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Arne Jacobsen, George, Nelson, Harry Bertoia, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Florence Knoll, Frank Lloyd Wright, Edward Wormley, Gio Ponti, Eileen Gray, Paul McCobb, Milo Baughman, Paul Evans, Frank Gehry, Hans Wegner and Warren Platner
WHY SELL WITH US?
- In 2020, we successfully sold 91.42% of the modern design offered at auction
- The only Chicago area auction house to utilize five online bidding platforms including: Live Auctioneers, Invaluable, ProxiBid, AuctionZip and Bidsquare. Our multiple platforms produce sales that are 17.12% higher on average than a single platform.
MODERN DESIGN AUCTION Highlights
Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons Double Dresser
Sold for $28,320
August 2021
George Nelson for Herman Miller CSS Wall Unit with Desk
Sold for $6,765
December 2018
Philip and Kelvin Laverne Coffee Table
Sold for $7,670
July 2021
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Marble Top Coffee Table
Sold for $7,670
August 2021
(Attributed to) Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sofa
Sold for $4,428
November 2020
Anthony Redmile (British, b.1945) Resin Armchair
Sold for $8,850
October 2020
George Nakashima Cushion Chairs with Arms
Sold for $20,060
August 2021
Jeff Messerschmidt Aluminum and Leather Sling Chair
Sold for $3,936
February 2020