Roberto Aloi, L'arredamento moderno: Terza serie, Milan, 1948, fig. 301 for a similar longer example
1940sWalnut, mahogany-veneered wood.39 x 94 1/2 x 12 in. (99.1 x 240 x 30.5 cm)Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Paolo Buffa archives.
Estimate$10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $32,500
New York Auction 9 June 2016
1
Line Vautrin
Rare "Roi Soleil" mirror
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $100,000
2
Jean Royère
Pair of “Ondulation” armchairs
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $81,250
3
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of "Croisillon" table lamps, from the Hotel Horizonte, Mar del Plata
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $50,000
4
Large "Romain" mirror
Estimate $28,000 - 35,000
Sold for $40,000
5
"Soleil à Pointes" mirror, model no. 1
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,000
6
"Romain" mirror
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $22,500
7
"Persane" floor lamp
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
8
Georges Jouve
Rare coffee table
Sold for $93,750
9
“Ours Polaire” sofa
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
Sold for $754,000
10
Lucie Rie
Large bowl
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $52,500
11
Rare table lamp
Sold for $30,000
12
Jean-Pierre Hagnauer
Occasional table
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
13
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Sofa, model no. LC/PJ-SI-42-B, designed for the High Court and Assembly, Chandigarh
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
14
Ingrid Donat
"Banc aux Accoudoirs"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $65,000
15
Pair of floor lamps
16
René Lalique
"Spirales" lantern (grand modèle), Marcilhac no. 2239
17
Pierre Jeanneret
Set of four "Office armchairs," model no. PJ-SI-46-A, designed for the College of Architecture, Chandigarh
18
René Buthaud
Large vase
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
19
“Hommage à Klimt”
Sold for $118,750
20
Pair of guéridons, from the Palacio Sans Souci, Buenos Aires
Sold for $62,500
21
André Dubreuil
"Perles" candleholder
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,875
22
Banquette, model no. PJ-SI-38-B, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate $35,000 - 55,000
23
Jacques Quinet
Pair of large andirons
Sold for $10,000
24
Pair of console tables, model no. PJ-TA-08-A, designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Sold for $16,250
25
Jacques Adnet
Set of twelve chairs
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $47,500
26
Josef Hoffmann
Armchair, designed for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium
Sold for $17,500
27
Adolf Loos
Pair of cabinets
Sold for $18,750
28
"Vérone” plafonnier (also known as "Dahlia"), Marcilhac no. 2474
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $2,500
29
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,500
30
Pierre Chareau
Pair of bar stools
31
Jacques Le Chevallier and René Kœchlin
Reading lamp, model no. 43
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
32
Max Bill
Wall clock
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $5,625
33
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Early garden table, model no. MR 515
34
Early side chair, model no. MR 10
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,750
35
Franklin Booth
Table lamp
36
William Lescaze
Armchair, from the millinery department of the Hattie Carnegie Salon
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $21,250
37
Frank Lloyd Wright
Desk, designed for the Richard C. Smith House
Sold for $5,000
38
Richard Neutra
"Camel" table
Sold for $12,500
39
Charlotte Perriand
Set of ten wall lights, model no. CP1
Sold for $9,000
40
Pair of "Committee" chairs, model no. PJ-SI-30-A, designed for the High Court and administrative buildings, Chandigarh
41
Demountable desk, model no. PJ-BU-16-A, designed for the Secretariat and administrative buildings, Chandigarh
42
Alvar Aalto
L-leg extendable dining table
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
43
Paavo Tynell
Two floor lamps, model no. 9602
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $23,750
44
Large folding screen
45
Dish, model no. 3035, from the "Eskimoerindens skinnbuxa" sketch series
Sold for $3,750
46
Vase, model no. 9750, from the "Eskimoerindens skinnbuxa" sketch series
Sold for $6,250
47
Tapio Wirkkala
"Tapio" flatware service for 12
48
Joseph-André Motte
Sofa, model no. 770
49
Maarten Baas
Unique table
50
Idman
Floor lamp, model no. 62043
Sold for $7,500
51
Writing chair, model no. PJ-SI-26-E, designed for the science department and administrative offices, Punjab University, Chandigarh
52
"Square" table, model no. PJ-TA-04-A, designed for the cafeterias and administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Sold for $20,000
53
Set of four "Library" chairs, model no. PJ-SI-51-A, designed for the Punjab University Library, Chandigarh
54
Jean Prouvé
Coat rack, designed for Cité Technique, Cachan
Estimate $20,000 - 40,000
Sold for $25,000
55
“Compas" cafétéria table, model no. 512
56
Storage unit from the Air France Unité d’Habitation, Brazzaville
57
Coffee table, model no. 5254
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
58
Roger Capron
59
Philippe Hiquily
“Polysex” armchair
60
Marc du Plantier
Important writing table
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
61
Maria Pergay
Cabinet
62
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
“Onde” vase, model no. 633 and “Fischietto” vase, model no. 594
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,250
63
Martin Szekely
"H.K." steps, from the Heroic Carbon Collection
64
Tejo Remy
Unique chest of drawers, “You Can’t Lay Down Your Memories”
65
Alessandro Mendini
Early "Poltrona di Proust" armchair
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
66
Coffee table
67
"Firenze" ceiling light
68
Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Rare red “Hepplewhite” chair
69
Rare black “Hepplewhite” chair
70
Shiro Kuramata
"Side One" chest of drawers
71
This lot is no longer available.
