Literature
Hans Christian Hansen, 'Snedkerlaugets 14. Møbeludstilling', Nyt Tidsskrift For Kunstindustri, no. 11, November 1940, p. 171 for the armchair version of the model
Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 2: 1937-1946, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 116 for the armchair version of the model

80

Flemming Lassen

Sofa

circa 1940
Sheepskin, ash.
75 x 154 x 87 cm (29 1/2 x 60 5/8 x 34 1/4 in.)
Executed by master cabinetmaker Jacob Kjær, Denmark.

Estimate
£8,000 - 12,000

Sold for £15,000

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Head of Sale, Associate Specialist
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Design

London Auction 19 June 2020

1
Gio Ponti
Rare two-seater sofa
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
Sold for £32,500
2
Gino Sarfatti
Wall light, model no. 208
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £10,000
3
Fontana Arte
Rare coffee table, model no. 1774
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £47,500
4
Gio Ponti
Unique 'Pontesca' vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £26,250
5
Carlo Mollino
Set of ten armchairs, designed for the Lutrario Ballroom, Turin
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £60,000
6
Gio Ponti
Rare sideboard
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £31,250
7
Max Ingrand
Rare mirror
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
Sold for £37,500
8
Gino Sarfatti
Unique standard lamp
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
Sold for £25,000
9
Gio Ponti
Drawing for demountable 'Round' easy chair
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500 ♠
Sold for £2,000
10
Gio Ponti
Prototype demountable 'Round' easy chair, model no. 852
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £60,000
11
Max Ingrand
Large ceiling light, model no. 1705
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £35,000
12
Mario Gottardi
Rare executive desk, designed for a lawyer's office, Turin
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £91,250
13
Ico Parisi
Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
14
Gio Ponti
Coffee table, designed for the Second Montecatini building, Milan
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £20,000
15
Pietro Chiesa
Rare wall or ceiling light
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £17,500
16
Ico Parisi
Rocking chaise longue
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £52,500
17
Gio Ponti
Armchair, designed for Casa Grimaldi, Naples
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Sold for £5,000
18
Carlo Scarpa and Paolo Venini
Rare 'Diamante' vase, model no. 11001
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £15,625
19
Pietro Chiesa
Rare standard lamp, model no. 1098
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £27,500
20
Carlo Scarpa
Rare vase, from the 'Bicolore a incalmo' series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,625
21
Giovanni Ferrabini
Unique prototype desk
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £40,000
22
Shiro Kuramata
'Miss Blanche' chair
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000
Sold for £250,000
23
Edmund de Waal
'Kamen'
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ♠
Sold for £150,000
24
Gino Sarfatti and Studio BBPR - Gian Luigi Banfi, Ludovico Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressuti and Ernesto Nathan Rogers
Unique ceiling light, designed for a private commission, Turin
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £225,000
25
Mario Vender and Mario Merendi
Unique dining table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
26
Carlo Scarpa
Flatware service for twelve
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £32,500
27
Ico Parisi
Unique bookcase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £21,250
28
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Rare ‘Sasso’ standard lamp
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £52,500
29
Gio Ponti
Sofa
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £43,750
30
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £12,500
31
Venini
Vase, model no. 3655
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
32
Seguso
Ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £56,250
33
Gio Ponti
Pair of large ‘Sole’ ceiling or wall lights
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £57,500
34
This lot is no longer available.
35
Paolo Venini
‘Barchetta’ ceiling light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £20,000
36
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £9,375
37
Lucie Rie
Swan-necked vase
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ♠
Sold for £46,250
38
Lucie Rie
Flaring bowl
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £7,500
39
Lucie Rie
Planter
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £15,000
40
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £16,000 - 24,000 ♠
Sold for £40,000
41
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £40,000
42
Hans Coper
Cycladic arrow form
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £93,750
43
Gino Sarfatti
Wall or ceiling light, model no. 3026
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £12,500
44
This lot is no longer available.
45
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of guéridons
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £25,000
46
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of table lamps
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £81,250
47
Studio Job
Table, from the 'Robber Baron' series
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 Ω
Sold for £47,500
48
Studio Job
Jewel safe, from the 'Robber Baron' series
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £40,000
49
Maria Pergay
Pair of 'Feuille' table lamps
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £21,250
50
Maria Pergay
'Drapé' cabinet
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 Ω
51
Marc Newson
'Orgone' chair
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 Ω
Sold for £187,500
52
Alexandre Noll
Visage
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £60,000
53
Jean Dunand
Vase
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £25,000
54
Jean Dunand
Set of three nesting tables
Estimate £120,000 - 150,000 Ω
Sold for £200,000
55
Albert Cheuret
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £20,000
56
Josef Hoffmann
Occasional table, model no. T 1295
