Provenance
Demisch Danant, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018
Literature
"Le prestige du Rotin," Art et Industrie XXVII, 1953, p. 46
"Al 'Salon des arts menagers' a Parigi," Domus, no. 284, July 1953, p. 62
Michel Weill, "L'appartement subtil," La Maison Française, December 1956-January 1957, p. 41
Patrick Favardin, ed., Les Décorateurs des Années 50, Paris, 2002, pp. 240-41

Property from a Muriel Brandolini Interior

25

Joseph-André Motte

Lounge chair

circa 1949
Rattan, beech, painted steel.
29 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 27 1/2 in. (74.9 x 74.3 x 69.9 cm)
Produced by Rougier, Paris, France.

Estimate
$7,000 - 9,000

Sold for $19,050

Contact Specialist

Benjamin Green
Associate Specialist
Associate Head of Sale
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+1 917 207 9090

Design

New York Auction 8 June 2023

1
Max Ingrand
"Dahlia" chandelier, model no. 1563A
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $48,260
2
Piero Fornasetti
"Piccolo Coromandel" cabinet
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $40,640
3
Gio Ponti
Armchair
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,525
4
Gio Ponti
Pair of wall lights, from the Time & Life Building, New York
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $76,200
5
Gio Ponti
Armchair
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,525
6
Ico Parisi
Rare coffee table, model no. 2183, from the "Modern by Singer" series
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,320
7
Seguso
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $19,050
8
Gio Ponti
Rare dining table
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
9
Gio Ponti
"Diamond" flatware service for 24
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
10
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
11
Gabriella Crespi
"Cubo Magico" coffee table, from the "Plurimi" series
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
12
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
13
Ico Parisi
Pair of lounge chairs, model no. 865
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
14
Studio B.B.P.R.
Ceiling light, model no. 2045/p, from the Jane and Gerald Gidwitz residence, Highland Park, Illinois
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $60,960
15
Carlo Mollino
Bunk bed, from the Casa del Sole, Cervinia
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,480
16
Gio Ponti
Desk, designed for the Altamira showroom, New York
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
17
Gio Ponti
Armchair, model no. 589
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,065
18
Gio Ponti
Low table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
19
Venini
Mirror, model no. 241.2
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,700
20
Gio Ponti
Dining table, designed for the "Conte Grande" ocean liner
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $31,750
21
Gio Ponti
Settee
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
22
Venini
Large wall or ceiling light
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,700
23
Osvaldo Borsani
Wall-mounted console table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,255
24
Angelo Lelii
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,700
25
Joseph-André Motte
Lounge chair
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $19,050
26
Jacques Adnet
Adjustable table lamp, model no. 7706
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $7,620
27
Mathieu Matégot
"Cap d'Ail" table and set of four armchairs
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
28
Serge Mouille
Pair of "Antony" desk lamps
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,700
29
Jean Prouvé
Set of four “Semi-Metal” chairs, model no. 305
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $63,500
30
Jean Prouvé
Pair of “Semi-Metal” chairs, model no. 305
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,480
31
Jeff Zimmerman
Unique "Vine" ceiling light
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $60,960
32
José Zanine Caldas
Rare dining table
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $133,350
33
This lot is no longer available.
34
Sergio Rodrigues
"Mucki" bench
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,620
35
Lina Bo Bardi, Marcelo Ferraz and Marcelo Suzuki
Pair of "Girafa" chairs, designed for Casa do Benin, Salvador de Bahía
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
36
Martin Eisler
Side table
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $13,970
37
Babs Haenen
"Paysage au solstice d'hiver"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,302
38
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Sonambient)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $63,500
39
Vladimir Kagan
"Contour" armchair
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,700
40
George Nakashima
Set of eight "New" dining chairs
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,480
41
George Nakashima
"Frenchman's Cove II" extendable dining table
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $20,320
42
George Nakashima
Two-door cabinet
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $40,640
43
Diane Itter
"Winter's Web"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,905
44
Diane Itter
"Red Over Blue Fan"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,905
45
Gloria Kisch
"In The Mirror"
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
46
Sam Maloof
Pair of early "Hueter" armchairs
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $9,525
47
Paul Evans
Rare two-sided “Sculpture Front” screen
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
48
Joyce Anderson and Edgar Anderson
Wall-mounted cabinet
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,080
49
Wendell Castle
“Sonny Boy”
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $33,020
