Provenance
Private collection, Lugano
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
'Una nuova libreria di Gardella', Domus, no. 321, August 1956, p. 48
'Alla XI Triennale di Milano', Domus, no. 337, December 1957, p. 20
Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950/1980, Milan, 1985, p. 92
Andrea Branzi and Michele De Lucchi, eds., Il Design Italiano Degli Anni ’50, Milan, 1985, p. 123, fig. 377

219

Ignazio Gardella

Wall-mounted 'Lib 2' modular bookcase

circa 1955
Mahogany, mahogany-veneered wood, painted steel, brass.
220 x 130.3 x 30 cm (86 5/8 x 51 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Manufactured by Azucena, Milan, Italy.

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000 Ω

Sold for £23,750

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta e Costa
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4019

Design

London Auction 21 September 2016

101
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Agneau'
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 ♠
Sold for £75,000
102
Claude Lalanne
'Petales d'Or' necklace and ring
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
103
Edmund de Waal
Set of three stackable pots
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £6,250
104
Claude Lalanne
'Marmotte'
Estimate £45,000 - 65,000 ♠
105
Diego Giacometti
'Torsade' low table
Estimate £140,000 - 180,000 Ω
Sold for £125,000
106
Jean Royère
'Œuf' chair
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 Ω
Sold for £83,750
107
Jean Royère
'Persane' standard lamp
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
Sold for £125,000
108
Jean Royère
'Relax' armchair, together with associated ottoman
Estimate £26,000 - 32,000 Ω
Sold for £32,500
109
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Hirondelle' wall lights
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £21,250
110
Jean Royère
'Ondulation' console
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £68,750
111
Jean Royère
Sofa and pair of armchairs
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
Sold for £221,000
112
Jean Royère
Coffee table
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 Ω
113
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Ondulation' stools
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £106,250
114
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Yo Yo' side tables
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £56,250
115
Jean Royère
'Yo Yo' desk
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £25,000
116
Mark Brazier-Jones
Rare ‘Bond’ armchair, produced for Watts of Westminster, London
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
117
Georges Jouve
Lidded tobacco jar, model no. 1005
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £20,000
118
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of table lamps
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £37,500
119
Marion Dorn
Unique dining table, designed for Francis and Alix Meynell, Clivedon Place, London
Estimate £5,000 - 8,000
Sold for £17,500
120
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Boules' andirons
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £32,500
121
Jacques Quinet
Table lamp
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000
Sold for £10,000
122
Franz West
'Privat-Lampe des Künstlers II' standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £11,250
123No Reserve
Maarten Baas
'Smoke' dining table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω•
Sold for £6,250
124No Reserve
Maarten Baas
Two unique chairs, from the 'Where There's Smoke' series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω•
Sold for £3,750
125No Reserve
Maarten Baas
Unique 'Smoke' cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω•
Sold for £22,500
126
Claude Lalanne
Pair of candlesticks
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,250
127
Philip LaVerne and Kelvin LaVerne
'Etruscan' coffee table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
128
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of stools
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £47,500
129
Eugène Printz
Table lamp
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000
Sold for £10,625
130
Joseph Csaky
Head (Portrait of a young girl)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £118,750
131
Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
Rare and important 'Daffodil' dresser
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
132
Jean-Michel Frank
Side table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
133
Poul Henningsen
Early desk lamp, type 4/3 shades
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
134
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Ouro Preto' standard lamp, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000 Ω
135
This lot is no longer available.
136
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Humberto' side table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £14,375
137
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Aleijadinho' candlestick, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Estimate £4,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £5,250
138
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Anhanguera' sofa, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Estimate £45,000 - 55,000 Ω
139
This lot is no longer available.
140
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Humberto' side table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £16,875
141
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Settimio' cabinet, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £43,750
142
Shiro Kuramata
'Glass' Chair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
143
Marc Newson
'Nickel Surfboard'
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 Ω
Sold for £68,750
144
Edmund de Waal
Teapot
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £6,500
145
Michael Anastassiades
'Mobile Chandelier I'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,000
146
Shiro Kuramata
Acrylic stool', designed for the Spiral boutique, The Axis Building, Roppongi, Tokyo
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
147
Tadao Ando
Set of three vases
