Provenance
Private collection, Villa Vollberg, Berlin
Phillips, London, 'Design', 19 June 2020, lot 67
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Egon Eiermann: die Möbel, exh. cat., State Museum of Baden, Karlsruhe, 1999, p. 58 for a drawing
Catalogue Essay
Phillips wishes to thank Dr Gerhard Kabierske from the Archiv für Architektur und Ingenieurbau (saai) for his assistance cataloguing the present lot.

108

Egon Eiermann

Unique pair of armchairs, designed for Villa Vollberg, Berlin

circa 1941
Oak, fabric.
Each: 86 x 84.5 x 75 cm (33 7/8 x 33 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.)

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000

Sold for £4,445

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
Antonia.King@phillips.com

Design

London Auction 2 May 2024

1
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Cabinet, model no. MS. 120.
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £38,100
2
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare floor lamp, model no. 12731
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £40,640
3
Paolo Buffa
Rare slipper chair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
4
Gio Ponti
Rare wall-mounted cabinet
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £22,860
5
Gio Ponti
Set of three 'Sole' ceiling or wall lights, from Istituto Gallini, Voghera
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £76,200
6
Gaetano Pesce
Prototype sideboard
Estimate £22,000 - 26,000 ‡
Sold for £57,150
7
Studio B.B.P.R.
Ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £8,255
8
Gabriella Crespi
'Dama' extendable coffee table, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
9
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Minareto' totem
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £38,100
10
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Prototype 'Rocchetto' vase, model no. 484, from the 'Rocchetti' series
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £25,400
11
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare mirror
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000 ‡
Sold for £60,960
12
Ron Arad
'Cartier' table, from the Fondation Cartier Installation, Paris
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £20,320
13
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Agra' totem
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,860
14
Gio Ponti
Rare bar cabinet
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
15
Gino Sarfatti
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
16
Max Ingrand
Serving trolley, model no. 2246
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
17
Piero Fornasetti
Early 'Leopardo' chest of drawers
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
18
Joaquim Tenreiro and Regina Bolonha
Unique coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £38,100
19
Flavio Poli
Rare lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £27,940
20
Lina Bo Bardi
Chair, designed for the SESC-Pompéia Center, São Paulo
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £13,970
21
Joaquim Tenreiro
'Mesa Triangular' dining table
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £50,800
22
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 1705
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
23
Martin Eisler
Dining table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £10,160
24
Carlo Hauner
Pair of reclining armchairs
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
25
Joaquim Tenreiro
Pair of rare side tables
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £17,780
26
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 2447
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
27
Line Vautrin
'Soleil torsadé' mirror
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £120,650
28
José Zanine Caldas
'Namoradeira' rocking love seat
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
29
Tomaso Buzzi
Ceiling light, model no. 5220
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
30
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
'Ring' low table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
31
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Sushi' sofa
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,400
32
Pierre Paulin
'Élysée' floor lamp
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £33,020
33
Mattia Bonetti
'Polyhedral' chest of drawers
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £60,960
34
Gio Ponti
Drop-front writing desk
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
35
Elizabeth Fritsch
'River and Moon' spout pot
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ♠
Sold for £19,050
36
Alessandro Mendini
'Ondoso' coffee table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £17,780
37
Pierre Paulin
'Élysée' floor lamp
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £40,640
38
Alessandro Mendini
'Kandissi' sofa
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
39
Gabriella Crespi
'Cubo Magico' coffee table, from the 'Plurimi series'
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £17,780
40
Tom Dixon
'Flame-Cut' lounge chair with integrated tray
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,890
41
Marc Newson
Unique cabinet, from Syn Recording Studios, Tokyo
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £21,590
42
Ron Arad
Unique 'Blown Out Of Proportion (B.O.O.P.)' vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £24,130
43
Shiro Kuramata
'Cabinet de Curiosité'
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £48,260
44
Ron Arad
'Blo-Void 2'
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £40,640
45
Émile Gallé
Rare 'Coquille marine' vide-poche
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,160
46
Shiro Kuramata
Unique monumental floor lamp, from Oblomov restaurant, Fukuoka, Japan
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £43,180
47
Shiro Kuramata
Early 'How High the Moon' two-seater sofa
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £177,800
48
Martin Szekely
Custom '103 consoles'
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £15,240
49
Diego Giacometti
'X' form stool, troisième version
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £304,800
50
Diego Giacometti
'Grecque' low table
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 ‡
Sold for £533,400
51
Paul Dupré-Lafon
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
52
Émile Gallé
Footed coupe
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,810
53
Osvaldo Borsani and Marcello Piccardo
Illuminated wall-mounted bar cabinet with integrated mirror
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £50,800
54
Venini
Mirror, model no. 69
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £5,715
55
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Pair of chairs, model no. 27 NR
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £17,780
56
Gio Ponti
Low table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
57
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
'Bouillotte' table lamp, model no. 3048 AR/3342 NR
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £69,850
58
Émile Gallé
Rare vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £19,050
59
Kálmán Lengyel
Unique cabinet with adjustable desk
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
60
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
'Brisée' armchair and ottoman
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £12,700
61
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Pair of large 'Lesbos' planters
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,080