50
Doyle Lane
Weed pot
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,160
51
Doyle Lane
Clay painting
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,620
52
This lot is no longer available.
53
Doyle Lane
Weed pot
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $15,240
54
This lot is no longer available.
55
Axel Einar Hjorth
Library table
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $7,620
56
Märta Blomstedt
Armchair
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,700
57
Paavo Tynell
Rare hanging candelabrum
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $48,260
58
Fritz Hansen
Pair of armchairs, model no. 1669
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $19,050
59
Poul Henningsen
"Artichoke" ceiling light
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,715
60
Fritz Hansen
Sofa, model no. 1669a
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $16,510
61
Claggett Wilson
Extendable dining table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
62
Claggett Wilson
Set of twelve dining chairs
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,800
63
Claggett Wilson
Sideboard
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,415
64
Nils Fougstedt
Two nesting tables, model no. 423
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,160
65
Daniel Cottier
Side chair
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $20,320
66
Tiffany Studios
Vase with lilies and buttercups
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $24,130
67
Émile Gallé
Lotus table lamp
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $101,600
68
Eugène Gaillard
Set of five nesting tables
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,590
69
Daum Frères and Louis Majorelle
"Nénuphar" table lamp
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $152,400
70
Georges de Feure
Pair of side chairs
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $12,700
71
Daum Frères and Louis Majorelle
"Magnolia" table lamp
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $63,500
72
Louis Majorelle
Pair of rare sellettes
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $40,640
73
Établissements Gallé
Flowering maple table lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $16,510
74
Émile Gallé
"Libellules" guéridon
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $40,640
75
Émile Gallé
Table lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $25,400
76
Louis Majorelle
Guéridon
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $10,160
77
Émile Gallé
"Ombelle" table lamp
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $50,800
78
Louis Majorelle
"La Cascade" cabinet
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $76,200
79
Georges de Feure
Chaise longue
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $20,320
80
Maurice Bouval
"Chardon" table lamp
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $82,550
81
Georges de Feure
Armchair
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $27,940
82
Gilbert Poillerat
Firescreen
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $40,640
83
Albert Cheuret
"Heron" console table
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $215,900
84
Simonet Frères
Ceiling light
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,560
85
Louis Cane
Pair of "David" table lamps
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,080
86
Attributed to André Arbus
Carpet
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $9,525
87
Hervé van der Straeten
Pair of "Pirouette" wall lights
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $20,320
88
Console table
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
89
Claire Cormier-Fauvel
Ceiling light
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $35,560
90
Marc du Plantier
Table lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,985
91
Max Lamb
Chair, from the "Delaware Bluestone II" series
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,320
92
Scott Burton
"Semi-Circle Table"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,510
93
Scott Burton
"Two-Cube Table"
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
94
Ruth Duckworth
Wall-mounted sculpture
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
95
Martin Szekely
Two-part "F.D.G." console table
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,146
96
Scott Burton
"Low Piece"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $21,590
97
Zaha Hadid
"Gyre" lounge chair, from the "Seamless" series
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $38,100
98
Gaetano Pesce
Set of four "543 Broadway" chairs
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,430
99
Mattia Bonetti
"Miami" coffee table
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
100
Marcel Wanders
Rare "Henna" side table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
101
Studio Wieki Somers
"Jin (Compassion)" floor lamp, from the "Mitate" collection
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
102
Bodil Manz
"Oval Form with Yellow, Black, Blue, Japanese Red and Green"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,985
103
This lot is no longer available.
104
Jeroen Verhoeven
"Cinderella" table
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
105
Geert Lap
Vase and bowl
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $12,700
106
Studio Job
Floor lamp, from the "Robber Baron" series
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
107
Studio Job
"Pharmacy" table lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
108
Jonas Bohlin
"Concrete" armchair
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
109
Marcel Wanders
"Bon Bon Gold" chair, from the "Personal Editions" series
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860

Design

New York Auction 8 June 2023

Provenance

Literature

25

Joseph-André Motte

Lounge chair

Design