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £21,250
148No Reserve
Marc Newson
'Wicker' chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω•
Sold for £12,500
149No Reserve
Marc Newson
'Super Guppy' standard lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω•
Sold for £625
150No Reserve
Marc Newson
Early 'Embryo' chair
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω•
Sold for £10,625
151No Reserve
Shiro Kuramata
Important and unique sofa, designed for the Bub Yoshino beauty salon, Tokyo, from the ‘Furniture with Drawers, Vol. 1' series
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 Ω•
Sold for £37,500
152
Allen Jones
Prototype 'Aphrodite' bench
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,250
153No Reserve
Shiro Kuramata
Bar stool, model no. R301, designed for the Lucchino Bar, Tokyo
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω•
Sold for £400
154
Annibale Oste
'Venne la Pioggia' wardrobe
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £8,750
155
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Set of six 'Harumaki' chairs
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £27,500
156
Charlotte Perriand
Large sideboard
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £40,000
157
Serge Mouille
'Agrafée' desk lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £8,125
158
Jean Prouvé
'Compas' desk
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £23,750
159
Paavo Tynell
Pair of desk lamps, model no. 5061
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
160No Reserve
Junzo Sakakura
Coffee table
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω•
Sold for £250
161
Junzo Sakakura
Pair of early lounge chairs, model no. 5016
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £11,250
162
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £106,250
163
Peter Collingwood
'3D Macrogauze'
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £9,375
164
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of rare folding chairs, model no. JH 512
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £10,000
165
Poul Henningsen
Adjustable piano lamp, type 2/2 shades
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
166
Charlotte Perriand
Pair of armchairs, model no. 21, from 'L’Equipement de la Maison' series, Grenoble
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £12,500
167
Jacques Ruelland and Dani Ruelland
Table lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,875
168No Reserve
Sori Yanagi
Early 'Butterfly' stool, model no. S-0521/M
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω•
Sold for £625
169
Charlotte Perriand
‘Nuage’ wall-mounted shelf
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £35,000
170
Jean Prouvé
Low table, model no. CB 11
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £62,500
171
Lucie Rie
Small bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £37,500
172
Lucie Rie
Bowl
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £90,000
173
Le Corbusier
Wall light, from the Unité d’Habitation, Firminy, France
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 †
174
Charlotte Perriand
Bench with side table and drawer, from Cité Cansado, Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,000
175
Jean Prouvé
'Cafétéria' table, model no. 512, from the Centre d'études atomiques, Marcoule, France
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £28,750
176
Jean Prouvé
Row of two lecture theatre chairs, designed for the Faculté des Lettres, Université de Besançon, France
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
177
Jean Prouvé
'Cité' table, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Nancy
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000
178
Jean Prouvé
S.C.A.L. bed, model no. 451
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
179
Charlotte Perriand
Set of twelve dining chairs, model no. 19, and six stools, model no. 17, from 'L’Equipement de la Maison' series, Grenoble
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £17,500
180
Alvar Aalto
Standard lamp, model no. A 809
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
181
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of 'Ox' lounge armchairs, model no. AP-46
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 Ω
182
Arne Jacobsen
'Grand Prix' extendable dining table, model no. FH 4605
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
183
This lot is no longer available.
184
Finn Juhl
Pair of armchairs, model no. FJ45
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
185
Carlo Scarpa
Cylindrical 'Corroso' vase, model no. 4100
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £20,000
186
Paolo Buffa and Giovanni Gariboldi
Rare wardrobe
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £16,250
187
Carlo Scarpa
Rare vase, model no. 5673
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £21,250
188
Stilnovo
Adjustable standard lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,625
189
Gio Ponti
Armchair, model no. 811
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £27,500
190
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare mirror
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £23,750
191
Franco Albini
Rocking chaise longue, model no. PS16
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
192
Gio Ponti
Partner's desk, designed for the Krupp offices, Milan
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
193
Stilnovo
Ceiling light, model no. 1158
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,250
194
Giuseppe Ostuni
Early 'Tirs' adjustable standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
195
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare centrepiece with four dishes, model no. 433
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
196
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Set of four 'Tromba' adjustable wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
197
Gino Sarfatti
Rare and large ceiling light, model no. 2040
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £62,500
198
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 2364
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
199
Gio Ponti
Rare table and pair of chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £25,000
