Albrecht Bangert, Italian Furniture Design: Ideas Styles Movements, Munich, 1988, p. 157, fig. 138
1950sPainted metal, marble.Each: 201.2 cm (79 1/4 in.) highManufactured by Arredoluce, Monza, Italy. Each switch impressed with MADE IN ITALY/ARREDOLUCE MONZA.
Estimate£4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £11,875
London Auction 1 October 2015
1
Line Vautrin
'Folie' mirror, or 'Le Soleil a Rendez-vous avec la Lune'
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £37,500
2
'Soleil à Pointes' mirror, model no. 3
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £40,000
3
'Gerbera' mirror
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
4
Jean Royère
Rare 'Persan' eight-armed wall light
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000
5
Diego Giacometti
'Berceau' low table, first version
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 Ω
Sold for £92,500
6
Pair of 'Croisillon' side chairs
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
7
Pair of three-armed wall lights
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 Ω
Sold for £146,500
8
Pierre Jeanneret
Bookcase, model no. PJ-R-13-A, designed for the College of Art, department of Design and Handycraft, Chandigarh
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
9
Pair of 'Committee' armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-30-A, designed for the High Court, Assembly and Punjab University administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,000
10
Jean Prouvé
Rare sideboard, model no. BA 12
Estimate £60,000 - 70,000
11
Alexandre Noll
Untitled
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ♠
Sold for £122,500
12
Pair of side tables
13
Serge Mouille
Three-armed adjustable ceiling light with 'Casquette' shades
14
Rare wall panel, from the Bouqueval school
Estimate £20,000 - 40,000
15
16
Georges Jouve
Two table lamps
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £31,250
17
'Square' table, model no. PJ-TA-04-A, designed for private residences, Chandigarh
18
Set of four 'Library' chairs, model no. PJ-SI-51-A, designed for the High Court and Punjab University, Chandigarh
19
Cylinder and lidded box
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,750
20
'Apple' vase
21
Pitcher
22
Rare and important demountable coffee table, designed for Pierre Jeanneret's private apartment, Chandigarh
Sold for £47,500
23
Lidded box, model no. 289, footed bowl and book cover
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £2,375
24
Important side table
Estimate £75,000 - 95,000
Sold for £158,500
25
Four-panelled sun-shutter, from the Union Aéromaritime de Transport, Conakry
Estimate £40,000 - 70,000
26
27
Alberto Giacometti
Portrait medallion (man in profile)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
28
Rare low table
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 Ω
29
'Star' standard lamp
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 Ω
Sold for £104,500
30
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Le Carpe d'Or'
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £27,500
31
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of guéridons, from the Palacio Sans Souci, Buenos Aires
32
Mathieu Matégot
'Palm Beach' dining table
33
Pair of 'Semi-metal' chairs, model no. 305
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000
Sold for £36,250
34
Rare coffee table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
35
Mirror
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £21,250
36
Folding screen, model no. PJ-DIVIDERS-01-A, designed for the Secretariat, the Assembly and the Punjab University administrative buildings, Chandigarh
37
Dish
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
38
Lidded box
Estimate £6,000 - 9,000
Sold for £2,625
39
Important pair of 'Crapaud' armchairs
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £43,750
40
41
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000
Sold for £74,500
42
Pair of 'Croisillon' table lamps, from the Hotel Horizonte, Mar del Plata
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £50,000
43
Set of three ceiling lights with adjustable 'Casquette' shades, designed for the Atelier Christian Dior Infirmary, Paris
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
44
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £68,500
45
46
Vase with flaring lip
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £10,000
47
Bowl
Estimate £10,000 - 14,000 ♠
Sold for £15,000
48
Large footed bowl
Sold for £13,750
49
Hans Coper
Composite form with vertical central disc
Sold for £35,000
50
Footed pot
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £7,500
51
Conical bowl
Sold for £5,000
52
Vase with cylindrical body and flaring lip
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 ♠
53
Green bowl with golden lip
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £18,750
54
Black 'Cycladic' pot
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
Sold for £23,750
55
Peter Collingwood
Large unique '3D Macrogauze'
Sold for £22,500
56
George Nakashima
Pair of 'Conoid Cushion' lounge chairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
57
Isamu Kenmochi
Unique sofa and pair of armchairs, designed for a private commission, Japan
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
58
Harry Bertoia
'Sonambient' sounding sculpture
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
59
Junzo Sakakura
Set of four early lounge chairs, model no. 5016 and coffee table
Estimate £14,000 - 16,000 Ω
60
Kenzo Tange
Pair of chairs, from the Sumi Memorial Hall, Aichi
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
61
Rare tea table, designed for the Maruko Club House, Tokyo
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
62
Ron Arad
Unique and important ‘90 Degrees in the Shade’ table
