DALLAS — Claude Lalanne’s garden bench from the DeWitt and Lila Archeson Wallace Garden at Colonial Williamsburg, Va., 1984, drew multiple bids until it closed at $156,250 (with premium) to lead Heritage Auctions’ October 1 design auction. The bench comes from an expansive group of furniture, ceramics and sculpture for the Wallace Garden, which, at the time of its completion, represented the artist’s largest American public commission. The 28½-by-81-by-20-inch, patinated bronze bench was offered from an important private collection, which also included rare works by Francois-Xavier and Claude Lalanne, Georges Jouve and Harry Bertoia. Watch for a full review of the sale in a future issue. For information, www.ha.com.
