Ettore Sottsass, Jr. - Design London Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Sergio Camilli, Italy
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Fernanda Pivano, 'Ettore Sottsass, Ceramiche dal 1955 al 1970', Domus, no. 749, May 1993, p. 73
    Barbara Radice, Ettore Sottsass: A Critical Biography, London, 1993, p. 139
    Bruno Bischofberger, ed., Ettore Sottsass Ceramics, London, 1995, pp. 108, 113 for an image and a drawing
    Fulvio Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass Tutta la Ceramica, Turin, 1996, p. 170, fig. 767
    Par Milco Carboni, Ettore Sottsass Jr. ’60-’70, exh. cat., FRAC Centre, Orléans, 2006, p. 156

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Vase, model no. Y20, from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series

circa 1969
Glazed terracotta.
40 x 34.8 x 19 cm (15 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Distributed by Design Centre, Milan, Italy. Underside signed with SOTTSASS/Y / 20.

Estimate
£2,000 - 3,000 

Sold for £10,625

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London Auction 20 September 2017