62
Gilbert Poillerat
Set of six chairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £38,100
63
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
'Salome' dining table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £20,320
64
Jean Besnard
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £16,510
65
This lot is no longer available.
66
André Arbus
Pair of side tables
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £33,020
67
This lot is no longer available.
68
Angelo Lelii
Floor lamp, model no. 12555
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
69
Finn Juhl
Pair of sofas, model no. BO46
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £27,940
70
Finn Juhl
Rare coffee table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
71
Ritsue Mishima
'Eolo'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £19,685
72
Antti Nurmesniemi
Set of six 'Sauna' stools, designed for the Palace Hotel, Helsinki
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
73
Axel Salto
Vase, model no. 21441
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
74
Mogens Lassen
Folding table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
75
Kurt Østervig
Pair of chairs, model no. 57A
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
76
Ritsue Mishima
'Cellula'
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
77
Alvar Aalto
'Paimio' armchair, model no. 41
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,080
78
Georges Jouve
'Abstrait' table lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £82,550
79
Palle Suenson
Set of ten dining chairs, designed for the Aarhus Oliefabrik A/S office building
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000
80
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ♠
Sold for £27,940
81
Hans Coper
'Digswell' composite form
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £38,100
82
Hans Coper
Rare white 'Cycladic Arrow' form
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡♠
Sold for £82,550
83
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £15,240
84
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £50,800
85
Lucie Rie
Large 'New Knitted' bowl
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
Sold for £15,240
86
Lucie Rie
Vase with fluted body and flaring lip
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £15,240
87
Lucie Rie
Lidded coffee pot and milk jug
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £3,556
88
Lucie Rie
Squeezed bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £9,525
89
Lucie Rie
Tea and coffee set
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £15,875
90
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £5,389
91
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Soleil' wall-mounted candle holders
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £13,970
92
George Nakashima
Set of eleven 'New' chairs and one 'New' armchair
Estimate £16,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £38,100
93
George Nakashima
'Slab II' coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £57,150
94
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Prototype 'Alligator' chair, from the 'Banquete' series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
95
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Casablanca' cabinet
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £5,334
96
Gio Ponti
Side table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £8,255
97No Reserve
Jean-Claude Farhi
Sculpture
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 •‡
Sold for £3,175
98
Maria Pergay
Pair of 'Cube' tables
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,795
99
Stilnovo
Rare table lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £5,334
100
Gio Ponti
Sideboard, model no. 2184, from the 'Modern by Singer' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £25,400
101
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Firenze' ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £11,430
102
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Pair of 'Canada' armchairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
103
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Canada' sofa
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £10,160
104
Max Ingrand
Rare floor lamp
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
105
Carlo de Carli
Coffee table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £4,064
106
Charlotte Perriand
Low free-form table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
107
Jacques Ruelland and Dani Ruelland
Group of eight vases from the 'Bouteilles' series and two vases from the 'Boules' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £12,065
108
Egon Eiermann
Unique pair of armchairs, designed for Villa Vollberg, Berlin
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,445
109
Paolo Buffa
Dressing table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £4,445
110
Roger Capron
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
111
Carlo de Carli
Set of ten chairs, model no. 634
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
112
Angelo Lelii
Floor lamp
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
113
This lot is no longer available.
114
Ico Parisi
Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
115
Ico Parisi
Pair of rare wardrobes
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £10,160
116
Gabriella Crespi
Set of six 'Sedia 73' folding chairs
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
117
Gabriella Crespi
'Specchio Gotico' wall-mounted mirrored cabinet
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £22,860
118
Piero Fornasetti
Floor lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £3,048
119
G.R.A.U.
Custom cabinet with bookcase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
120
Pietro Chiesa
Ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
121
Stilnovo
Table lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £2,540
122
Gio Ponti
Pair of unique chairs, from the Dulciora offices, Milan
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £13,970
123
Gio Ponti
Magazine rack
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
124
Gio Ponti
Two-seater sofa
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £38,100
125
Gio Ponti
Vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £6,350
126
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,510
127
Gino Sarfatti
Adjustable floor lamp, model no. 1049/N
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
128
Gio Ponti
Bookcase, from the 'Domus Nova' series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £17,780
129
Gio Ponti
'Isabella' plate
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
130
Piero Bottoni
Custom extendable dining table, from Villa Davoli, Reggio Emilia
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £27,940
131
Dino Martens
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £9,525
132
Piero Bottoni
Pair of custom armchairs, from Villa Davoli, Reggio Emilia
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £3,048
133
Carlo Bugatti
Games table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £24,765
134
Fontana Arte
Three flower holders, model nos. 2551, 2393 and 2552
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
135
Luciano Grassi, Sergio Conti and Marisa Forlani
Rare 'Artigianato' armchair, from the 'Monofilo' series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £11,430

Design

London Auction 2 May 2024

Provenance

Literature

Catalogue Essay

108

Egon Eiermann

Unique pair of armchairs, designed for Villa Vollberg, Berlin

Design