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Willy Guhl & Garden Days

Sat, Jun 28, 2025 12:00PM EDT
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Circa Auction presents Willy Guhl & Garden Days — the largest offering of Willy Guhl works ever to come to market. This historic sale features over 200 pieces by the visionary Swiss designer whose minimalist cement forms redefined postwar outdoor design. From the iconic Loop Chair to rare planters and benches crafted from Guhl’s signature fiber cement, each piece exemplifies his belief that design should be timeless, elemental, and integrated with nature. A once-in-a-generation opportunity for collectors, designers, and landscape architects to acquire from the definitive Guhl collection.
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Lot 54

Andre Lasserre Bench for Eternit, Switzerland circa 1960s

Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000
Starting Bid
$3,500

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Beautiful bench designed by Swiss sculptor Andre Lasserre circa 1960 and manufactured by Eternit, Switzerland. Used during the Swiss National Exhibition in 1964, the seat and backrest is made from fiber cement and the base from galvanized tubular steel. Length: 78.5 in. Seat Height: 16 in. Seat Depth: 19 in. Overall Depth: 23 in. Overall Height: 28 in. Wear commensurate with age and evidence of outdoor use. Outdoor pieces vary with patina, discoloration and minor imperfections. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Circa Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

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