Provenance
Private collection, Paris
Literature
Les assises du siège contemporain, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, May 3-July 29 1968, p. 39
Michel Boyer, exh. cat., Galerie Jousse Entreprise and Galerie Guillaume De Casson, Paris, June 10-July 19 2003, n.p.
Anne Bony, Meubles et décors des années 60, Paris, 2003, p. 96
Patrick Favardin and Guy Bloch-Champfort, Les décorateurs des années 60-70, Paris, 2007, pp. 92, 93, 96

246

Michel Boyer

'X' stool

1969
Stainless steel, leather.
39 x 51 x 51 cm (15 3/8 x 20 1/8 x 20 1/8 in.)

Estimate
£3,000 - 5,000 Ω

Sold for £6,048

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
Antonia.King@phillips.com

Design

London Auction 9 November 2021

201
Jean Royère
Armchair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £35,280
202
André Bloc
Free-form Boomerang desk, designed for the Villa Bellevue, Meudon, France
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £69,300
203
Jean Dunand
'Coloquinte' vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £52,920
204
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of lounge chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £32,760
205
Mathieu Matégot
Free-standing bar
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £35,280
206
Jean Prouvé
'S.A.M. Tropique' table, model no. 503
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 Ω
Sold for £214,200
207
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Agneau', from the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series
Estimate £120,000 - 220,000 ‡♠
Sold for £403,200
208
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160
209
Jacques Quinet
Extendable dining table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,120
210
Jean Dunand
Vase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £40,320
211
Jean Royère
Sideboard
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £15,120
212
Jacques Ruelland and Dani Ruelland
Group of seven vases from the 'Bouteilles' series and two vases from the 'Boules' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
213
Jean Royère
Pair of chairs
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £12,600
214
Jacques Adnet
Adjustable table lamp, model no. 7706
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £8,820
215
Jean Puiforcat
'Normandie' flatware service for 12
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £18,900
216
Carlo Scarpa
Rare 'Corroso a Rilievi' vase, model no. 3695
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
217
Pietro Chiesa
Pair of monumental wall lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
218
Studio B.B.P.R.
Sofa
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 Ω
Sold for £22,680
219
Giulio Sterbini
Pair of large ceiling lights
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
220
Henri Husson
Large pot
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 ‡
Sold for £16,380
221
Louis Majorelle
'Feuille de maronnier' side chair
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £7,560
222
Edmund de Waal
'East of the City in Early Spring'
Estimate £45,000 - 65,000 ‡♠
223
This lot is no longer available.
224
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights, model no. 1552
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £6,048
225
Gio Ponti
Rare side table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
226
Gio Ponti
Two-seater sofa
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £40,320
227
Seguso
Pair of lanterns
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £32,760
228
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £28,980
229
Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana
Study with wall-mounted shelving system, model no. E22 and integrated ‘Concetto spaziale’, swivel armchair, model no. P32 and side chair, model no. S81
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 Ω♠
230
Paolo Buffa
Rare pair of armchairs, model no. 275
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
231
Carlo Scarpa
Rare 'Reticello' vase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £21,420
232
Stilnovo
Adjustable wall light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,670
233
Franco Albini
Unique side table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
234
Luciano Grassi, Sergio Conti and Marisa Forlani
Pair of 'Cesto' chairs, from the 'Monofilo' series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,670
235
Paolo Venini
Vase, model no. 3857, from the 'Mosaico Zanfirico' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £20,160
236
Enzo Mari
'Pittura'
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £46,620
237
Enzo Mari
'Pittura'
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £44,100
238
Ercole Barovier
Bowl, from the 'Athena-cattedrale' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,930
239
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 Ω
Sold for £55,440
240
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare ceiling light, model no. 12625
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 Ω
Sold for £176,400
241
Kardex
Set of four swivel chairs, licensed by Montecatini S.A., Milan, under the direction of Gio Ponti
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
242
Gio Ponti
Desk
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £6,300
243
Jean Dunand
Vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,040
244
Alexandre Noll
Tray with three servers
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160
245
Jean Dunand
Minaudière
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £1,890
246
Michel Boyer
'X' stool
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £6,048
247
Gilbert Poillerat
Table lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £6,930
248
Jean-Michel Frank
Console table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £69,300
249
Jean Royère
Cabinet
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £16,380
250
Jean Prouvé
Aile d'avion table
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £40,320
251
Jean Besnard
Vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £16,380
252
Charlotte Perriand
Double bed, designed for La Maison du Brésil, Cité internationale universitaire, Paris
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £17,640
253
Arne Jacobsen
Set of three rare adjustable 'Stelling' desk lamps
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £9,450
254
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of rare adjustable lounge chairs
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
255
Bodil Kjær
Desk with cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £11,340
256
Fritz Hansen
Rare rocking chair
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
257No Reserve
Fritz Hansen
Rare extendable dining table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for £945
258
Finn Juhl
Pair of sofas, model no. BO46
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £18,900
259
Ole Wanscher
Desk
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £5,670
260
Poul Henningsen
Early desk lamp, type 3/2 shades
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
261
Frits Schlegel
Unique sofa
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £16,380
262
Frits Schlegel
Unique coffee table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £4,410
263
Frits Schlegel
Unique set of three easy chairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £23,940
264
Frits Schlegel
Unique pair of side tables
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,780
265
Frits Henningsen
Easy armchair
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
266
Hans J. Wegner
Swivel armchair, model no. JH502
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £20,160
267
Carlo Scarpa
Vase
