Private collection, Varese
O-Luce, sales catalogue, n.p.
1950sPainted aluminium, brass.184.2 cm (72 1/2 in.) highManufactured by O-Luce, Milan, Italy.
Estimate£3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
Madalena Horta E Costa Head of Sale, Associate Specialist +44 20 7318 4019 MHortaECosta@phillips.com
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
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
Rare sideboard
Sold for £31,250
7
Max Ingrand
Rare mirror
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
Sold for £37,500
8
Unique standard lamp
Sold for £25,000
9
Drawing for demountable 'Round' easy chair
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500 ♠
Sold for £2,000
10
Prototype demountable 'Round' easy chair, model no. 852
11
Large ceiling light, model no. 1705
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
Coffee table, designed for the Second Montecatini building, Milan
Sold for £20,000
15
Pietro Chiesa
Rare wall or ceiling light
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £17,500
16
Rocking chaise longue
Sold for £52,500
17
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
Sold for £15,625
19
Rare standard lamp, model no. 1098
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
26
Flatware service for twelve
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
27
Unique bookcase
Sold for £21,250
28
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Rare ‘Sasso’ standard lamp
29
Sofa
Sold for £43,750
30
Pair of armchairs
Sold for £12,500
31
Venini
Vase, model no. 3655
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
32
Seguso
Ceiling light
Sold for £56,250
33
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
36
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £9,375
37
Swan-necked vase
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ♠
Sold for £46,250
38
Flaring bowl
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £7,500
39
Planter
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
40
Estimate £16,000 - 24,000 ♠
41
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
42
Hans Coper
Cycladic arrow form
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £93,750
43
Wall or ceiling light, model no. 3026
44
45
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of guéridons
46
Pair of table lamps
Sold for £81,250
47
Studio Job
Table, from the 'Robber Baron' series
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 Ω
48
Jewel safe, from the 'Robber Baron' series
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
49
Maria Pergay
Pair of 'Feuille' table lamps
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
50
'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
53
Jean Dunand
Vase
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
54
Set of three nesting tables
Estimate £120,000 - 150,000 Ω
Sold for £200,000
55
Albert Cheuret
Rare ceiling light
56
Josef Hoffmann
Occasional table, model no. T 1295
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
Two lidded boxes
Sold for £13,750
60
Alberto Giacometti
‘Tête de femme’ table lamp
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡
61
Ado Chale
Low table
Sold for £45,000
62
63
Henry van de Velde
Three plates
64
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
65
Jean Prouvé
'Aile d'avion' desk
66
Egon Eiermann
Unique sofa, designed for Villa Vollberg, Berlin
67
Unique pair of armchairs, designed for Villa Vollberg, Berlin
Sold for £8,125
68
Unique ceiling light, variant of model no. 194n
Sold for £18,750
69
Flemming Lassen
Armchair
70
Jean Després
Pair of vases
71
Finn Juhl
Extendable dining table, model no. FJ 49
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £65,000
72
Ceiling light, model no. 2338
73
Barbro Nilsson
'Snäckorna' (Sea shells) rug
74
Kaare Klint
Three-seater box-shaped sofa, model no. 4118
75
Paavo Tynell
Table lamp, model no. 9208
76
Stilnovo
Standard lamp
77
Charlotte Perriand
Low bench, from Cité Cansado, Mauritania
78
Axel Salto
Unique vase in 'Den Spirende Stil' (The Sprouting Style)
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £87,500
79
80
81
Hans J. Wegner
Rare and early ‘Chinese’ armchair, model no. FH4283
Sold for £5,625
82
Standard lamp, model no. 1692
83
