Private collection, RomeThence by descent to the present owner
Laura Falconi, Luci e Trasparenze: Fontana Arte Millenovecentotrenta-millenovecentocinquanta, exh. cat., Galleria Babuino Novecento, Rome, 2006, pp. 29, 84
circa 1948Glass, brass.6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.) high, 27.2 cm (10 3/4 in.) diameterManufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy.
Estimate£2,500 - 3,500 ‡
Sold for £3,302
Antonia King Head of Sale, Design +44 20 7901 7944 Antonia.King@phillips.com
London Auction 31 October 2023
1
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, from the 'Augustus' ocean liner
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £44,450
2
Max Ingrand
Prototype ceiling light, model no. RA 2631
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £82,550
3
Rare occasional table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,240
4
Low seat
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
5
'Arlecchini'
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £10,160
6
Large mirror
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000 ‡
Sold for £215,900
7
Renzo Zavanella
Occasional table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
8
Jean-Michel Frank
Armchair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £35,560
9
Jean Royère
Large 'Tour Eiffel' console
Estimate £70,000 - 100,000 ‡♠
10
Coffee table
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡♠
11
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £60,960
12
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £203,200
13
Pair of chairs
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
14
This lot is no longer available.
15
Ivan da Silva Bruhns
Carpet
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £6,350
16
Rare low table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £12,700
17
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Carpe d’or'
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £48,260
18
Pietro Chiesa
Table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
19
Pair of 'Herbier' beds with integrated headboard and bedside tables
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £7,620
20
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of wall lights, model no. 442
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £20,955
21
Janine Janet
Unique 'Tête d'Actéon'
Sold for £76,200
22
Stilnovo
Table lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £3,810
23
Gilbert Poillerat
Pair of andirons
Sold for £5,334
24
25
Tomaso Buzzi
Vase, model no. 3426
Sold for £8,890
26
Venini
Eight door handles
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ‡
27
Unique 'Labirinto' embroidered textile
28
Pair of rare ceiling lights, model no. 5258
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
29
Sideboard
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
30
Large vase, model no. 4323
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
31
Dining table
32
Fontana Arte
Set of four ceiling lights, model no. 2319
Estimate £3,500 - 5,500 ‡
33
Jean Prouvé
'Semi-metal' chair, model no. 306
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £9,525
34
Maison Desny
Adjustable floor lamp
35
Panel with portholes, from the École Maternelle de Bouqueval
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £50,800
36
Charlotte Perriand
Set of four wall lights, model no. CP1
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800 ‡
Sold for £4,445
37
Michel Boyer
Table, from the 'Osaka' series
38
Tito Agnoli
Adjustable wall light, model no. 177A
39
'Tokyo' bench
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
40
Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand
'Compas' cafétéria table, designed for the Cité Universitaire d'Antony
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £12,065
41
High 'Berger' stool
42
43
Pair of 'Semi-metal' chairs, model no. 305
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £25,400
44
Ceiling light
45
Pair of armchairs, model no. 21
Sold for £24,130
46
Alvar Aalto
Floor lamp, model no. A811
47
José Zanine Caldas
Rare free-form coffee table
Sold for £30,480
48
Georges Jouve
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £3,556
49
Augusto Bozzi
Adjustable 'Tirolo' bench
50
Jean Dunand
Footed cup
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £4,826
51
Josef Hoffmann
Mirror
52
53
Gabriella Crespi
Pair of 'Quick-Change' adjustable sofas, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £57,150
54
Carlo Bugatti
Pair of knife rests
Sold for £4,064
55
Two chests of drawers, model no. 2033, from the 'Unicum' series
56
Nicola L.
Rare 'Bouche' floor lamp
Sold for £27,940
57
Shiro Kuramata
'Glass Chair'
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,860
58
Christopher Dresser
Garden armchair, model no. 240809
59
Vase
Estimate £1,000 - 1,200 ‡
Sold for £2,413
60
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Anhanguera' sofa, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Sold for £33,020
61
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Illuminated vase
62
Virgil Abloh
'Alaska' chair
63
Studio Drift
'Fragile Future 3.5'
64
Ado Chale
Group of four bowls and one ball
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £11,430
65
Rick Owens
Custom 'Plug' table, from the 'Unique' edition
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
66
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Large bowl
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
67
Nanna Ditzel and Jørgen Ditzel
Rare sofa
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
68
Edvard Kindt-Larsen and Tove Kindt-Larsen
Low swivel stool
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
69
Bowl
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
70
Frame, model no. 8
71No Reserve
Børge Mogensen
Sideboard, model no. BM57
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for £2,794
72
Ico Parisi
'Paraggi' hanging mirror
73No Reserve
Fritz Hansen
Vanity table and stool, model no. S 218
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 •‡
Sold for £2,032
74
Paolo Buffa
Chair
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 ‡
75
Jacques Adnet
Adjustable table lamp, model no. 7706
Sold for £4,572
76
Armand-Albert Rateau
Stool
Sold for £8,255
77
Albert Cheuret
Pair of 'Cigogne' illuminated mirrors
78
Nine-armed chandelier, model no. 5557
79
Rare dining table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £38,100
80
Pair of 'Uovo' armchairs, model no. 813
81
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Cabinet
82
Custom pair of monumental 'Poliedri' ceiling lights, from the Teatro Giacosa, Aosta
Sold for £41,910
83
'Nefertiti' writing desk
84
Octagonal flower basket, model no. M 609
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500 ‡
85
Pair of ceiling lights
86
Unique sideboard
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 Ω
87
Flower basket, model no. M 698
88
89
Miniature vase
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 ‡
Sold for £1,270
90
Studio B.B.P.R.
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡
Sold for £254,000
91
G.R.A.U.
Custom bookcase
Sold for £13,970
92
Custom table
93
Pair of custom floor lamps with cabinets
94
Pair of custom console tables
95
Pair of custom chests of drawers
96
Pair of custom beds
97
Custom desk
98
Pair of custom bookcases
99
Alessandro Mendini
Unique 'Spaziale' table
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
Sold for £63,500
100
Prototype mirror
101
Pierre Guariche
Pair of 'Courchevel' lounge chairs
102
Desk with pair of integrated chairs, model no. A012, from the 'Apta' series
103
Rare tall vessel
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
104
Pair of wardrobes, from the 'Apta' series
105
Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola
Rare 'Trilogia' sideboard
106
Ruth Francken
'Homme' chair
107
Unique desk
108
Ceiling light, model no. 5258
109
Console table
110
'Natura morta con mandolino'
111
'Natura morta con tavolo da gioco'
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £10,478
112
Desk
113
Rare floor lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
114
Rare ceiling light, model no. 2177
115
Prototype 'Distex' armchair, model no. 807
116
Rare coffee table
Sold for £19,050
117
Set of six chairs, model no. 687
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000 ‡
Sold for £17,780
118
Franco Buzzi
119
Pair of sofas
Estimate £16,000 - 22,000 ‡
120
Pair of wall lights, model no. 1944
121
Twelve armchairs, from the Dulciora offices, Milan
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000 ‡
122
Large mirror, model no. 20
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000 ‡
123
George Nakashima
Free-form coffee table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
124
Centrepiece
125
126
Two lidded boxes
127
'Dattilo' desk, designed for the Vetrocoke offices, Milan
128
Two vases
129
Rare rocking armchair
Sold for £29,210
130
Mirror, model no. 66
131
Chest of drawers
Sold for £21,590
132
133
Pair of side tables
134
Two flower and candle holders (one prototype)
135
Carlo de Carli
Rare desk
136
Chandelier, model no. 5323 A6
