Provenance
Tapio Wirkkala, gifted by the artist, 1950s
Gifted from the above to the present owner
Literature
'Piccola rassegna di Venini', Domus, no. 305, April 1955, p. 52
Roberto Aloi, L’Arredamento moderno: sesta serie, Milan, 1955, fig. 32
Anna Venini Diaz de Santillana, Venini Catalogue Raisonné 1921-1986, Milan, 2000, pp. 109, 207
Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego eds., Paolo Venini and his Furnace, exh. cat., Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Milan, 2016, pp. 213, 216-17, 220
Catalogue Essay
The present model was exhibited at the 27th Venice Biennale, 1954.

235

Paolo Venini

Vase, model no. 3857, from the 'Mosaico Zanfirico' series

circa 1954
Mosaico zanfirico glass with netted lattimo canes.
33.7 cm (13 1/4 in.) high
Produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy. Underside acid-etched venini/murano/ITALIA.

Estimate
£8,000 - 12,000 ‡

Sold for £20,160

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

Catalogue Essay

235

Paolo Venini

Vase, model no. 3857, from the 'Mosaico Zanfirico' series

Design