Provenance
Private collection, Palermo, Italy, 1950s
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
'Stand di Fontana Arte alla 39ª fiera di Milano', Vitrum, no. 125, May-June 1961, pp. 32-33
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Max Ingrand, Du Verre À La Lumière, Paris, 2009, pp. 193, 196
Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, figs. 8, 313

101

Max Ingrand

Ceiling light, model no. 1508

circa 1954
Tubular brass, brass, painted metal, coloured glass, glass.
74 cm (29 1/8 in.) drop, 94 cm (37 in.) diameter
Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy.

Estimate
£7,000 - 9,000

Sold for £15,000

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

Design

London Auction 27 April 2017

1
Edouard Chapallaz
Vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,000
2
Edouard Chapallaz
Vase
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £3,750
3
Edouard Chapallaz
'Cyclade' vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
4
Edouard Chapallaz
Vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £1,250
5
Francine Del Pierre
Large flat vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £8,125
6
Francine Del Pierre
Bottle
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £3,500
7
Francine Del Pierre
Bottle
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £2,000
8
Francine Del Pierre
Bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £3,750
9
Fance Franck
Flacon
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
10
Fance Franck
Flacon
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
11
Fance Franck
Bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
12
Fance Franck
Bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
13
Fance Franck
Vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £5,250
14
Gutte Eriksen
Large jar
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £6,250
15
Elisabeth Joulia
'Châtaigne'
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £2,250
16
Elisabeth Joulia
'Petit vase amande'
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
17
Elisabeth Joulia
'Grand caillou'
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
18
Pierre Bayle
'Quatre Olives'
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £3,750
19
Pierre Bayle
'Quasar' footed cup
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
20
Pierre Bayle
'Colonne à lame'
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £6,875
21
Bernard Leach
Vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £6,875
22
Bernard Leach
Vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £6,875
23
Bernard Leach
Vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £5,000
24
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
Sold for £27,500
25
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
Sold for £40,000
26
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £4,375
27
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £5,000
28
Hans Coper
'Cycladic' pot with spherical volume and oval lip
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
Sold for £60,000
29
Lucie Rie
Bottle vase with flaring lip
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £25,000
30
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip and vertically fluted body
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £27,500
31
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £25,000
32
Lucie Rie
Large vase with flaring lip and integral spiral
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £31,250
33
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Rare six beaded ‘Halo’ ceiling light, designed for Gledstone Hall, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £28,750
34
Jean Dunand
Vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £12,500
35
Jean-Michel Frank
'Croisillon' table lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £18,750
36
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £18,750
37
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
'Guindé' armchair, model no. 80AR/153NR
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000
Sold for £41,250
38
Jean Royère
Dining table
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 Ω
Sold for £37,500
39
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of standard lamps
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £50,000
40
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of rare side tables
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
41
Jean Royère
Set of eight armchairs
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £50,000
42
Lucie Rie
Green bowl
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £15,000
43
Jean Royère
'Mirabeau' standard lamp
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £93,750
44
Jean Royère
Pair of rare consoles
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
45
Georges Jouve
'Tête de Femme' pitcher
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
46
Jean Royère
Set of six dining chairs
Estimate £50,000 - 80,000
Sold for £56,250
47
Charlotte Perriand
Bibliothèque, from La Maison du Mexique, Cité Universitaire, Paris
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 Ω
48
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Early garden table, model no. MR 515
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
49
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Beugelstoel
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
50
Jean Prouvé
Bed, model no. 17, designed for the Lycée Fabert, Metz
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £10,625
51
Serge Mouille
Pivoting two-armed wall light with 'Lampadaire' and 'Casquette' shades
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £17,500
52
Jean Prouvé
Low table, model no. GB 21
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £37,500
53
Serge Mouille
'Antony' table lamp
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £20,000
54
Jean Prouvé
Pair of 'Antony' chairs, model no. 356
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £37,500
55
Jean Prouvé
‘Tout bois’ chair
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
56
Jean Prouvé
'Semi-metal' chair, model no. 306
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
57
Jean Prouvé
'Semi-metal' chair, model no. 305
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
58
Jean Prouvé
'Semi-metal' chair, model no. 305
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £25,000
59
Jean Prouvé
'Cité' table, model no. 500
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £8,750
60
