Andrea Branzi and Michele De Lucchi, eds., Il Design Italiano Degli Anni ’50, Milan, 1985, p. 231
1950sColoured glass, brass, tubular brass.206 cm (81 1/8 in.) highManufactured by Fontana Arte, Italy.
Estimate£7,000 - 9,000 ♠
Sold for £13,750
London 26 September 2013
1
Georges Jouve
Low table
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
2
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Baltique' dining chairs
Estimate £18,000 - 28,000 ♠
Sold for £21,250
3
‘Persane’ eight-armed wall light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
4
Coffee table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £10,000
5
Serving trolley
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £18,750
6
‘Trefle’ armchair
Sold for £12,500
7
'Sculpture' sofa and pair of armchairs
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 Ω♠
8
Bowl
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £5,000
9
Chalice
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £6,250
10
Dressing table
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
11
Very rare 'Quille' occasional table, commissioned by Mr and Mrs Balsan, Paris
Sold for £60,000
12
Very rare 'Quille' double bed, commissioned by Mr and Mrs Balsan, Paris
Estimate £20,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £98,500
13
Pair of very rare 'Quille' bedside tables, commissioned by Mr and Mrs Balsan, Paris
Sold for £50,000
14
Claude Lalanne
Pair of candlesticks
Sold for £11,875
15
‘Galet’ vase
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500 ♠
16
Sold for £8,125
17
Pitcher
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £1,250
18
Pair of ‘Trefle’ armchairs, commissioned by the Legation de France, Helsinki
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
Sold for £134,500
19
Alexandre Noll
Lidded box, model no. 285
20
Vide poche
Sold for £3,750
21
Small 'Boule' vase
22
'Cylinder' vase
23
24
Estimate £6,000 - 9,000 ♠
25
Arredoluce
Adjustable wall light
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
26
Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer
Set of eleven door handles
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
27
Mathieu Matégot
'Démon' shelf
Sold for £30,000
28
Jacques Quinet
Pair of andirons
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ♠
Sold for £16,250
29
Jean Besnard
Table lamp
30
Unique desk, from the designer's house, La Renardière, Villerville
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000 ♠
31
Unique console, commissioned by M. Netter, Paris
Estimate £120,000 - 160,000 ♠
32
Gerald Summers
Rare armchair
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
33
34
Gerhard Munthe
'Den Røde Hane' tapestry
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
35
Estimate £10,000 - 14,000 ♠
36
Pierre Chareau
Pair of armchairs
37
Jean Dunand
Important and unique illuminated triptych psyché, designed for Madame Agnès, Salon de le Rue Saint-Florentin, Paris
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000
Sold for £170,500
38
Vase
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
39
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
40
Visage
41
Serge Roche and Syrie Maugham
Sofa
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000 ♠
Sold for £22,500
42
Diego Giacometti
‘Trapézoïdale’ low table, model ‘cerfs et aux chiens’
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 Ω♠
Sold for £122,500
43
Compote
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
44
Small vase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
45
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
46
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase, N. 5 from the 'Foglie de Ninfee’ series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £20,000
47
Unique vase, N. 5 from the ‘Mosaico Sommerso’ series
Estimate £9,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £27,500
48
Unique vase, N. 3 from the ‘Foglie de Ninfee’ series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
49
Unique vase, N. 13 from the 'Foglie de Ninfee’ series
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
50
Unique vase, N. 10 from the 'Foglie de Ninfee’ series
51
Unique ‘Ricordo di Roma’ vase, N. 22 from the 'Foglie de Ninfee’ series
