Gabriella Crespi - Design London Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private collection, Madrid
    Phillips, London, 'Design', 1 October 2015, lot 80
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Patrick Favardin and Guy Bloch-Champfort, Les décorateurs des années 60-70, Paris, 2007, p. 148
    Gabriella Crespi, Il Segno e lo Spirito: Mobili, Plurimi, Sculture e Gioielli, exh. cat., Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2011, pp. 23, 40

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present lot has been authenticated by the Archivio Gabriella Crespi and is recorded under archive number 200170015/1/3.

53

Pair of 'Quick-Change' adjustable sofas, from the 'Plurimi' series

circa 1972
Brass-anodised aluminium, fabric.
Each: 73.5 x 217.2 x 122.5 cm (28 7/8 x 85 1/2 x 48 1/4 in.)
Each: 38.8 x 213 x 142 cm (15 1/4 x 83 7/8 x 55 7/8 in.) open

Each frame and hinge impressed with facsimile signature Gabriella Crespi BREV. Together with a certificates of authenticity from the Archivio Gabriella Crespi.

Estimate
£12,000 - 18,000 

Sold for £57,150

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
Antonia.King@phillips.com

 

Design

London Auction 31 October 2023