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OBS 158: Esoteric archival Ikea/Julianne Moore AD identification

Auctions, context, lore: furniture, smalls, interiors—from a hectic week in auctionhood

Oct 13 • Sami Reiss

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Obs 157: Buying the dip on Pesce

Auctions, context, lore: furniture, smalls, interiors—from a busy week in auctionhood

Oct 6 • Sami Reiss

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September 2026

Obs 156: A banner week

Auctions, context, lore: furniture, smalls, interiors—from a busy week in auctionhood

Sep 17 • Sami Reiss

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Obs 155: The houses are back from summer vacation

Auctions, context, lore: furniture, smalls, interiors and lots of tableware

Sep 10 • Sami Reiss

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August 2026

OBS 154: Gender and office chairs

Plus a few dozen s-tier furniture items on auction

Aug 5 • Sami Reiss

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May 2026

Obs 153: The glory of Late Style

Short week—not many auctions the next several days.

May 29 • Sami Reiss

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Obs 152: Where is design's tyranny of small differences?

"Where u at" by Krutch"

May 20 • Sami Reiss

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Obs 151: Breuer taxonomy, singer's S-tier apartment, ranking best coat racks

And the evolution of all furniture styles into WOOD

May 11 • Sami Reiss

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Obs 150: Napkin sketch furniture from a Pritzker winner

Dozens of auctions, tons of lore

May 5 • Sami Reiss

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April 2026

Obs 149.5: Rush job

Howdy y’all, a ton of furniture ending today and over the weekend.

Apr 30 • Sami Reiss

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Obs 149: Four questions when deciding on a piece

Mental math on whether to cop or drop

Apr 23 • Sami Reiss

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Obs 148: Two new elite furniture retail shops in NYC

Plus a grip of early week auctions

Apr 14 • Sami Reiss

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