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
85
Two wall lights, model no. K8-1/1
Sold for £16,250
86
Axel Einar Hjorth
Set of twelve chairs, from the 'Utö' series
87
Extendable dining table, model no. JH 567
Sold for £8,750
88
'Sawbuck' armchair, model no. JH523
89
Arne Jacobsen
Pair of wall lights, model no. 34505
Sold for £4,375
90
Poul Kjærholm
Lounge chair, model no. PK 20
91
Josef Frank
Dining table, model no. 1020
Sold for £11,875
92
Carl Halier and Knud Andersen
Large lidded vase on stand
93
Pair of easy chairs, model no. FJ 45
94
Vase, model no. 3703
Sold for £6,875
95
Two-seater sofa, model no. FJ 45
96
Palle Suenson
Set of ten dining chairs, designed for the canteen, Aarhus Oliefabrik A/S office building
97
Verner Panton
Set of eight 'Flower Pot' ceiling lights, model no. 16562
98
Rare table lamp, model no. 2463
99
Sofa, model no. BO46
100
Drop-leaf coffee table
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £3,250
101
Table lamp, model no. 5061
102
Antti Nurmesniemi
Set of six 'Sauna' stools, designed for the Palace Hotel, Helsinki
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
105
Pair of wall lights, designed for the Jylhämä hydroelectric power plant, Vaala
Sold for £6,250
106
André Dubreuil
Two 'Paris' chairs
107
'Paris' table
Sold for £5,250
108
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Plate
109
‘Califfo’ divan
110
Rare table lamp
111
‘Distex’ armchair, model no. 807
112
Adjustable wall light, model no. 2061
113
Rare dining table
114
Giorgio Ferro
Vase, from the ‘Anse Volanti’ series
115
Mirror, model no. 30
116
Sideboard
117
Set of three wall-mounted shelves and drawer unit
118
Coffee table
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
119
Pair of shelving units
120
Two-part wall unit
121
Illuminated wall-mounted cabinet
122
Two rare 'Padelle' ceiling lights
123
Gastone Rinaldi
‘Saturno’ settee
124
Piero Fornasetti
'Corona di fiori' occasional table
125
Carlo de Carli
Rare sofa
126
Paolo Buffa and Giovanni Gariboldi
Rare secretaire
127
Standard lamp, model no. 2020
128
129
Rare set of three side tables
130
Tomaso Buzzi
Ceiling light, model no. 5413
131
Daybed, designed for the 'Domus Alba' apartment, Milan
132
Rare illuminated drinks cabinet, model no. 1094
133
134
Bookcase, from the 'Domus Nova' series
135
Fausto Melotti
Two vases
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
136
Carlo Bugatti
Large mirror with drawer
137
Ceiling light, model no. 5264
138
Chest of drawers
139
Wall-mounted console
140
Alessandro Mendini
'Poltrona di Proust' armchair
141
Vittoriano Viganò
Wall light, model no. 190
142
Paolo Buffa
Rare low table
143
Ron Arad
'No Solution No Problem'
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £23,750
144
Angelo Mangiarotti
Large dish
Sold for £3,000
145
Pair of side chairs
146
Set of two bunk beds, from Casa del Sole, Cervinia
147
Ceiling light, model no. 2120
148
Side table
149
Set of six vases
150
151
Pair of ceiling lights, variant of model no. 1930
152
Franco Buzzi
Standard lamp, model no. B-30
153
Walter Baggio and Maria de Vivo
Garden bench
154
Set of twelve dining chairs, model no. 602
155
Desk, designed for the public administration offices, Forlì, Italy
156
Vittorio Gregotti
Sold for £11,250
157
'Diamond' flatware service
158
Dining table, designed for the ‘Conte Grande’ ocean liner
159
Standard lamp, model no. 1034
Sold for £42,500
160
Gabriella Crespi
Group of five picture frames, four cigarette cases, two ashtrays, one lidded box and one lighter
161
'Gothic' mirror with drawer
162
Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Pair of rare wall lights
163
Storage unit
Sold for £58,750
164
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Pair of ‘Primavera’ armchairs
165
Large mirror, model no. 20
166
Picture frame, lidded box and cigarette box
167
Demountable coffee table, model no. 357
168
Adjustable table mirror, model no. 2247
169
Angelo Lelii
Rare adjustable standard lamp
170
Rare folding cabinet
171
Ceiling light, model no. 3055/50
172
Guglielmo Ulrich
Unique coffee table, commissioned for a private residence, Milan
173
Osvaldo Borsani
Pair of side tables
174
Pair of rare armchairs, model no. 489
Sold for £77,500
175
Lumenform
Set of three rare ‘Vanesia’ wall lights