72
"Solaris" chest of drawers
73
Atelier Van Lieshout
"Bodytable"
74
Zaha Hadid
Tea and coffee service
75
Wendell Castle
"Abilene" rocker
76
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box), "Dance of Flowers"
Sold for $9,375
77
Kazaribako (ornamented box), "Red and White Plum Blossoms"
Sold for $6,875
78
Kazaribako (ornamented box), "Kaguyahime"
79
Kazaribako (ornamented box), "Dream"
80
George Nakashima
"Slab" coffee table
Sold for $13,750
81
Kaj Franck
"Kayak"
82
Arne Jacobsen
"Ox" armchair and ottoman
83
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
"Vit botten" carpet
84
Finn Juhl
Set of twelve “Egyptian” dining chairs
Sold for $43,750
85
Axel Einar Hjorth
Stool, from the "Utö" series
86
Early wall-mounted cabinet
87
Børge Mogensen and Hans J. Wegner
Set of four rare armchairs
Estimate $16,000 - 24,000
88
Sori Yanagi
Pair of "Butterfly" stools
89
Nanna Ditzel and Jørgen Ditzel
Pair of “Ring” armchairs, model no. 114
90
Joaquim Tenreiro
Set of nine armchairs
91
Harry Bertoia
Maquette for a fountain sculpture
92
"Conoid" dining table
Sold for $37,500
93
Isamu Kenmochi
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
94
Pair of armchairs
95
June Schwarcz
Bowl #592
96
William Harper
Brooch, “Ripe Blossom IV”
97
Mary Lee Hu
Neckpiece
98
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Cylindrical vase
99
Large low bowl
100
Bowl
101
102
Tea service
103
Pair of lounge chairs
104
George Nelson
Miniature chest, model no. 5217
105
Roland Rainer
Set of eight armchairs, designed for the Vienna City Hall
Sold for $7,750
106
Junzo Sakakura
Table and set of four chairs
107
Carlo Scarpa
Ceiling light, model no. 5237
108
Gastone Rinaldi
Pair of rare armchairs, model no. DU55a
109
Pair of wall lights
110
Chandelier, model no. 5323 A6
Estimate $22,000 - 26,000
111
Gio Ponti
Cabinet with superstructure, model nos. 2160 and 2164
Sold for $27,500
112
Paolo Buffa
Pair of rare armchairs
113
Arredoluce
Ceiling light
114
Piero Fornasetti
"Piazza con obelisco" coffee table
115
Artisti Barovier
Rare chandelier
116
Osvaldo Borsani
Sideboard
117
Ceiling light, model no. 5417
118
Dressing table
Sold for $45,000
119
Sold for $11,250
120
Stilnovo
121
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
Two vases and a small dish
122
Console table from Casa Marzoli, Milan
123
"Cammei" occasional table
Sold for $4,750
124
Fontana Arte
Illuminated mirror
125
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model no. 2065 GF
126
Extendable console table, model no. 2134
127
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Pair of large "Italia 22" wall lights
128
Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Mirror
129
Angelo Lelii
Six-armed ceiling light
130
Set of twelve wall-mounted coat hangers
131
132
Max Ingrand
Pair of rare wall lights
133
Archimede Seguso
Vase
134
Rare “Sasso” table lamp
135
Studio PFR (1952-1976) - Gio Ponti, Antonio Fornaroli and Alberto Rosselli
Desk
Estimate $28,000 - 34,000
136
137
Gio Ponti and Ettore Calvelli
Double bed, designed for Casa Matteo Longoni
138
Wall-mounted vanity and mirror, designed for Casa Matteo Longoni
139
Pair of wardrobes, designed for Casa Matteo Longoni
140
Wall-mounted shelf, designed for Casa Matteo Longoni
141
Bench designed for Casa Matteo Longoni
142
Paolo De Poli
Two vases, dish, and bowl
143
Franco Albini
Pair of rare wall lights, designed for the National Institute of Assurance Office Building, Parma
Sold for $175,000
144
Rare adjustable floor lamp
Estimate $14,000 - 18,000
Sold for $42,500
145
Floor lamp, model no. 1025
146
Floor lamp, model no. 1051/M
147
Table lamp, model no. 537 G
Sold for $6,500
148
Floor lamp, model no. 1034
149
Floor lamp, model no. 1056
150
Extendable floor lamp, model no. 1032
151
Floor lamp, model no. 1068