Paul Laszlo
(1900 - 1993)
Internationally known architect and designer Paul Laszlo was the designer of choice in Beverly Hills from the moment he arrived in the U.S. in the 1930s. One of his first commissions in California was to design the Bullock’s department store on Wilshire Boulevard. By the late 1940s, Laszlo had built and designed homes for Hollywood’s most elite insiders such as William Wyler, Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Barbara Hutton, Fritz Lang, as well as the casino, showrooms and hotel interiors for Howard Hughes. George Nelson in 1948 described Laszlo’s designs as having “generous dimensions, great elegance of appearance, and impeccable taste”, all of which translated easily to the glamorous Hollywood lifestyle.
The May 22, 2005 LAMA Modern Art & Design Auction featured the largest and most comprehensive Laszlo commission to ever surface for sale at one time. This collection came from the John and Floreine Hudspeth Residence in Prineville, Oregon. In 1952 this commission of furniture, curtains, lamps, carpeting, and mural wall totaled $175,000. In the 2005 LAMA Auction this collection brought $904,226.65.
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- Lot 239
- Paul Laszlo
- Paddle arm chairs
- Custom designed circa 1952
- 32”h x 35”w x 31”d
- June 26, 2011 Auction
- Estimate $4,000-6,000
- Realized $7,500
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- Lot 240
- Paul Laszlo
- Custom end table
- Custom designed circa 1953
- 20.5”h x 33” x 15”
- June 26, 2011 Auction
- Estimate $3,000-5,000
- Realized $4,375
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- Lot 238
- Paul Laszlo
- Decorated Screen
- Hand painted glass tiles by Bottega Karin
- 1947
- 108” x 142”
- Signed and dated lower left
- Provenance: Barbara Stanwick, Beverly Hills, California; Private Collection, Beverly Hills, California
- June 26, 2011 Auction
- Estimate $20,000-30,000
- Realized $32,500
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- Lot 107
- Paul Laszlo Easy Chair
- Solid wood with dark “teakwood” finish and hand woven fabric by Maria Kipp
- May 22, 2005 Auction
- Estimate $3,000 – 4,000
- Realized $18,522.50
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- Lot 188
- Paul Laszlo Bridge Table with Chairs
- Hand tooled turquoise leather
- May 22, 2005 Auction
- Estimate $3,000 – 5,000
- Realized $15,535
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- Lot 132
- Paul Laszlo Mural Lamps
- Hand painted glass mural lamps, signed “Botega Karin”, Maria Kipp hand woven shades are made of woeven chenille, metallic Lurx, jute and thing wood strips
- May 22, 2005 Auction
- Estimate $12,000 – 15,000
- Realized: $23,900
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- Lot 171
- Paul Laszlo Easy chair
- Solid wood with dark “teakwood” finish and hand woven fabric by Maria Kipp
- May 22, 2005 Auction
- Estimate $3,000 – 4,000
- Realized $16,730
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- Lot 109
- Paul Laszlo Pair of curved benches
- Solid wood with dark “teakwood” finish
- May 22, 2005 Auction
- Estimate $4,500 – 6,000
- Realized $40,630
- Lot 110
- Paul Laszlo Fish-shaped table
- Solid wood with dark “teakwood” finish and applied blue-green seashells, brass tipped base
- May 22, 2005 Auction
- Estimate $4,500 – 6,000
- Realized $16,730