Private collection, Milan
Giampiero Bosoni, Osvaldo Borsani: architect, designer, entrepreneur, Milan, 2018, pp. 305, 330, 353, 593Norman Foster, Tommaso Fantoni and Giampiero Bosoni, Osvaldo Borsani, exh. cat., Triennale, Milan, 2018, pp. 67, 125
circa 1948Brass, reverse-painted glass.Each: 55.8 cm (21 7/8 in.) high, 54.2 cm (21 3/8 in.) diameterManufactured by Arredamenti Borsani Varedo, Italy.
Estimate£5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £35,000
London Auction 18 October 2018
1
Max Ingrand
Mirror, model no. 2045
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £87,500
2
Renzo Zavanella
Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
3
Pietro Chiesa
Early drinks cabinet
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,000
4
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, designed for the VI Triennale, Milan
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £10,625
5
Early wall-mounted chest of drawers
Sold for £27,500
6
Rare sofa, designed for the Apartment P., Milan
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £18,750
7
Seguso
Ceiling light
8
Rare low chair
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
9
Venini
Pair of table lamps
Sold for £6,875
10
Rare coffee table
Sold for £37,500
11
Bench
Sold for £40,000
12
Carlo Scarpa
'Bugnato' ceiling light, model no. 5300
Sold for £9,375
13
Guglielmo Ulrich
Unique settee
Sold for £17,500
14
Paolo Buffa
Corner banquette and three side chairs
15
Ico Parisi
Pair of benches, designed for a private residence, Verona
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £16,250
16
Fontana Arte
Rare ceiling light
Sold for £6,250
17
Rare daybed
Sold for £25,000
18
Ceiling light, model no. 5284
19
Ercole Barovier
'Crepuscolo' vase, model no. 14038
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
20
Rare pair of armchairs
Sold for £68,750
21
Pair of stools
Sold for £20,000
22
Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
Early and large chandelier
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
23
Fausto Melotti
'Piatto' (dish) and two 'Coppette' (small bowls)
24
Rare coffee table, designed for the first class ballroom of the 'Giulio Cesare' ocean liner
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £72,500
25
Desk
26
Pair of rare wall lights
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £30,000
27
Set of six dining chairs
Sold for £13,750
28
Rare writing desk
Sold for £11,875
29
Rare dinette table and set of four side chairs
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000
Sold for £43,750
30
Osvaldo Borsani
Pair of side tables
31
Rare table mirror
Sold for £8,750
32
Pair of rare and large 'Balloton' chandeliers
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
33
Jules Leleu
Sideboard
34
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Poule' planter
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
35
Jean Després
Important pair of vases
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £32,500
36
This lot is no longer available.
37
André Arbus and Vadim Androusov
Important and rare commode
38
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of guéridons
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
39
Jean Royère
'Trèfle' sideboard
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
Sold for £162,500
40
'Bouquet' five-armed wall light
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
41
'Ruban' coffee table
42
Set of four stools
Estimate £45,000 - 65,000
Sold for £60,000
43
Line Vautrin
'Chardon' mirror
44
Pierre Jeanneret
Writing chair, model no. PJ-SI-26-E, designed for the science department and administrative offices, Punjab University, Chandigarh
Sold for £8,125
45
Pair of chairs, model no. PJ-SI-15-A, designed for the Himalayan Hostel cafeteria and private residences, Chandigarh
Sold for £11,250
46
Demountable bed, model no. PJ-L-05-A, designed for the Members Legislative Assembly flats, Punjab University student halls and other residencies
47
Valentine Schlegel
Vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
48
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
49
Side table
Sold for £10,000
50
Charlotte Perriand
Set of sixteen dining chairs, model no. 19, from 'L’Équipement de la Maison' series, Grenoble
51
'Administrative' desk, model no PJ-BU-19-A, designed for administrative buildings
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
52
Wall-mounted shelf
53
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Set of ten 'Advocate and Press' armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000
54
'Brazza' partitioned cupboard, designed for the Unité d'habitation Air France, Brazzaville
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 Ω
55
Jean Prouvé
'Semi-metal' chair, model no. 305
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
56
Rare 'Dactylo' desk, variant designed for a bank, Nancy
57
'Antony' chair, model no. 356
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
58
'Cité Tropique' demountable table, model no. 501
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
59
'Direction' armchair, model no. 352
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
60
Serge Mouille
Pivoting four-armed wall light with 'Lampadaire' and 'Casquette' shades
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 Ω
61
Paavo Tynell
Two standard lamps, model nos. 9627, K 10-10
62
Finn Juhl
Sofa, model no. BO64
63
Gino Sarfatti
Set of four wall lights, model no. 262
Sold for £5,625
64
Mogens Lassen
Stool
65
Hans J. Wegner
'V' desk, model no. JH563
Sold for £23,750
66
Swivel armchair, model no. JH502
67
Shigeru Uchida
'Gyo-an' tearoom
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
68
Colin Pearson
Large 'Winged' vase form
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
