Provenance
Private collection, Verona
Private collection, Modena, acquired from the above, circa 1995
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2010
Literature
Roberta Lietti, Ico Parisi Catalogue Raisonné, 1936-1960, Milan, 2017, illustrated p. 415
Catalogue Essay
Phillips would like to thank Roberta Lietti of the Archivio del Design di Ico Parisi for her assistance cataloguing the present lot.

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Ico Parisi

Desk

circa 1950
Oak, oak-veneered wood.
32 x 47 5/8 x 22 5/8 in. (81.3 x 121 x 57.5 cm)

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000

Sold for $13,860

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Design

New York Auction 9 December 2020

1
Gino Sarfatti
Rare ceiling light, model no. 2041
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $52,920
2
Carlo Scarpa
Floor lamp, model no. 516
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $44,100
3
Gio Ponti
Sofa
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $25,200
4
Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
Sofa and pair of armchairs
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $35,280
5
Gio Ponti
Pair of rare lounge chairs
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $35,280
6
Tomaso Buzzi
Ceiling light, model no. 5220
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,300
7
Stilnovo
Ceiling light
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $50,400
8
Giorgio Ferro
Vase, from the "Anse Volanti" series
Estimate $4,200 - 4,800
Sold for $6,930
9
Gio Ponti
Coffee table, from the "Modern by Singer" series
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
10
Gio Ponti
Pair of "Distex" armchairs
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $88,200
11
Fontana Arte
Set of four wall lights, model no. 2135
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,080
12
Gio Ponti
Pair of daybeds
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $22,680
13
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $22,680
14
Ico Parisi
Desk
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,860
15
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of wall lights, model no. 225
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,340
16
Ico Parisi
"Lerici" modular bookcase
Estimate $24,000 - 28,000
17
Gio Ponti
Desk, from the Vetrocoke offices, Milan
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $32,760
18
Gio Ponti
Occasional table
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $7,560
19
Max Ingrand
Set of four "Micro" wall lights, model no. 2093
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $32,760
20
Pietro Chiesa
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,600
21
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $88,200
22
Max Ingrand
Floor lamp, model no. 2020
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,860
23
Gio Ponti
Low table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $16,380
24
Max Ingrand
Set of four wall lights, model no. 2225
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,600
25
Gio Ponti
Daybed
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $30,240
26
Guglielmo Ulrich
Ceiling light
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,780
27
Stilnovo
Table lamp
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,040
28
Gio Ponti
Dressing table
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $27,720
29
Tomaso Buzzi
Vase, model no. 3426
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,560
30
Barovier & Toso (Co.)
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $18,900
31
Tomaso Buzzi
Vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,040
32
Tomaso Buzzi
Pair of pendant ceiling lights
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,120
33
Gio Ponti
“Diamond” flatware service for 24
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $40,320
34
Gio Ponti
Cabinet
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $63,000
35
Gio Ponti
Folding mirror
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $17,640
36
Giuseppe Terragni
Set of six dining chairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
37
Giuseppe Terragni
Dining table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
38
Hans J. Wegner
Adjustable lounge chair, model no. JH524
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
39
Angelo Lelii
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,080
40
Angelo Lelii
Adjustable floor lamp, model no. 12246
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,600
41
This lot is no longer available.
42
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Rare sofa
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
43
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Pair of armchairs, model no. PL19
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $18,900
44
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Unique coffee table
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
45
Gino Sarfatti
Table lamp, model no. 568/N
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $4,158
46
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of table lamps, model no. 594
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,190
47
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of table lamps, model no. 523
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,930
48
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of table lamps, model no. 585
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,300
49
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp, model no. 1063
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,720
50
Fulvio Bianconi
Vase, model no. 4318
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,970
51
Yoichi Ohira
"Polvere" vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,292
52
Yoichi Ohira
"Foglie Autunnali" vase
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,600
53
Thomas Stearns
Vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,080
54
Vladimir Kagan
"Contour" rocking chair, model no. 175F
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $132,300
55
Vladimir Kagan
Table lamp, model no. 2030
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $13,860
56
Vladimir Kagan
Unique coffee table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
57
Vladimir Kagan
Prototype "Unicorn" table base
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
58
Vladimir Kagan
"Barrel" sofa, model no. 100S
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $16,380
59
Vladimir Kagan
"Branch" coffee table, model no. 5424
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,450
60
Vladimir Kagan
"Tri-symmetric" stool, model no. 504
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $15,120
61
Vladimir Kagan
"Cygnet" floor lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $18,900
62
Vladimir Kagan
L-shaped "Swan-Back" sofa, model no. 507
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,680
63
Jean Prouvé
"Antony" chair, model no. 356
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,720
64
Flemming Agger
Rare modular "Crown" sofa
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $40,320
65
Lina Bo Bardi
Chair, designed for the SESC-Pompéia Center, São Paulo
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,160
66
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Prototype "Menta" totem
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,200
67
Joe Colombo
"Living System Box 1"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,200
68
Yonel Lebovici
"Fiche Mâle" lamp
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,640
69
Yonel Lebovici
"Épingle de Nourrice" floor lamp
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,760
70
Marc Newson
"Orgone Chop Top" coffee table
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $189,000
71
Wendell Castle
"Abilene" rocker
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
72
Eric Schmitt
"Big Circle" table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,340
73
Marcel Wanders