63
Andrea Branzi
'Tree 4' wall-mounted shelving unit
64
Yuya Ushida
'XXXX_SOFA'
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000
65
Shiro Kuramata
'Cabinet de Curiosité'
Sold for £46,250
66
Martin Szekely
Unique pair of 'S.P.B' bookshelves from the 'Des Étagères' collection, in 'vert-olive'
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
67
Mattia Bonetti
'Polyhedral' chest of drawers
68
Yves Klein
'Table bleue'
69
Toyo Ito
'Ripples' bench
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
70
Naoto Fukasawa
Important 'Outline' shelving system, designed for the 100th Anniversary of Pastoe
Sold for £6,875
71
André Dubreuil
Unique desk and chair
72
Unique 'Cone' table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
73
Shigeru Uchida
'Day by Day' bookcase, from the 'Furniture as Remembrance' series
Sold for £9,375
74
Pair of 'three-legged B' chairs, model no. R108 and table, model no. T8008
Sold for £8,750
75
'Dos de canapé F.P.' storage unit
76
Gabriella Crespi
Coffee table with retractable bar, from the 'U' series
77
Pair of 'Scultura' low tables, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £24,000 - 28,000
78
Group of animal sculptures and magnifying glass
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
79
Pair of 'Fungo' table lamps, from the 'Rising Sun' series
80
Pair of 'Quick-Change' sofas, from the 'Plurimi' series
81
Large 'Cabbage and Snail' lidded box
Estimate £4,500 - 5,500
Sold for £10,625
82
Large lidded box, match holder and cigarette lighter
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
83
'Fungo' standard lamp, from the 'Rising Sun' series
84
Sideboard
85
Pair of table lamps, from the 'Animali' series
86
87
Console, from the 'U' series
88
Coffee table
89
Lantern
90
Jacques Quinet
Rare desk
91
'Tambour' ceiling light
92
Coffee table, model no. 5254
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
93
Pair of wall lights, model no. 643, designed for the Grand Salon, rue Fortuny, Paris
94
95
Console
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,250
96
Two-tiered coffee table
Sold for £6,000
97
Pierre Cardin
Table lamp
98
Pietro Chiesa
Rare chest of drawers and illumintated cabinet
Estimate £20,000 - 25,000
99
Rare cabinet
100
Gio Ponti
101
Fontana Arte
Occasional table
102
Angelo Lelii
Ceiling light
Sold for £11,250
103
Early table and pair of side chairs
Sold for £14,375
104
This lot is no longer available.
105
Unique desk and armchair, designed for the 'Domus Alba' apartment, Milan
Sold for £17,500
106
Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana
Rare illuminated drinks cabinet
107
Ico Parisi
Unique dining table, designed for a villa, Como
108
Ercole Barovier
'Autunno gemmato' vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
109
Large 'Autunno Gemmato' vase
110
Osvaldo Borsani
111
Rare occasional table
112
Paolo Buffa
Rare sideboard
113
Rare dining table
Sold for £16,250
114
Carlo Scarpa
Large chandelier
115
Benvenuto Barovier
Rare 'Piumato' vase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
116
Napoleone Martinuzzi
Pair of 'a foglie' wall lights, model no. 465
117
Table mirror, model no. 74
118
Sold for £8,125
119
Important coffee table
120
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 1849
121
Mirror, model no. 2376
122
Sold for £30,000
123
Monumental chandelier
Sold for £86,500
124
Set of four wall lights, model no. 256
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 †
125
'Uovo' chair, model no. 813
Estimate £6,000 - 7,000
126
Centre table
127
128
Ceiling light, model no. 2220
129
Attributed to Melchiorre Bega
130
Gino Sarfatti
Rare standard lamp, model no. 1032
131
Wingback armchair, designed for the Hotel Royal, Naples
132
Early extendable dining table
133
Stilnovo
Unique large three-armed ceiling light, designed for the Cartoleria Adua, Milan
134
Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa
Partitions with integrated doors, designed for the Fontana Arte store, Palermo
Sold for £20,000
135
Side table
136
Adjustable standard lamp
137
Unique wingback armchair, designed for Casa G., Province of Turin
Sold for £15,625
138
139
Arredoluce
Rare three-armed adjustable standard lamp
140
Oscar Torlasco
Ceiling lamp, model no. 553
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
141
Studio PFR (1952-1976) - Gio Ponti, Antonio Fornaroli and Alberto Rosselli
Pair of consoles, designed for the National showroom, Milan
142
Pair of early 'Leggera' chairs
Sold for £2,500
143
Rare coffee table, designed for Casa e Giardino
144
Rare sofa, model no. D71
145
Pair of armchairs, model no. P71
146
Set of four stools
147
Pair of armchairs, model no. 110
Sold for £5,625
148
Paolo De Poli
Large platter and bowl
149
Pair of armchairs, designed for the Augustus transatlantic ocean liner
150
Rare dish, model no. 2118
Sold for £2,000
151
Pair of early side tables
152
Early chandelier, designed for Casa G., Province of Turin
153
Pair of wall lights, model no. 245
Sold for £4,000
154
Rare bench
155
Pair of standard lamps
156
Flavio Poli
Two fish, model nos. 9823 and 9824
157
Rare table lamp
158
Set of six dining chairs
159
Standard lamp, model no. 2003
Sold for £6,250
160
161
Ceiling light, model no. 1930
162
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Pair of rare 'Canada' armchairs and ottomans
163
Set of four ceiling lights, from the reception rooms of Terme San Pellegrino
Estimate £16,000 - 22,000
164
Pair of armchairs, model no. 516
165
Paolo Venini
Estimate £3,500 - 5,500
166
Rare 'Canada' sofa
167
Ignazio Gardella
Standard lamp, model no. LP12 A
168
Adjustable standard lamp, model no. 1096
169
Gruppo NP2: Nerone Ceccarelli and Giovanni Patuzzi
'Scultura' table, model no. C 10 T
170
Sergio Moscheni
Rare 'Giroscopio' adjustable standard lamp
171
Rare standard lamp, model no. 1063