NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s New York auction of Important 20th Century Design on 15 December 2011 will offer a strong selection of works across a diverse range of styles, featuring important pieces from the Arts & Crafts movement, European and American Modernism, and Postwar and Contemporary Design. The sale will be on exhibition in Sotheby’s York Avenue galleries beginning this Saturday, 10 December, alongside the auction of Important Tiffany. Following the success of Sotheby’s New York sale of Ruhlmann: An Important Original Interior in December 2010, the upcoming sale will be led by two pieces from the legendary furniture maker. A Fine and Rare “Meuble á Fards” Cabinet, Model AR1524/NR2302 circa 1927 was acquired directly from the designer and has since descended in the same family to the present owner (est. $450/650,000). A Superb and Rare Vanity, Model AR1537/NR 1828 and “Tivo” Chair, Mod