69
Sold for £3,750
70
Zaha Hadid
'Ordrupgaard' bench, model no. PP995, designed for the Ordrupgaard Museum extension, Charlottenlund, Denmark
Sold for £75,000
71
Antti Nurmesniemi
Set of twelve 'Sauna' stools, designed for the Palace Hotel, Helsinki
72
Märta Blomstedt
Sofa
73
Tapio Wirkkala
Rare lidded box, for a private commission, Finland
Sold for £2,500
74
Tray, model no. TW 170, for a private commission, Finland
75
Ilmari Tapiovaara
Pair of rare armchairs with headrest, designed for the Hotel Marski, Helsinki
76
Giuseppe Ostuni
Adjustable standard lamp
Sold for £7,500
77
Poul Kjærholm
Daybed, model no. PK 80
78
Poul Henningsen
Early adjustable standard lamp, model no. PH 5/3
79
Kaare Klint
'Red' armchair, model no. 3758A, designed for the Prime Minister's Office, Copenhagen
80
Axel Einar Hjorth
Library table
81
Dish, model no. TW 114, for a private commission, Finland
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
82
Bowl, model no. TW 243, for a private commission, Finland
83
Edvard Kindt-Larsen and Tove Kindt-Larsen
Rare swivel stool
Estimate £5,000 - 8,000
84
Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli
'Kono' desk
85
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Early 'Stjärnor på rödt' (Stars on red) rug
86
Ole Wanscher
Set of ten 'T' dining chairs
87
Unique desk, designed for the Chairman’s Office, Society of Wholesalers, Copenhagen
88
Vilhelm Lauritzen
Pair of early and large adjustable table lamps
89
Pair of armchairs
90
91
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Important and rare Mantel clock, designed for Lady Willingdon, the Viceroy’s House, New Delhi
Sold for £112,500
92
Important and rare 'Mercury Ball' chandelier, designed for the Viceroy’s House, New Delhi
93
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
94
Flemming Lassen
'Third' armchair
95
Three-seater box-shaped sofa, model no. 4118
96
Ceiling light, model no. 1849
97
Wendell Castle
Unique 'Angel Heart' rocking chair
98
Marc Newson
'Zenith' chair
Sold for £81,250
99
Donald Judd
Wintergarden Bench
100
Ron Arad
Blo-void 3
Estimate £45,000 - 65,000 ‡
101
Ingo Maurer
Unique ceiling light, designed for a private commission, London
102
Pierre Cardin
Set of three ceiling lights
103
Jacques Quinet
Coffee table
104
Bruce McLean
Unique console
105
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Plate
106
107
'Simbolo della calma' plate
108
109
Rare set of two vases and one dish, from the 'Orsete' series
110
Early 'Ultrafragola' mirror, from the series 'Mobili Grigi'
111
Pair of 'Rocchettone' side tables, model no. T. 44
112
Confectionery dish, model no. 194
113
Lidded pot, model no. 198, from the ‘Ceramiche di lava’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
114
Vase, model no. Y/34, from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
Sold for £4,375
115
Vase, model no. Y/32, from the 'Yantra' series
116
Fruit dish, model no. 606 and rare ashtray
117
'Sun Carpet' rug
118
Prototype 'Commode column'
Estimate £130,000 - 180,000
Sold for £168,750
119
Prototype table
120
Pair of 'Califfo' divans
121
Important frieze
122
'Miss, don’t you like caviar?' armchair
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Sold for £1,250
123
Unique sculpture
124
Early 'Park Lane' coffee table
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400
125
Michele de Lucchi
Set of four 'First' chairs
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800
Sold for £1,500
126
Carpet
127
Pair of early 'Mimosa' side tables
Estimate £1,400 - 2,400
Sold for £3,500
128
Two early 'Hyatt' side tables
Estimate £700 - 900
Sold for £2,750
129
'Hsing' and 'Rocchetto' vases
Estimate £800 - 1,200
130
Robert Venturi
'William and Mary bureau', designed for the XVII International Triennale, Milan
131
Unique 'Urano' ceiling light
132
Set of eight side chairs and one armchair, designed for the public administration offices, Forlì
133
Paolo De Poli
Two rare and large vases
134
Pair of stools, designed for the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Bologna
135
Angelo Lelii
'Calla' standard lamp
136
Pair of wall lights, model no. 1598
137
Carlo de Carli
Sold for £22,500
138
Ceiling light, model no. 2079
139
Pair of armchairs, designed for the first class dining room of the 'Africa' ocean liner
140
Two 'Cobra' table lamps, model no. 12919
Sold for £6,000
141
Rare side table, model no. 2306
142
Rare low table
143
Taichiro Nakai
Rare sofa, designed for the 'Prima Mostra Selettiva', Cantù
144
Rare set of three armchairs, designed for the 'Prima Mostra Selettiva', Cantù
145
Stilnovo
Floor lamp
146
Gianfranco Frattini
Set of six bar stools, designed for the Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome
147
Table lamp
148
Rare extendable dining table, from an interior of an apartment block designed by the architect, Milan
149
Rare pair of wall appliques, model no. 3007/F/20W
150
Set of three tabletop picture frames, model nos. 1502 and 1503
151
Osvaldo Borsani and Arnaldo Pomodoro
Bed
152
Rare side chair, model no. 602
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000
153
Rare ceiling light, model no. 12452
154
Guido Beretta
Rare coffee table, designed for the Apartment F., Milan
155
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
Set of four dishes
156
Three-armed adjustable standard lamp, model no. 339
157
Pair of adjustable wall lights
158
Pair of armchairs, designed for the first class ballroom of the 'Conte Biancamano' ocean liner
159
Standard lamp, model no. 1068
160
Writing desk
161
162
Rare armchair, variant of model no. 835
163
Giancarlo Pozzo
Rare bookcase
164
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Rare daybed, model no. LT32
165
Pair of benches
166
Rare standard lamp, from the Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, Forlì