Sold for £25,000
52
Tomaso Buzzi
53
Venini
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
54
Fontana Arte
55
Gio Ponti
‘Figurina’
56
André Arbus
Unique table
Sold for £37,500
57
Pietro Chiesa
Rare table lamp
58
Attributed to Michele Marelli
Unique large cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
59
Carlo Scarpa
Rare ceiling light, model no. 5238
60
Paolo Buffa
Unique dressing table, from Casa M, Milan
61
Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich
Rare and important twelve-armed chandelier
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
62
Early cabinet
63
Large ceiling light
Sold for £17,500
64
Carlo Enrico Rava
Pair of consoles
Sold for £11,250
65
66
Daybed
67
‘Four Seasons and Sirens’ chandelier
68
Unknown Milanese Designer
Unique desk
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
69
Angelo Mangiarotti
Footed bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £4,000
70
Willy Daro
Standard lamp
Sold for £9,375
71
George Mathias
72
Gabriella Crespi
‘Scultura piccola’ adjustable low table from the ‘Plurimi’ series
73
Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Rare mirror, from the X Triennale, Milan
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
74
Gilbert Poillerat
Set of four wall lights
75
Léon Jallot and Maurice Jallot
Pair of occasional tables
76
77
Ado Chale
Two side tables
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
78
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £40,000
79
Table, from the 'Eros' series
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000 ♠
80
Nanda Vigo
‘Golden Gate’ standard lamp
81
Rupert Spira
‘A table of Bowls’
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000
82
Hella Jongerius
Two large pots
83
Fulvio Bianconi
Two bottles
Sold for £2,500
84
Prototype ‘Sassi’ vase
85
Sebastian Brajkovic
Prototype ‘Lathe III’ chair, designed for 'Man and Living'
86
Laura de Santillana
Unititled
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
87
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
88
Jennifer Lee
Pale pot, speckled trace and rim
Sold for £6,875
89
Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley
Pair of 'Block' seats
90
Ercole Barovier
Large vase, from the 'Mugnoni' series
Sold for £13,125
91
Maarten Baas
Large armchair, from the 'Sculpt' series
Estimate £9,000 - 14,000 ♠
92
Tom Dixon
'Coal Hole' chair
93
'Tribal' chair
94
Paolo Venini
Ceiling light, from the ‘Pallotta’ series
95
Elizabeth Garouste
‘Cabinet with rings’
96
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Cartoon' chair
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
97
nendo
Group of ten 'Mimicry' chairs, designed for the London Design Festival
98
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
‘Red Table’
99
Marc Newson
Pair of 'Komed' wall lights, designed for the Osman restaurant, Komed Media Park, Cologne
100
Gino Marotta
Illuminated sculpture
101
Two vases, model no. 592 from the 'Fischietto' series and model no. 610
102
Lidded vase, model no. 386
103
'Banquete' chair
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
104
Group of four vases, model nos. 451, 452, 454
105
‘Furniture no. 24’ bookcase
106
Jean Prouvé
Row of two lecture theatre chairs with adjustable seats, designed for the Faculté de Lettres, Université de Besançon
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω♠
107
'Potence' pivoting wall light
Sold for £15,000
108
Pair of 'Antony' easy chairs, model no. 356
Sold for £23,750
109
Lucie Rie
Estimate £5,500 - 6,500 ♠
110
111
‘Dactylo’ desk
112
Charlotte Perriand
Bench, from Cité Cansado, Cansado
113
Serge Mouille
Three-armed ceiling light
114
Sideboard, model no. BA 12/150
Estimate £50,000 - 80,000 ♠
Sold for £62,500
115
‘Direction’ armchair, model no. 352
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 Ω♠
116
Sold for £68,500
117
'Présidence' desk, model no. 201
Estimate £200,000 - 280,000 Ω♠
Sold for £194,500
118
Rare bed, model no. 102, designed for the Lycée Fabert, Metz
Sold for £35,000
119
Chair, model no. 4, from the Lycée Fabert, Metz
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ♠
120
Angelo Lelii
Three-armed adjustable standard lamp
121
Wardrobe, model no. 100
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ♠