"Bon Bon Gold" chair, from the "Personal Editions" series
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,800
74
Joris Laarman
"Cumulus" table
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,600
75
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Pair of "Bolotas" armchairs and ottoman
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $107,100
76
Studio Job
Mantle clock, from the "Robber Baron" series
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $44,100
77
François-Xavier Lalanne
"Rhinocéros bleu"
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $73,080
78
Ingrid Donat
"Commode Galuchat"
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $214,200
79
David Wiseman
Group of four vases
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,200
80
Ernest Chaplet
Vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $9,072
81
Ernest Chaplet
Pair of monumental vases
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
82
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix
Vase with salamander
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,560
83
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Gourd vase
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,930
84
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Monumental vase
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,640
85
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $10,080
86
Ernest Bussière
"Chardon" vase
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,930
87
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,410
88
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
89
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Large vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,340
90
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Gourd vase
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $12,600
91
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $9,450
92
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix
Vase with crab
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,380
93
Ernest Chaplet
Bottle
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,930
94
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,930
95
Edmond Lachenal
Pitcher
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,788
96
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix
Pitcher with lizards
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $16,380
97
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,930
98
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Gourd vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,820
99
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $7,560
100
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix
Inkwell
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,930
101
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
102
George Ohr
Pot with snakes
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,760
103
George Ohr
Blistered vase
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $37,800
104
George Ohr
Coin bank
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
105
Henri de Vallombreuse
Vase
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
106
Taxile Doat
“La Musique et la Danse” bottle and stopper
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $17,640
107
Taxile Doat
Plaque
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $9,450
108
Ritsue Mishima
"Cometa"
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,120
109
Akiyama Yô
Untitled "MV-113"
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,640
110
Rick Owens
Pair of "Stag" stools
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $44,100
111
Judy Kensley McKie
"Gazelle" table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $63,000
112
Judy Kensley McKie
"Snake" bowl
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
113
Oscar Niemeyer
Sofa, designed for the SESC Hotel, Rio de Jaineiro
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,160
114
Hans Coper
Flared vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $40,320
115
Lucie Rie
Large conical bowl
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $69,300
116
Lucie Rie
Low bowl
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,190
117
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $13,860
118
Lucie Rie
Miniature open bowl
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $17,640
119
Lucie Rie
Miniature conical bowl
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $17,640
120
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $4,788
121
Lucie Rie and Hans Coper
Set of eight cups and saucers
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $21,420
122
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,560
123
Lucie Rie
Set of oil and vinegar bottles and saucers
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,930
124
Peter Voulkos
Black Bulerias
Estimate $600,000 - 800,000
Sold for $1,264,200
125
Peter Voulkos
Untitled vessel
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,600
126
Harry Bertoia
"Sonambient" sounding sculpture
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,240
127
José Zanine Caldas
"Root" table base
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,200
128
José Zanine Caldas
Bench
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $44,100
129
Wilhelm Kåge
"Farsta" vase
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
130
Wilhelm Kåge
"Dragonfish" vase, from the "Farsta" series
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $13,860
131
This lot is no longer available.
132
Albert Cheuret
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,160
133
Jean Dunand
Vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
134
Josef Hoffmann
Portfolio, from the collection of Gustav Klimt
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $60,480
135
Johan Borgersen
Bench
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
136
This lot is no longer available.
137
Koloman Moser
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $47,880
138
Josef Hoffmann
Smoking table
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $35,280
139
Josef Hoffmann
Vase, model no. 2 4454 (S sh 10)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,340
140
Josef Hoffmann
Centerpiece, model no. S 5178 (S sh 6)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,820
141
Pierre Chareau
"Tulip" daybed, model no. MP 102
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $69,300
142
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Tobacco box
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
143
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of side chairs
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
144
Alberto Giacometti
Pair of candle holders
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $69,300
145
Alberto Giacometti
“Figure” floor lamp
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $277,200
146
Maxime Old
Console table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $30,240
147
Georges Jouve
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $13,230
148
Jean Royère
"Quille" table
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $36,540
149
Émile Decoeur
Vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,930
150
Émile Decoeur
Vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,930
151
Jacques Adnet
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $25,200
152
Jacques Adnet
Bar cabinet
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $51,660
153
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $8,820
154
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $7,560
155
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $4,032
156
Jean Royère
Group of door handles
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $20,160
157
Line Vautrin
"Chardon" mirror
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $50,400

Design

New York Auction 9 December 2020

Provenance

Literature

Catalogue Essay

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Ico Parisi

Desk

Design