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £30,240
268
Gio Ponti
Rare occasional table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160
269
Gio Ponti
Pair of benches
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £8,820
270
Carlo Scarpa
Rare standard lamp
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 Ω
Sold for £40,320
271
Max Ingrand
Mirror, model no. 2172A
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,410
272
Gino Levi Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano
Pair of armchairs, from the Palazzo Gualino, Turin
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
273
Gabriella Crespi
‘Scultura’ low table, from the ‘Plurimi’ series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £35,280
274
Gabriella Crespi
Set of eight 'Folding Chairs'
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £20,160
275
Fontana Arte
Rare coffee table with flower holder, model no. 1994
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
276
Fontana Arte
Rare ceiling light, model no. 2075
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £56,700
277
Gio Ponti
Armchair, designed for the first class reading and writing room of the 'Oceania' ocean liner
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £31,500
278
Ico Parisi
'Paraggi’ hanging mirror
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £11,970
279
Gio Ponti
Sideboard, model no. 2184, from the ‘Modern by Singer’ series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £23,940
280
Shiro Kuramata
'How High the Moon' armchair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £9,072
281
This lot is no longer available.
282
Ron Arad
'Before Summer’ chaise longue
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £69,300
283
Hervé van der Straeten
'Psychose' console
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £10,080
284
Ron Arad
Rare ‘Box in Four Movements’ chair
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £15,120
285
Ron Arad
'Bookworm' bookshelf
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160
286
Joaquim Tenreiro
Coffee table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,080
287
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Large ‘Esperança’ chandelier, model no. 870.10
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,080
288
Yoichi Ohira
'Silenzio' vase, from the 'Metamorfosi' series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £8,820
289
Rick Owens
‘Stag’ stool
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,600
290
Yoichi Ohira
'Gioco del Fuoco' vase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £25,200
291
Ado Chale
Large table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £44,100
292
Yoichi Ohira
'La Notte' vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £17,640
293
Ado Chale
Coffee table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £32,760
294
Tom Dixon
'Victorian' chair
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £7,560
295
Marc Newson
Unique 'Dark Star' table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
296
Zaha Hadid
'Crater' coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £81,900
297
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Pair of large chandeliers, model no. AS/433G3T
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £32,760
298
Alessandro Mendini
Two ‘Milo’ floor lamps
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,528
299
Alessandro Mendini
‘Spaziale’ chair
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £56,700
300
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Daybed
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
301
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Lidded box, model no. Y/27, and vase, model no. Y/33a, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,300
302
Gaetano Pesce
Original model for the ‘Golgotha’ chair
Estimate £1,400 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,788
303
Gio Ponti
Set of nine stools
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160
304
Angelo Lelii
Wall light, model no. 13075
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £5,670
305
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Set of eight 'S 12' side chairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £52,920
306
Ico Parisi
‘Camogli’ bench
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £5,292
307
Angelo Lelii
Pair of 'Stella a 6' six-armed ceiling lights
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £69,300
308
Ico Parisi
Unique shelving unit with drawers
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
309
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, model no. 589
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
310
Max Ingrand
Table lamp, model no. 2420
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,670
311
Venini
Large mirror, model no. 20
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £22,680
312
Flavio Poli
Table lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £9,450
313
Mario Gottardi
Low table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £10,710
314
Tomaso Buzzi
Large vase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
315
Gio Ponti
Trumeau, from the 'Domus Nova' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
316
Tomaso Buzzi
Ceiling light, model no. 5220
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,080
317
Gio Ponti
Armchair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £11,340
318
Taichiro Nakai
Rare sofa, designed for the 'Prima Mostra Selettiva', Cantù, Italy
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £18,900
319
Carlo Bugatti
Hanging mirror
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £17,640
320
Ercole Barovier
'A Lenti' vase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £6,930
321
Gio Ponti
Side table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £10,710
322
Max Ingrand
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £8,820
323
Gio Ponti
Set of 14 dining chairs
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £17,640
324
Ico Parisi
Demountable table, model no. 701
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £4,032
325
Gino Sarfatti
Standard lamp, model no. 1031 B
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £22,680
326
Angelo Lelii
Standard lamp, model no. 12555
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
327
Osvaldo Borsani and Arnaldo Pomodoro
Bed
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
328
Osvaldo Borsani
Cabinet
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £18,900
329
Ercole Barovier
'A Mugnoni' vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £8,820
330
Paolo Buffa
Pair of sofas
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £17,640
331
Pietro Chiesa and Fontana Arte
Cigarette box, model no. 1132 and lidded box
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £4,788
332
Pietro Chiesa
Standard lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
333
Marco Zanuso
Pair of 'Martingala' armchairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £6,300
334
Fontana Arte
Rare table lamp, model no. 2468
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
335
Gio Ponti
Two-seater sofa, from the Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
336
Stilnovo
Rare table lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
337
Giovanni Ferrabini
Unique large mirror
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £11,970
338
Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli
'Kono' table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,300
339
Angelo Lelii
Rare ceiling light, model no. 12425
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160

Design

London Auction 9 November 2021

Provenance

Literature

246

Michel Boyer

'X' stool

Design