122
Chair, from the l’Equipement de la Maison series
Sold for £5,625
123
Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of three-legged stools, from the l’Equipement de la Maison series
124
Pierre Jeanneret
'Take down' armchair, model no. PJ-SI-20-A, designed for private residences, Chandigarh
125
'Student' desk, model no. PJ-BU-08-D, designed for the University of Punjab
126
Two nesting tables
127
Pierre Chapo
Bibliothèque, model no. B17
128
Jacques Adnet
Low armchair
129
‘Cité’ table, model no. 500, designed for the Bourse Maritime, Paris
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000 ♠
130
Console, from Cité Cansado, Cansado
Estimate £4,000 - 7,000 ♠
131
Bed, model no. 17, designed for the Lycée Fabert, Metz
Estimate £6,000 - 10,000 ♠
132
George Nakashima
Single-arm lounge chair
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 †
Sold for £10,625
133
'Antony' bed, model no. 450, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Antony
134
Gino Sarfatti
Standard lamp, model no. 1035
135
'Public bench', model no. PJ-SI-37-B, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
136
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 £15,000 - 25,000 ♠
Sold for £32,500
137
Pair of 'Showroom' armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-49-A, possibly designed for the Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh
138
'Dining table', model no. PJ-TA-04-A, designed for private residences, Chandigarh
139
Rare 'Administrative desk', model no. PJ-BU-19-A, designed for administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate £28,000 - 38,000 ♠
Sold for £31,250
140
Sofa, model no. LC/PJ-SI-42-A/B, designed for the High Court and Assembly, Chandigarh
Sold for £52,500
141
Pair of armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-42-A/B, designed for the High Court and Assembly, Chandigarh
Sold for £110,500
142
Integrated sideboard and bookcase
Sold for £86,500
143
Mirror, model no. 1928
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
144
145
Giuseppe Ostuni
Pair of standard lamps, model no. 326
146
Max Ingrand
Mirror
147
Carlo Mollino
Unique pair of wall-mounted nightstands, designed for the Orengo House, Turin
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ♠
148
Banquette
149
‘Diamond’ flatware service
150
Illuminated mirror
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
151
Armchair, designed for the Hotel Royal, Naples
152
Coffee table, model no. 2011
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
153
'Dahlia' sixteen-armed chandelier, model no. 1563
154
Studio B.B.P.R.
Prototype library table
155
Large dish with flower holder
156
Luisa Parisi and Ico Parisi
Set of twelve dining armchairs, model no. 814
157
Piero Bottoni
Important dining table and wall-mounted serving shelf unit, commissioned for the Casa Minerbi, Ferrara
158
Set of twelve dining chairs, commissioned for the Casa Minerbi, Ferrara Casa Minerbi, Ferrara
159
Unique pair of wingback lounge chairs, commissioned for the Casa Minerbi, Ferrara
160
Adjustable wall and standard lamp, model no. 1045/VT, from the Casa Minerbi, Ferrara
161
Extendable chaise longue
162
Prototype vase, model no. 4323, from the 'A macchie' series
163
Pair of armchairs, model no. 516
164
Pair of planters
165
Ceiling light, model no. 1933
166
BAG
Pair of wall lights
167
Osvaldo Borsani
Adjustable coat rack, model no. AT 16
168
Dining table
169
Inge Rubino and Luciano Rubino
Pair of benches
170
Flavio Poli
Set of six wall lights, from the Royal Hotel, Spotorno
171
Pair of rare wall lights, model no. 2052
172
Set of four occasional armchairs
173
Set of three ceiling lights, model no. 2319
174
'Dahlia' standard lamp
175
Alessandro Pianon
Group of five ‘Pulcini’
176
Ico Parisi
Sofa, model no. 865
177
Ceiling light
178
Unique pair of bookcases, from the Casa Gelpi, Cantù, Como
Sold for £46,250
179
Pair of tables, from the Cavallini Restaurant, Milan
180
181
Pair of rare large wall lights
182
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Rare 'Battibius' armchair
183
Pair of ceiling lights, model no. 2409
184
Pair of large ceiling lights
185
Alberto Rosselli
Rare dining table
186
Set of four wall lights, model no. 1598
187
Six-armed ceiling light