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £27,500
57
André Arbus
‘Bateau’ daybed
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £22,500
58
Claude Lalanne
Unique low table
Estimate £250,000 - 350,000
Sold for £312,500
59
Jean Dunand
Two lidded boxes
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £13,750
60
Alberto Giacometti
‘Tête de femme’ table lamp
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡
Sold for £225,000
61
Ado Chale
Low table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £45,000
62
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
63
Henry van de Velde
Three plates
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £25,000
64
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £21,250
65
Jean Prouvé
'Aile d'avion' desk
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £22,500
66
Egon Eiermann
Unique sofa, designed for Villa Vollberg, Berlin
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
67
Egon Eiermann
Unique pair of armchairs, designed for Villa Vollberg, Berlin
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £8,125
68
Gino Sarfatti
Unique ceiling light, variant of model no. 194n
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £18,750
69
Flemming Lassen
Armchair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £35,000
70
Jean Després
Pair of vases
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
71
Finn Juhl
Extendable dining table, model no. FJ 49
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £65,000
72
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 2338
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £15,000
73
Barbro Nilsson
'Snäckorna' (Sea shells) rug
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £26,250
74
Kaare Klint
Three-seater box-shaped sofa, model no. 4118
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £20,000
75
Paavo Tynell
Table lamp, model no. 9208
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £15,000
76
Stilnovo
Standard lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,625
77
Charlotte Perriand
Low bench, from Cité Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £13,750
78
Axel Salto
Unique vase in 'Den Spirende Stil' (The Sprouting Style)
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £87,500
79
Flemming Lassen
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £35,000
80
Flemming Lassen
Sofa
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £15,000
81
Hans J. Wegner
Rare and early ‘Chinese’ armchair, model no. FH4283
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £5,625
82
Max Ingrand
Standard lamp, model no. 1692
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
83
Ado Chale
Low table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £66,250
84
François-Xavier Lalanne and Kazuhide Takahama
‘Rhinocéros’ five-panelled screen, from the ‘Ultramobile’ series
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £81,250
85
Paavo Tynell
Two wall lights, model no. K8-1/1
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £16,250
86
Axel Einar Hjorth
Set of twelve chairs, from the 'Utö' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £21,250
87
Hans J. Wegner
Extendable dining table, model no. JH 567
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £8,750
88
Hans J. Wegner
'Sawbuck' armchair, model no. JH523
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £13,750
89
Arne Jacobsen
Pair of wall lights, model no. 34505
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,375
90
Poul Kjærholm
Lounge chair, model no. PK 20
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £15,000
91
Josef Frank
Dining table, model no. 1020
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £11,875
92
Carl Halier and Knud Andersen
Large lidded vase on stand
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £22,500
93
Finn Juhl
Pair of easy chairs, model no. FJ 45
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £43,750
94
Gio Ponti
Vase, model no. 3703
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £6,875
95
Finn Juhl
Two-seater sofa, model no. FJ 45
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £22,500
96
Palle Suenson
Set of ten dining chairs, designed for the canteen, Aarhus Oliefabrik A/S office building
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,625
97
Verner Panton
Set of eight 'Flower Pot' ceiling lights, model no. 16562
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,625
98
Fontana Arte
Rare table lamp, model no. 2463
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,125
99
Finn Juhl
Sofa, model no. BO46
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £13,750
100
Finn Juhl
Drop-leaf coffee table
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £3,250
101
Paavo Tynell
Table lamp, model no. 5061
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,500
102
Antti Nurmesniemi
Set of six 'Sauna' stools, designed for the Palace Hotel, Helsinki
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £9,375
103
Alison Britton
'Overlap'
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 †
Sold for £3,125
104
Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm
‘Scimitar’ lounge chair, model no. IS-63
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
105
Paavo Tynell
Pair of wall lights, designed for the Jylhämä hydroelectric power plant, Vaala
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
106
André Dubreuil
Two 'Paris' chairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £9,375
107
André Dubreuil
'Paris' table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £5,250
108
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Plate
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £40,000
109
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
‘Califfo’ divan
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
110
Gio Ponti
Rare table lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £40,000
111
Gio Ponti
‘Distex’ armchair, model no. 807
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £27,500
112
Stilnovo
Adjustable wall light, model no. 2061
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
113
Ico Parisi
Rare dining table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,250
114
Giorgio Ferro
Vase, from the ‘Anse Volanti’ series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,250
115
Carlo Scarpa
Mirror, model no. 30
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £45,000
116
Gio Ponti
Sideboard
