International Sale: Design

Approximately 260 lots will go under the hammer at our design auction on June 18. Among the most valuable lots is a rare figurative sculpture by the Danish sculptor Axel Salto. Salto, celebrated for his expressive ceramic vessels inspired by natural forms and striking glazes, is represented in the auction by a ceramic head. This piece was exhibited in Charlottenborg in 1949, the year it was created, and later shown again at the Designmuseum Danmark. The work bears the artist’s signature as well as the manufacturer’s mark of KPM Royal Copenhagen and enters the auction with an estimated price of...