Provenance
Private Collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Phillips, London, 'Design', 24 September 2014, lot 228
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Ka-Le Möbel, sales catalogue, Berlin, 1929, pl. 4 for a similar example
'Das Problem Der Kleinen Räume, Arbeiten von Kálmán Lengyel. Berlin', Moderne Bauformen, April 1933, pp. 198-99, 201 for similar examples
Bauhaus Furniture, A Legend Reviewed, exh. cat., Bauhaus Museum für Gestaltung, Berlin, 2002, p. 278 for a similar example

59

Kálmán Lengyel

Unique cabinet with adjustable desk

circa 1930
Birch-veneered wood, painted wood, nickel-plated brass, glass.
155 x 232.8 x 149 cm (61 x 91 5/8 x 58 5/8 in.)
Manufactured by W. Laborenz, Berlin and distributed by Standard Möbel, Berlin, Germany.

Estimate
£12,000 - 18,000 ‡

Contact Specialist

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

Design

London Auction 2 May 2024

1
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Cabinet, model no. MS. 120.
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £38,100
2
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare floor lamp, model no. 12731
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £40,640
3
Paolo Buffa
Rare slipper chair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
4
Gio Ponti
Rare wall-mounted cabinet
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £22,860
5
Gio Ponti
Set of three 'Sole' ceiling or wall lights, from Istituto Gallini, Voghera
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £76,200
6
Gaetano Pesce
Prototype sideboard
Estimate £22,000 - 26,000 ‡
Sold for £57,150
7
Studio B.B.P.R.
Ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £8,255
8
Gabriella Crespi
'Dama' extendable coffee table, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
9
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Minareto' totem
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £38,100
10
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Prototype 'Rocchetto' vase, model no. 484, from the 'Rocchetti' series
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £25,400
11
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare mirror
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000 ‡
Sold for £60,960
12
Ron Arad
'Cartier' table, from the Fondation Cartier Installation, Paris
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £20,320
13
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Agra' totem
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,860
14
Gio Ponti
Rare bar cabinet
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
15
Gino Sarfatti
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
16
Max Ingrand
Serving trolley, model no. 2246
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
17
Piero Fornasetti
Early 'Leopardo' chest of drawers
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
18
Joaquim Tenreiro and Regina Bolonha
Unique coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £38,100
19
Flavio Poli
Rare lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £27,940
20
Lina Bo Bardi
Chair, designed for the SESC-Pompéia Center, São Paulo
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £13,970
21
Joaquim Tenreiro
'Mesa Triangular' dining table
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £50,800
22
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 1705
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
23
Martin Eisler
Dining table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £10,160
24
Carlo Hauner
Pair of reclining armchairs
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
25
Joaquim Tenreiro
Pair of rare side tables
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £17,780
26
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 2447
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
27
Line Vautrin
'Soleil torsadé' mirror
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £120,650
28
José Zanine Caldas
'Namoradeira' rocking love seat
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
29
Tomaso Buzzi
Ceiling light, model no. 5220
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
30
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
'Ring' low table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
31
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Sushi' sofa
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,400
32
Pierre Paulin
'Élysée' floor lamp
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £33,020
33
Mattia Bonetti
'Polyhedral' chest of drawers
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £60,960
34
Gio Ponti
Drop-front writing desk
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
35
Elizabeth Fritsch
'River and Moon' spout pot
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ♠
Sold for £19,050
36
Alessandro Mendini
'Ondoso' coffee table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £17,780
37
Pierre Paulin
'Élysée' floor lamp
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £40,640
38
Alessandro Mendini
'Kandissi' sofa
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
39
Gabriella Crespi
'Cubo Magico' coffee table, from the 'Plurimi series'
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £17,780
40
Tom Dixon
'Flame-Cut' lounge chair with integrated tray
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,890
41
Marc Newson
Unique cabinet, from Syn Recording Studios, Tokyo
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £21,590
42
Ron Arad
Unique 'Blown Out Of Proportion (B.O.O.P.)' vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £24,130
43
Shiro Kuramata
'Cabinet de Curiosité'
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £48,260
44
Ron Arad
'Blo-Void 2'
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £40,640
45
Émile Gallé
Rare 'Coquille marine' vide-poche
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,160
46
Shiro Kuramata
Unique monumental floor lamp, from Oblomov restaurant, Fukuoka, Japan
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £43,180
47
Shiro Kuramata
Early 'How High the Moon' two-seater sofa
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £177,800
48
Martin Szekely
Custom '103 consoles'
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £15,240
49
Diego Giacometti
'X' form stool, troisième version
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £304,800
50
Diego Giacometti
'Grecque' low table
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 ‡
Sold for £533,400
51
Paul Dupré-Lafon
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
52
Émile Gallé
Footed coupe
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,810
53
Osvaldo Borsani and Marcello Piccardo
Illuminated wall-mounted bar cabinet with integrated mirror
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £50,800
54
Venini
Mirror, model no. 69
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £5,715
55
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Pair of chairs, model no. 27 NR
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £17,780
56
Gio Ponti
Low table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
57
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
'Bouillotte' table lamp, model no. 3048 AR/3342 NR
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £69,850
58
Émile Gallé
Rare vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £19,050
59
Kálmán Lengyel
Unique cabinet with adjustable desk
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
60
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
'Brisée' armchair and ottoman
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £12,700
61
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Pair of large 'Lesbos' planters
