Auction October 1, 2025
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NEW YORK, NY – Doyle’s auction of The Eric Cohler Collection: The Designer at Home on October 1, 2025 saw strong international competition and a sale total that doubled expectations, with an exceptional 98% sell-through rate. Dubbed the original “Mixmaster” by Traditional Home, Cohler is celebrated for his signature blend of classic and contemporary elements. This landmark event showcased an extensive selection of stylish furniture, decorations, and artworks from the acclaimed interior designer’s Westchester County home.
Fine Art
Eric Cohler’s extensive collection of art saw exceptional results for works spanning the Old Masters through the present day. Highlighting the sale was a 1922 oil on canvas study by the German/American illustrator Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951) that soared past its estimate of $12,000-18,000 to achieve a stunning $83,050. One of the most successful commercial illustrators of his day, Leyendecker created this study for a Kuppenheimer Good Clothes advertisement titled Kite Flying.
A 1941 oil on canvas depicting a Reclining Woman by Czech Modernist artist Antonin Pelc (1895-1967) estimated at $3,500-5,000 realized $35,200. Eden - Study for the Way, 2003, by American Realist painter Bo Bartlett (b. 1955) estimated at $5,000-7,000 sold for $25,600. And photographer Nick Brandt’s (b. 1966) large-scale image, Cheetah and Cubs, Maasai Mara, 2003, sold over its $20,000-30,000 estimate, realizing $35,200.
The sale also saw exceptionally strong prices for artworks by Guy Bardone, Santi Corsi, Mariano Fortuny, Duncan Hannah, Wolf Kahn and Hunt Slonem among many others.
Furniture & Decorative Arts
A pair of gilt-bronze sculptural Applique Coque sconces, circa 2000, by French designer Hervé van der Straeten achieved $20,480, tripling the $5,000-8,000 estimate. A black-lacquered Royale folding dining table by the legendary Maison Jansen estimated at $6,000-9,000, sold for an impressive $12,000. And a curious mid-century chrome metal and painted wood model of a Zeppelin flew past its $200-300 estimate, realizing a stunning $12,800.
Eric Cohler
Eric Cohler is the recipient of numerous design honors, including Elle Decor’s prestigious A-List, House Beautiful’s Top 100 Designers and Traditional Home’s Designer of the Year. His residential and commercial projects span the United States, Europe and the Caribbean, and his work has been widely published in such leading design magazines as Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful and Veranda.