200
Gio Ponti
'Dattilo' desk, designed for the Vembi school, Genoa
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £18,750
201
Fontana Arte
Mirror, model no. 1929
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,250
202
Gio Ponti
Partner's desk, designed for the Vembi-Burroughs offices, Genoa
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £47,500
203
Stilnovo
Adjustable standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
204
Gio Ponti
Two wall-mounted consoles
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
205
Max Ingrand
Large ceiling light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £20,000
206
Fulvio Bianconi
Standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £9,375
207
Guglielmo Veronesi
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £16,000 - 22,000
208
Gio Ponti
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
209
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, model no. 516
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £13,750
210
Gio Ponti
Dressing table, from the Hotel Royal, Naples
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
211
Gio Ponti
Set of six dining chairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
212
Stilnovo
Nine-armed adjustable standard lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £8,750
213
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
214
Pietro Chiesa
Early table lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,750
215
Carlo de Carli
Rare partner's desk and armchair, designed for the IX Triennale, Milan
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £43,750
216
Pietro Chiesa
Early and rare table lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £15,000
217
Gio Ponti
Desk, from the Montecatini offices, Milan
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
218
Stilnovo
Desk lamp, model no. D 4639
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £5,250
219
Ignazio Gardella
Wall-mounted 'Lib 2' modular bookcase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £23,750
220
Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
Early bench
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £11,250
221
This lot is no longer available.
222
Max Ingrand
Side table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £8,750
223
Osvaldo Borsani
Sofa
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,250
224
Carlo Scarpa
Vase, model no. 3983
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £12,500
225
This lot is no longer available.
226
Angelo Lelii
Adjustable standard lamp, model no. 12555
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £7,500
227
Max Ingrand
Rare table lamp, model no. 2533
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
228
Ercole Barovier
Set of four wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £8,750
229
Pietro Chiesa
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,000
230
Carlo Enrico Rava
Wall-mounted console
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,250
231
Gio Ponti
Early armchair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £11,250
232
Gabriella Crespi
Two picture frames
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800
Sold for £4,375
233
Pietro Chiesa
Rare occasional table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £18,750
234
Max Ingrand
Pair of table lamps, model no. 2212
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
235
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
236
Angelo Mangiarotti
Unique coffee table, designed for a private commission, Portofino, Italy
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,250
237
Tomaso Buzzi
Large wall light, model no. 426
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
238
Gio Ponti
Rare coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £100,000
239
Aligi Sassu and Osvaldo Borsani
Rare occasional table, variant of model no. 5374
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
240
Carlo Scarpa
Rare five-armed chandelier, model no. 5337
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £25,000
241
Pietro Chiesa
Standard lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
242
Italian
Wall-mounted console
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
243
Gio Ponti
Unique pair of daybeds, designed for the 'Domus Alba' apartment, Milan
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £26,250
244
Gio Ponti
Pair of side chairs
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £9,375
245
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
Pair of 'Corteccia' dishes, designed for the IX Milan Triennale
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £3,750
246
Tomaso Buzzi
Rare and large table lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,750
247
Attributed to Carlo Scarpa
Chandelier
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
248
Gio Ponti
Armchair
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £21,250
249
Eugenia Alberti Reggio and Gianluigi Reggio
Wall-mounted console
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,875
250
Seguso
Rare chandelier
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,625
251
Angelo Lelii
Standard lamp, model no. 12628
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
252
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare bowl, model no. 498
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
253
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Ashtray, model no. 195
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
254
Joe Colombo
Rare 'Personal Container'
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £18,750
255
Yoichi Ohira
Unique large vase, from the ‘Polvere’ series
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £32,500
256
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase, model no. 7, from the 'Caleidoscopio' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,000
257
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £33,750
258
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase, from the ‘Murrine rosse incise’ series
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡

Design

London Auction 21 September 2016

Provenance

Literature

219

Ignazio Gardella

Wall-mounted 'Lib 2' modular bookcase

Design