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £47,500
117
Gio Ponti
Set of three wall-mounted shelves and drawer unit
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £13,750
118
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
Sold for £6,250
119
Gio Ponti
Pair of shelving units
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £17,500
120
Gio Ponti
Two-part wall unit
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
121
Gio Ponti
Illuminated wall-mounted cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £16,250
122
Gio Ponti
Two rare 'Padelle' ceiling lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
123
Gastone Rinaldi
‘Saturno’ settee
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
124
Piero Fornasetti
'Corona di fiori' occasional table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
125
Carlo de Carli
Rare sofa
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £9,375
126
Paolo Buffa and Giovanni Gariboldi
Rare secretaire
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £15,000
127
Max Ingrand
Standard lamp, model no. 2020
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £18,750
128
This lot is no longer available.
129
Gio Ponti
Rare set of three side tables
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £27,500
130
Tomaso Buzzi
Ceiling light, model no. 5413
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,625
131
Gio Ponti
Daybed, designed for the 'Domus Alba' apartment, Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £15,000
132
Pietro Chiesa
Rare illuminated drinks cabinet, model no. 1094
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £43,750
133
Fontana Arte
Ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
134
Gio Ponti
Bookcase, from the 'Domus Nova' series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £15,000
135
Fausto Melotti
Two vases
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £25,000
136
Carlo Bugatti
Large mirror with drawer
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
137
Tomaso Buzzi
Ceiling light, model no. 5264
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £15,000
138
Gio Ponti
Chest of drawers
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
139
Carlo Bugatti
Wall-mounted console
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,250
140
Alessandro Mendini
'Poltrona di Proust' armchair
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £27,500
141
Vittoriano Viganò
Wall light, model no. 190
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £9,375
142
Paolo Buffa
Rare low table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
143
Ron Arad
'No Solution No Problem'
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £23,750
144
Angelo Mangiarotti
Large dish
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £3,000
145
Carlo Bugatti
Pair of side chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £23,750
146
Carlo Mollino
Set of two bunk beds, from Casa del Sole, Cervinia
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
Sold for £52,500
147
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model no. 2120
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
148
Carlo Bugatti
Side table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £9,375
149
Gio Ponti
Set of six vases
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £22,500
150
Ico Parisi
Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
151
Fontana Arte
Pair of ceiling lights, variant of model no. 1930
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £9,375
152
Franco Buzzi
Standard lamp, model no. B-30
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
153
Walter Baggio and Maria de Vivo
Garden bench
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £13,750
154
Gio Ponti
Set of twelve dining chairs, model no. 602
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
155
Gio Ponti
Desk, designed for the public administration offices, Forlì, Italy
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
156
Vittorio Gregotti
Table lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £11,250
157
Gio Ponti
'Diamond' flatware service
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £11,875
158
Gio Ponti
Dining table, designed for the ‘Conte Grande’ ocean liner
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £60,000
159
Gino Sarfatti
Standard lamp, model no. 1034
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £42,500
160
Gabriella Crespi
Group of five picture frames, four cigarette cases, two ashtrays, one lidded box and one lighter
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £10,000
161
Gabriella Crespi
'Gothic' mirror with drawer
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £25,000
162
Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Pair of rare wall lights
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £11,250
163
Gio Ponti
Storage unit
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £58,750
164
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Pair of ‘Primavera’ armchairs
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £13,750
165
Venini
Large mirror, model no. 20
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £18,750
166
Pietro Chiesa
Picture frame, lidded box and cigarette box
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,250
167
Ico Parisi
Demountable coffee table, model no. 357
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,625
168
Fontana Arte
Adjustable table mirror, model no. 2247
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
169
Angelo Lelii
Rare adjustable standard lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £7,500
170
Gio Ponti
Rare folding cabinet
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £16,250
171
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model no. 3055/50
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £3,750
172
Guglielmo Ulrich
Unique coffee table, commissioned for a private residence, Milan
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
173
Osvaldo Borsani
Pair of side tables
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £27,500
174
Gio Ponti
Pair of rare armchairs, model no. 489
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £77,500
175
Lumenform
Set of three rare ‘Vanesia’ wall lights
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £37,500

Design

London Auction 19 June 2020

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Flemming Lassen

Sofa

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