Dec 16, 2025 10:00 EST
Doyle+Design
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Attributed to Ettore Sottsass Glazed Ceramic Totem Entitled "Odalisca"
Circa 1980s
Comprised of thirteen individual elements, raised on a laminated wood base, unsigned.
Height overall 6 feet, 11 1/4 inches.
Please note: One element has a small shallow flake loss to the glaze located near its rim edge. Another element has a small area at its rim edge with some very small chips. The totem was not examined disassembled.
Sold for $20,480
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
Circa 1980s
Comprised of thirteen individual elements, raised on a laminated wood base, unsigned.
Height overall 6 feet, 11 1/4 inches.
Please note: One element has a small shallow flake loss to the glaze located near its rim edge. Another element has a small area at its rim edge with some very small chips. The totem was not examined disassembled.
Appears to be in generally good condition
One element has a small shallow flake loss to the glaze located near its rim edge.
Another element has a small area at its rim edge with some very small chips.
The totem was not examined disassembled. (There could be chips that are not visible when assembled).
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and our Organization shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
Auction: Doyle+Design, Dec 16, 2025
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Popular Doyle+Design Auction on December 16, 2025 Surpasses Expectations
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Tiffany Studios Peony Table Lamp Realizes $140,200
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Abstraction by George Earl Ortman from 1962/63 Achieves a World Auction Record for the Artist
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A Celebration of Modern & Contemporary Furniture, Art & Design
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NEW YORK, NY -- The popular Doyle+Design auction on December 16, 2025 saw determined bidders drive outstanding results and a sale total that surpassed expectations. This highly-anticipated sale category showcases a wide range of Modern and Contemporary furniture, art and design by prominent designers, makers and artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Highlighting a group of lamps, vases and desk accessories by Tiffany Studios was a colorful bronze and leaded glass Peony table lamp from the Collection of a Naples, Florida Lady. Competitive bidding drove the lamp far beyond its $50,000-70,000 estimate to achieve an impressive $140,200.
A large-sale Raphael Blue blown glass wall sconce by Washington artist Dale Chihuly realized an exceptional $57,600, almost doubling its $25,000-35,000 estimate. Property from Irving and Joan Getz Collection, the wall sconce measured 69 inches in height and was composed of 75 hand-blown elements. Read more about Dale Chihuly.
Fine Art in the sale was highlighted by an untitled work from the series Frozen Sex, 1974, by Argentine artist Marta Minujin (b. 1943) estimated at $7,000-10,000 that sold for $38,400, a near record for the artist. American artist George Earl Ortman’s (1926-2015) Adam from 1962-63 estimated at $4,000-6,000 achieved $28,800 – A World Auction Record for the Artist.
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