Private collection, Milan
Fontana Arte: Illuminazione, sales catalogue, Milan, 1961, p. 67
circa 1961Glass, brass.Each: 41.2 x 15 x 23.8 cm (16 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.)Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy.
Estimate£5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £11,970
Antonia King Head of Sale, Design +44 20 7901 7944 Antonia.King@phillips.com
London Auction 2 November 2022
1
Max Ingrand
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £40,320
2
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Brebis', from the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 ‡♠
Sold for £378,000
3
Gio Ponti
Monumental vase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
4
Venini
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £10,710
5
Paolo Buffa
Illuminated bar cabinet
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £63,000
6
Studio B.B.P.R.
Rare ceiling light, variant of model no. 2045
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡
Sold for £201,600
7
Bookcase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £22,680
8
Pair of rare large mirrors
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £32,760
9
Mario Federico Roggero
Rare armchair
Sold for £23,940
10
Tomaso Buzzi
Pair of wall lights, model no. 416
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £44,100
11
Four armchairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
12
Seguso
Set of three ceiling lights
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £7,560
13
Coffee table
Sold for £20,160
14
'Angelo'
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £8,190
15
Female figure
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £8,820
16
Angel figure
Sold for £6,930
17
Unique ashtray
Estimate £700 - 900 ‡
Sold for £2,772
18
Pair of armchairs
Sold for £19,530
19
'Gambe'
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £56,700
20
'Donna uccello' figure with crinoline
Sold for £6,300
21
'Donna uccello' figure with dress
22
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
Unique low table
Sold for £163,800
23
Rare vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £6,048
24
Rare side table
25
Four prototype sculptures
Sold for £17,640
26
'Donna uccello' figure with corset
27
'Maschera'
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £69,300
28
Ico Parisi
Unique dining table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
29
Marcel Coard
Monumental ceiling light, from the Paul Cocteau residence, Champgault
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £189,000
30
Katsu Hamanaka
Two plates
31
Jean Prouvé
Rare adjustable swivel stool
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
32
Panel
Sold for £81,900
33
34
Angelo Lelii
'Vela' ceiling light, model no. 12385
Sold for £30,240
35
Lounge chair
Sold for £18,900
36
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of rare table lamps, model no. 594
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,040
37
Alessandro Mendini
Prototype 'Ondoso' coffee table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
38
Five-panel screen
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £57,960
39
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Bedroom furniture
40
Floor lamp, model no. 1095
41
Elio Monesi
Bench
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
42
Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Floor lamp, model no. 845.00
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
43
Osvaldo Borsani
Set of four 'Canada' armchairs, model no. P110
44
Carlo Bugatti
Games table
45
Claude Lalanne
'Crocoseat'
Estimate £180,000 - 240,000 ♠
Sold for £138,600
46
Pair of andirons
47
Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
Daybed
Sold for £27,720
48
Shiro Kuramata
'How High the Moon' armchair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
49
Ignazio Gardella
Sold for £16,380
50
Tobia Scarpa
Set of three wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
51
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Humberto' side table, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
52
Vladimir Böhm
Group of thirteen vessels
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
53
Ron Arad
'Bookworm' shelf
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
54
Donald Judd
Rare 'Side Shelf Plywood Chair 84', style no. 10
55
Joris Laarman
'Bone' armchair
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡♠
56
Akiko Hirai
Moon Jar
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £12,600
57
Peder Moos
Chair
58
59
Finn Juhl
Rare coffee table
60
Edmund de Waal
Two lidded jars
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
61
Arne Jacobsen
'Drop' chair, from the SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen
62
Extendable table
Sold for £37,800
63
Pair of chairs
64
Naum Gabo
Fireplace surround
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
65
Hans Coper
'Thistle' form
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £107,100
66
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
67
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £176,400
68
Achille Castiglioni
Unique bench, from the designer's home, Milan
69
Ovoid form with flattened cylinder
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡♠
Sold for £132,300
70
Large ovoid pot with disc top
Sold for £226,800
71
Early vase form
Sold for £75,600
72
Cup with central disc
Sold for £52,920
73
Shouldered bottle with flat circular lip
74
Footed cup
75
Large squeezed vase with four indents
76
Large flattened form with disc top
Sold for £283,500
77
Bottle with disc top
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £340,200
78
Junzo Sakakura
Two low lounge chairs, model no. 5016
79
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
'Family 2'
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
80
Pair of table lamps, model no. 2228
81
Unique 'Looploom'
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
82
Hervé van der Straeten
'Bubble Gum' table, model no. 477
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
83
Pair of ceiling lights
84
George Nakashima
Extendable trestle table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
85
Simone ten Hompel
Flatware, six dishes and three beakers
86
Gianmaria Potenza
Illuminated low table, model no. L/60
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £5,292
87
Fontana Arte
Set of four rare wall lights, model no. 1911
88
Carlo Nason
Rare floor lamp
89
Giò Pomodoro
90
Poul Kjærholm
Armchair, model no. PK 12
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
91
Yoichi Ohira
'Pioggia d’Inverno' vase
Sold for £21,420
92
Pair of side tables
93
Rare floor lamp, model no. 1079
94
Fede Cheti
Love seat
95
Chandelier, model no. 5202
96
Table
97
Mirror, model no. 75
Estimate £4,000 - 5,000 ‡
98
Headboard with integrated bedside tables, picture frame and drawer unit
99
Wall-mounted unit and shelves with integrated picture frame
100
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
101
Low table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
102
Nine-armed ceiling light
103
Pair of 'Continuum' armchairs
104
Joseph-André Motte
Sold for £10,080
105
Charlotte Perriand
'Nuage' wall-mounted shelf
Sold for £65,520
106
Pierre Guariche
Pair of adjustable wall lights, model no. G5
107
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of bar cabinets, model no. AT34
108
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
'Tivo' side chair
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
109
110
Line Vautrin
Table lamp
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 ‡
111
Jean-Michel Frank
Unique canapé, designed for Robert Chevalier, Épinal
112
Maison Desny
Vase
113
Rena Dumas and Peter Coles
Folding armchair, from the 'Pippa' series
Sold for £5,670
114
Gabriella Crespi
Pair of 'Bar Ovale' cabinets, from the 'Menhir' series
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
115
'Yang Yin' adjustable desk with integrated bookcase, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000 Ω
Sold for £73,080
116
Large 'Fungo' table lamp, from the 'Rising Sun' series
117
Low table, model no. 687, from the 'Rising Sun' series
118
Extendable dining table, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Sold for £45,360
119
Set of eight dining chairs, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
120
'Fungo' table lamp, from the 'Rising Sun' series
121
'2000' extendable coffee table, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
122
123
Gino Sarfatti and Vittoriano Viganò
Adjustable floor lamp, model no. 1049
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
124
125