Provenance
George and Rose Berman, acquired directly from the artist
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Nancy N. Schiffer and Val O. Bertoia, The World of Bertoia, Atglen, 2003, pp. 178-79, 188, 191-93, 201, 208-210, 218, 220, 223-24 for similar examples

223

Harry Bertoia

"Sonambient" sounding sculpture

circa 1970
Beryllium copper, bronze.
40 7/8 x 10 x 10 in. (103.8 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)

Estimate
$30,000 - 50,000

Sold for $134,500

Contact Specialist
Meaghan Roddy
Head of Sale
New York
+ 1 212 940 1266

Design

New York Auction 17 December 2014 11am

201
Line Vautrin
"Soleil à Pointes" mirror, model no. 4
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
202
Alexandre Noll
Side chair
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
203
Lucie Rie
Vase with fluted body
Estimate $9,000 - 14,000
Sold for $11,250
204
Hans Coper
"Spade" form
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $84,100
205
Serge Mouille
"Simple" floor lamp with "Lampadaire" shade
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,500
206
Jean Prouvé and Jules Leleu
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $27,500
207
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip and spiral
Estimate $12,000 - 16,000
208
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
209
Jean Prouvé
Pair of demountable “Semi-metal” chairs, model no. 300
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $21,875
210
Hans Coper
Large bottle vase with disc top
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $72,100
211
Serge Mouille
Pivoting two-armed wall light with "Lampadaire" and "Casquette" shades
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,000
212
Jean Royère
Set of four "Yo-Yo" side chairs
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $50,000
213
Pierre Jeanneret
"Office table" desk with bookcase, model no. PJ-BU-02-A, designed for the Secretariat and administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for $11,250
214
Pierre Guariche
"Equilibrium" floor lamp
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $30,000
215
Lucie Rie
Bowl with inlaid lip
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $20,000
216
Lucie Rie
Vase with fluted body
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
217
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $43,750
218
Lucie Rie
Bowl with drips
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
219
Serge Mouille
Three-armed ceiling light with "Casquette" shades
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $50,000
220
Koloman Moser and Robert Holubetz
“Phänomen” vase
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
221
Jacques Adnet
Daybed
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
222
Joaquim Tenreiro
Rare screen, for a private commission, São Paulo, Brazil
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $56,250
223
Harry Bertoia
"Sonambient" sounding sculpture
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $134,500
224
Peter Voulkos
Plate
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
225
Joaquim Tenreiro
“Triangular” dining table
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $40,000
226
Joaquim Tenreiro
Set of nine armchairs
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $43,750
227
Peter Voulkos
Plate
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
228
George Nakashima
Slab coffee table
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
229
Osamu Suzuki
Sculpture
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
230
Carlo Bugatti
Cabinet
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,500
231
Isamu Noguchi
“Measured Time” clock and kitchen timer
Estimate $3,500 - 4,500
Sold for $11,250
232
Franklin Booth
Table lamp
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $20,000
233
Kem Weber
Centerpiece
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
234
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Executive" armchair from the offices of the Harold C. Price Co. Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
235
Paul T. Frankl
“Speed” chair and ottoman
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $25,000
236
Frank Lloyd Wright
Dining table, from the John C. Pew House, Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
237
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Wall light, model no. 3641NR
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
238
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Pair of table lamps, model no. 3307NR
Estimate $9,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,625
239
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Pair of early side tables, from the "Sans Époque" collection
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $35,000
240
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Armchair, model no. R54
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $18,750
241
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Armchair, model no. R54
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $18,750
242
Kaare Klint
Three-piece sectional sofa, model no. 4698
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $31,250
243
Poul Henningsen
Early adjustable floor lamp, with type 6/3 shades
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
244
Frits Henningsen
High-backed sofa
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
245
Poul Henningsen
Early and rare table lamp, with type 3 1/2/2 shades
Estimate $12,000 - 16,000
Sold for $15,000
246
Eliel Saarinen
Cabinet from the Helsinki Railway Station
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
247
Poul Henningsen
“Anchor” five-armed chandelier, type 3/2 shades
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,000
248
Greta Magnusson-Grossman
"Grasshopper" floor lamp, model no. 831
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
249
Greta Magnusson-Grossman
"Grasshopper" floor lamp, model no. 831
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
250
Fritz Hansen
Pair of armchairs, model no. 1669
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $20,000
251
Poul Henningsen
Early and rare table lamp, type 4/3 shades
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
252
Ole Wanscher
Pair of "T" chairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
253
Finn Juhl
Sofa, model no. NV53
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
254
Finn Juhl
“Judas” extendable dining table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,625
255
Hans J. Wegner
Set of eight "The Round" chairs, model no. JH 501
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $80,500
256
Poul Henningsen
Adjustable piano lamp, with type 2/2 shades
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $86,500
257
Poul Kjærholm
Early daybed, model no. PK 80
Estimate $25,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,500
258
Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm
“Grasshopper” chaise longue, model no. FK-87