Jean Prouvé
Five-panelled sun-shutter, from the Cité scolaire de La Dullague, Béziers
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
61
Jean Prouvé
'Cafétéria' table, model no. 511
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,000
62
Pierre Jeanneret
'Office table' desk with bookcase, model no. PJ-BU-02-A and 'Office Cane Chair', model no. PJ-SI-28-A, designed for the Secretariat and administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £30,000
63
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of 'Cane seat cane back' office armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-43-A, designed for Punjab University, Chandigarh
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
64
Pierre Jeanneret
Demountable bed, model no. PJ-L-05-A, designed for the Members Legislative Assembly flats, Punjab University student halls and other residencies
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
Sold for £27,500
65
Pierre Jeanneret
Rare 'Working table', model no. PJ-TA-07-A, designed for private residencies, Chandigarh
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £27,500
66
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of 'Advocate and Press' armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £45,000
67
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand
Double wardrobe and room divider, from a 'chambre d’étudiant', Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £21,250
68
Charlotte Perriand
Low bench, from Cité Cansado, Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,250
69
Robert Mathieu
Rare pivoting desk lamp and paper tray
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
70
Mathieu Matégot
Pair of 'Canasta' tables
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
71
Axel Salto
Vase in the 'Sprouting' style
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
72
Axel Salto
'Dafne forvandles til et Træ' (Daphne transforms into a tree) sculpture
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £37,500
73
This lot is no longer available.
74
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
'Tusenskönan' (Daisy) rug
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £47,500
75
Hans J. Wegner
Set of eight 'Cowhorn' chairs, model no. JH 505
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £62,500
76
Peder Moos and Kay Simmelhag
Unique coffee table, depicting Leda and the Swan
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000
Sold for £12,500
77
Edvard Kindt-Larsen and Tove Kindt-Larsen
Pair of 'Fireplace' armchairs
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £22,500
78
Frits Henningsen
Rocking chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,500
79
Poul Henningsen
Pair of early table lamps, type 4/3 shades
Estimate £20,000 - 25,000
80
Poul Henningsen
Pair of standard lamps, type 3/2 shades
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000
Sold for £18,750
81
Hans J. Wegner
Architect's desk, model no. JH 571
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £37,500
82
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of benches, model no. JH 555
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
83
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of 'Ox' lounge armchairs, model no. AP-47 and stool, model no. AP-49
Estimate £20,000 - 25,000
84
Palle Suenson
Pair of large wall lights, designed for the canteen, Aarhus Oil Factory A/S
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000
Sold for £20,000
85
Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen
Rare desk
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £20,000
86
Kaj Gottlob
Pair of rare sofas, designed for the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Committee Hall, Copenhagen
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £57,500
87
Vilhelm Lauritzen
Pair of adjustable wall lights, designed for the Radiohuset (National Broadcasting House), Copenhagen
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £9,375
88
Børge Mogensen
Chest of drawers, model no. BM 59
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
89
Ilmari Tapiovaara
Rare ‘Dolphin’ chaise longue
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
90
Børge Mogensen
Sideboard, model no. BM 57
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
91
Axel Einar Hjorth
Set of twelve chairs, from the 'Utö' series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £27,500
92
Timo Sarpaneva
'Purkaus' (Eruption) glass sculpture, from the 'Finlandia' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
93
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
94
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of rare ceiling lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £25,000
95
Carlo Mollino
Desk, designed for the Lattes Publishing House, Turin
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 Ω
Sold for £62,500
96
Stilnovo
Adjustable wall light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
97
Studio B.B.P.R.
Set of three large wall lights, designed for the Mediolanum Cinema, Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £28,750
98
Mauro Reggiani
Rare desk
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
99
Carlo Scarpa
Rare five-armed chandelier, model no. 5329
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
100
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs and ottomans, designed for the First Class of the 'Conte Grande' transatlantic ocean liner
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £27,500
101
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 1508
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £15,000
102
Gio Ponti
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £20,000
103
Fontana Arte
Coffee table
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £75,000
104
Fulvio Bianconi
Pair of rare ceiling lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £32,500
105
Paolo Buffa
Side table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £12,500
106
Carlo Scarpa
Mirror, model no. 30
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £42,500
107
Gio Ponti
Armchair, model no. 504, designed for the First Class Dining Room of the 'Conte Grande' transatlantic ocean liner
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,000
108
Tomaso Buzzi
Rare ceiling light, model no. 5235
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
109
Venini
Table mirror, model no. 74
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
110
Venini
Large illuminated mirror, model no. 68