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,080
62
Gilbert Poillerat
Set of six chairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £38,100
63
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
'Salome' dining table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £20,320
64
Jean Besnard
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £16,510
65
This lot is no longer available.
66
André Arbus
Pair of side tables
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £33,020
67
This lot is no longer available.
68
Angelo Lelii
Floor lamp, model no. 12555
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
69
Finn Juhl
Pair of sofas, model no. BO46
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £27,940
70
Finn Juhl
Rare coffee table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
71
Ritsue Mishima
'Eolo'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £19,685
72
Antti Nurmesniemi
Set of six 'Sauna' stools, designed for the Palace Hotel, Helsinki
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
73
Axel Salto
Vase, model no. 21441
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
74
Mogens Lassen
Folding table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
75
Kurt Østervig
Pair of chairs, model no. 57A
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
76
Ritsue Mishima
'Cellula'
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
77
Alvar Aalto
'Paimio' armchair, model no. 41
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,080
78
Georges Jouve
'Abstrait' table lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £82,550
79
Palle Suenson
Set of ten dining chairs, designed for the Aarhus Oliefabrik A/S office building
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000
80
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ♠
Sold for £27,940
81
Hans Coper
'Digswell' composite form
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £38,100
82
Hans Coper
Rare white 'Cycladic Arrow' form
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡♠
Sold for £82,550
83
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £15,240
84
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £50,800
85
Lucie Rie
Large 'New Knitted' bowl
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
Sold for £15,240
86
Lucie Rie
Vase with fluted body and flaring lip
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £15,240
87
Lucie Rie
Lidded coffee pot and milk jug
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £3,556
88
Lucie Rie
Squeezed bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £9,525
89
Lucie Rie
Tea and coffee set
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £15,875
90
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £5,389
91
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Soleil' wall-mounted candle holders
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £13,970
92
George Nakashima
Set of eleven 'New' chairs and one 'New' armchair
Estimate £16,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £38,100
93
George Nakashima
'Slab II' coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £57,150
94
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Prototype 'Alligator' chair, from the 'Banquete' series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
95
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Casablanca' cabinet
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £5,334
96
Gio Ponti
Side table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £8,255
97No Reserve
Jean-Claude Farhi
Sculpture
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 •‡
Sold for £3,175
98
Maria Pergay
Pair of 'Cube' tables
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,795
99
Stilnovo
Rare table lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £5,334
100
Gio Ponti
Sideboard, model no. 2184, from the 'Modern by Singer' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £25,400
101
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Firenze' ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £11,430
102
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Pair of 'Canada' armchairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
103
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Canada' sofa
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £10,160
104
Max Ingrand
Rare floor lamp
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
105
Carlo de Carli
Coffee table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £4,064
106
Charlotte Perriand
Low free-form table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
107
Jacques Ruelland and Dani Ruelland
Group of eight vases from the 'Bouteilles' series and two vases from the 'Boules' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £12,065
108
Egon Eiermann
Unique pair of armchairs, designed for Villa Vollberg, Berlin
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,445
109
Paolo Buffa
Dressing table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £4,445
110
Roger Capron
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
111
Carlo de Carli
Set of ten chairs, model no. 634
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
112
Angelo Lelii
Floor lamp
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
113
This lot is no longer available.
114
Ico Parisi
Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
115
Ico Parisi
Pair of rare wardrobes
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £10,160
116
Gabriella Crespi
Set of six 'Sedia 73' folding chairs
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
117
Gabriella Crespi
'Specchio Gotico' wall-mounted mirrored cabinet
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £22,860
118
Piero Fornasetti
Floor lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £3,048
119
G.R.A.U.
Custom cabinet with bookcase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
120
Pietro Chiesa
Ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
121
Stilnovo
Table lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £2,540
122
Gio Ponti
Pair of unique chairs, from the Dulciora offices, Milan
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £13,970
123
Gio Ponti
Magazine rack
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
124
Gio Ponti
Two-seater sofa
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £38,100
125
Gio Ponti
Vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £6,350
126
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,510
127
Gino Sarfatti
Adjustable floor lamp, model no. 1049/N
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
128
Gio Ponti
Bookcase, from the 'Domus Nova' series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £17,780
129
Gio Ponti
'Isabella' plate
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
130
Piero Bottoni
Custom extendable dining table, from Villa Davoli, Reggio Emilia
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £27,940
131
Dino Martens
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £9,525
132
Piero Bottoni
Pair of custom armchairs, from Villa Davoli, Reggio Emilia
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £3,048
133
Carlo Bugatti
Games table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £24,765
134
Fontana Arte
Three flower holders, model nos. 2551, 2393 and 2552
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
135
Luciano Grassi, Sergio Conti and Marisa Forlani
Rare 'Artigianato' armchair, from the 'Monofilo' series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £11,430

Design

London Auction 2 May 2024

Provenance

Literature

59

Kálmán Lengyel

Unique cabinet with adjustable desk

Design