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
259
Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm
"Scimitar" chair, model no. IS-63
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
260
Armand Phillip Bartos
Unique extendable dining table
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
261
Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen
"Metropolitan" armchair, model no. 2842/L
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $13,750
262
Takako Araki
"Pocket Bible"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
263
Maarten Baas
Unique chair, from the "Where There’s Smoke" series
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
264
Martin Szekely
Monumental "S.P.B” bookshelves from the “Des Étagères” collection, in "vert-olive"
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
265
Martin Smith
"Conditions of Space No. 1"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
266
Tony Marsh
Large bowl form with cast elements
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
267
Martin Smith
"Void and Reflection (hidden green) No. 1"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
268
Betty Woodman
Diptych
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
269
Martin Szekely
Prototype "R.N.L." dining table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $37,500
270
Shiro Kuramata
"Dinah" chest of drawers
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
271
Hiroshi Suzuki
Vase
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
272
Shiro Kuramata
Two "Apple Honey" chairs
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
273
Tadao Ando
Set of three "Ando" vases
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
274
Ron Nagle
"Miss Bisque," from the "Snuff Bottles" series
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
275
Ron Nagle
"Tweety," from the "Snuff Bottles" series
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
276
Ron Nagle
"BBB," from the "Snuff Bottles" series
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
277
Richard Meier
"Rug #1"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
278
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Cometa" floor lamp, model no. L 026
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,250
279
Martin Smith
"Shift and Progression no. 5"
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
280
Gordon Baldwin
"Linea I" and "Linea II"
Estimate $12,000 - 16,000
281
Zaha Hadid
Tea and coffee service
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
282
Donald Judd
"Stool #43"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,250
283
Donald Judd
"Desk #56" and "Chair #45"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $32,500
284
Boris Jean Lacroix
Floor lamp, model no. 315
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,000
285
Boris Jean Lacroix
Set of four ceiling lights
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
286
Gio Ponti
Daybed, from the Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, Forlì
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $47,500
287
Napoleone Martinuzzi
Large vase, model no. 3079
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,125
288
Carlo Scarpa
Five-armed chandelier, model no. 5320 A 5
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
289
Carlo Scarpa
Ceiling light, model no. 5417
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $74,500
290
Gio Ponti
Unique armoire
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $40,000
291
Flavio Poli
Ceiling light
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
292
Ico Parisi
Sofa
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $23,750
293
Barovier & Toso (Co.)
Pair of chandeliers
Estimate $16,000 - 24,000
Sold for $18,750
294
Paolo Buffa
Illuminated sideboard
Estimate $16,000 - 24,000
Sold for $43,750
295
Max Ingrand
Mirror
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $18,750
296
Ercole Barovier
Pair of large lanterns
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $40,000
297
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, designed for the VI Triennale, Milan
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,750
298
Max Ingrand
“Dahlia” floor lamp
Estimate $14,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
299
Richard DeVore
Untitled #709
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
300
Richard DeVore
Untitled #566
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
301
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 1849
Estimate $10,000 - 12,000
Sold for $37,500
302
Ignazio Gardella
Wall-mounted "Lib 2" bookcase
Estimate $22,000 - 28,000
303
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model 2047B
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
304
Giovanni Ferrabini
Rare table
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
305
Pietro Chiesa
Table lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,625
306
Angelo Lelii
Floor lamp
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $18,750
307
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Lidded pot, model no. 191-B, from the "Ceramiche di lava" series
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,875
308
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp, model no. 1003b
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,750
309
Massimo Vignelli
Set of four wall lights
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,500
310
Ico Parisi
Sofa, model no. 865
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
311
Venini
Ceiling light
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
312
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
313
Max Ingrand
Rare floor lamp
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $46,250
314
Carlo de Carli
Pair of beds, model no. D 90
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,125
315
Gino Sarfatti
Rare floor lamp
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
316
Ico Parisi
Side table
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,000
317
Max Ingrand
Pair of table lamps, model no. 2228
Estimate $16,000 - 24,000
318
Ercole Barovier
Large vase, from the "Mugnoni" series
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,000
319
Gio Ponti
Armchair, model no. 811
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $30,000
320
Stilnovo
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
321
Gino Sarfatti
Prototype adjustable floor lamp, model no. 1054
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,750
322
Joe Colombo
Pair of "Sessel" armchairs, model no. 4801
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,750
323
Emira and Guido Fochi
“Terebra” ceiling light
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
324
Gabriella Crespi
Rare "Z" desk with drawer unit
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $194,500

Design

New York Auction 17 December 2014 11am

Provenance

Literature

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Harry Bertoia

"Sonambient" sounding sculpture

Design