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
111
Arredoluce
Rare side table, designed for the Arredoluce showrooms
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
112
Pia Guidetti Crippa
Rare 'Quadro luminoso' wall light
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,750
113
Gio Ponti
Bench, designed for the public administration offices, Forlí, Italy
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £10,000
114
Gio Ponti
Bench, designed for the public administration offices, Forlí, Italy
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £10,000
115
Fontana Arte
Mirror, model no. 1928
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
116
Fontana Arte
Standing ashtray
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £8,125
117
Fontana Arte
Set of three wall lights, model no. 2140
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £15,000
118
Max Ingrand
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,250
119
Augusto Romano
Unique pair of sofas, designed for Casa Cirio, Turin
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,125
120
Augusto Romano
Unique set of six dining chairs, designed for Casa Cirio, Turin
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £7,500
121
Max Ingrand
Set of four wall lights, model no. 1568
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £40,000
122
Angelo Mangiarotti
Early low table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £8,125
123
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare 'Tempus' wall-mounted unit
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
124
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of ceiling lights, model no. 3027
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
125
Gino Sarfatti
Rare table lamp, model no. 522
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
126
Gino Sarfatti
Counterbalance ceiling light, model no. 2121
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
127
Tito Agnoli
Ceiling light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
128
Gianfranco Frattini
Writing desk
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,625
129
Giuseppe Ostuni
'Trittico' adjustable standard lamp, model no. 339
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £13,750
130
Gabriella Crespi
Prototype 'Photospore' candle holder
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £3,750
131
Gabriella Crespi
'2000' extendable coffee table, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £16,000 - 24,000
Sold for £43,750
132
Gino Sarfatti
Set of three wall lights, model no. 249/2
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £8,750
133
Angelo Lelii
Standard lamp
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
134
Gio Ponti
Swivel chair, model no. 1938, designed for the Montecatini S.A. offices, Milan
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,375
135
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of standard lamps, model no. 1081b
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £27,500
136
Max Ingrand
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,625
137
Gio Ponti
Sideboard, model no. 2184, from the 'Modern by Singer' series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £18,750
138
Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Unique mirror
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,000
139
Gio Ponti
Desk
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
140
Gino Sarfatti
Outdoor floor light, model no. 1102
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £3,750
141
Vistosi
Set of three side tables
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £18,750
142
Martin Szekely
'Nord' vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £26,250
143
Marc Newson
'Super Guppy' standard lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £1,250
144
Shiro Kuramata
Pair of 'three-legged B' chairs, model no. R108 and table, model no. T8008
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,000
145
Martin Szekely
'P.P.C.' table
Estimate £20,000 - 25,000 Ω
Sold for £18,750
146
Maarten Baas
Unique 'Smoke' cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £15,000
147
This lot is no longer available.
148
Konstantin Grcic
Pair of stools, designed for the 'Missing Object' exhibition, Galerie kreo, Paris
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £20,000
149
Shigeru Uchida
'Come Shine' chest of drawers, from the 'Furniture as Remembrance' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
150
Maarten Van Severen
Wall-mounted shelf, model no. K7V90
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £19,230
151
Hella Jongerius
Set of six 'Groove' and 'Long Neck' bottles
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £4,000
152
Hella Jongerius
Unique 'Cupboard #12', from the 'Collection Cupboards' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £8,125
153
Johanna Grawunder
'Big Round Light', from the Street Glow series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
154
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Mono Sushi' sofa
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £37,500
155
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
‘Banquete’ chair
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
156
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Cake' stool
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
157
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Mosaico a Polvere' vase
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £17,500
158
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Murrine con fasce verticali' vase
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
159
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'La Diva Callas Vestita di Fortuny' vase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
160
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'A Nastri' vase
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £18,750
161
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Gocce di Cristallo' vase, from the 'Metamorfosi' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
162
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Sta sera vado alla Scala' vase
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
163
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Vaso rosso con murrine a lente', from the 'Gocce di Murrine' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000

Design

London Auction 27 April 2017

Provenance

Literature

101

Max Ingrand

Ceiling light, model no. 1508

Design