Barbara Jakobson’s Judd Desk

an aluminum desk painted blue black by donald judd in 1990 now looks like every waterfall edge marble kitchen island in every reno or spec house of the last 15 years, just add a couple of stools under that counter. but judd made it in 1990, and it belonged to barbara jakobson rip
Lifetime Judd furniture pieces were initialed and numbered, but not limited: DJ 18 90, via Christie’s

Why do I have this hilarious and embarrassing idea in my head that if I just keep quiet about Barbara Jakobson’s 1990 Judd-era Judd desk coming up at Christie’s next week, maybe no one will notice it, and maybe interest will be so low they have to switch it to no reserve, and maybe I just take it off their hands to help them out with storage? When I’m not even planning on bidding? It really makes no sense at all.

Lot 106, 26 Feb 2026: Donald Judd, Lehni Desk 110, est. $8-12,000 [update: sold for $30,480, as it should] [christies]