A new Detroit-based auction company called Block Auction House will hold its first auction inside Wayne State University’s mid-century masterpiece, the McGregor Memorial Conference Center. The building is an appropriate setting to sell the company’s stockpile of 200-plus mid-century objects. The pieces range from furniture to Brutalist art.
The auction will begin at 7 p.m. on Dec. 15. The McGregor building is located at 495 Gilmour Mall, Detroit. For more information about the sale click here.
Adrian Pearsall side tableRaindrops in Brass by C. Jere, signed.Danish teak bar cart with wicker shelfGeorge Nelson for Howard Miller ball clockTripod lamp, Gerald Thurston for LightolierLot of six Danish pepper mills and shakersMid-century Brutalist metal sculpture, Jesus on CrossMid-century expanding slat benchMid-century rya shag rugMilo Baughman chrome wrapped mirrored sofaPetite lounge chairs, Milo Baughman for Thayer CogginTeak credenza, Nils Jonsson for Hugo TroedsPair of Kimball bullet plantersSelig Z chair and ottoman, Poul JensenSelig z chair, Poul JensenSelig z sofa, Poul JensenSix Blenko glass decanters, various modelsSlim Jim lounge chair by Adrian Pearsall for Craft AssociatesTwenty sterling silver dinnerware objectsVintage Maverick indoor/outdoor electric grill
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