Provenance
Piero Fornasetti offices, Milan
Themes and Variations, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2019
Literature
Barnaba Fornasetti, ed., Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, New York, 2010, p. 543 for a tray with the "Piccolo Coromandel" pattern

Property from a Private International Collection

2

Piero Fornasetti

"Piccolo Coromandel" cabinet

1950s
Burl walnut-veneered wood with applied gold leaf, brass.
52 7/8 x 39 1/4 x 17 5/8 in. (134.3 x 99.7 x 44.8 cm)

Estimate
$18,000 - 24,000

Sold for $40,640

Contact Specialist

Benjamin Green
Associate Specialist
Associate Head of Sale
bgreen@phillips.com
+1 917 207 9090

Design

New York Auction 8 June 2023

1
Max Ingrand
"Dahlia" chandelier, model no. 1563A
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $48,260
2
Piero Fornasetti
"Piccolo Coromandel" cabinet
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $40,640
3
Gio Ponti
Armchair
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,525
4
Gio Ponti
Pair of wall lights, from the Time & Life Building, New York
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $76,200
5
Gio Ponti
Armchair
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,525
6
Ico Parisi
Rare coffee table, model no. 2183, from the "Modern by Singer" series
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,320
7
Seguso
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $19,050
8
Gio Ponti
Rare dining table
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
9
Gio Ponti
"Diamond" flatware service for 24
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
10
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
11
Gabriella Crespi
"Cubo Magico" coffee table, from the "Plurimi" series
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
12
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
13
Ico Parisi
Pair of lounge chairs, model no. 865
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
14
Studio B.B.P.R.
Ceiling light, model no. 2045/p, from the Jane and Gerald Gidwitz residence, Highland Park, Illinois
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $60,960
15
Carlo Mollino
Bunk bed, from the Casa del Sole, Cervinia
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,480
16
Gio Ponti
Desk, designed for the Altamira showroom, New York
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
17
Gio Ponti
Armchair, model no. 589
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,065
18
Gio Ponti
Low table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
19
Venini
Mirror, model no. 241.2
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,700
20
Gio Ponti
Dining table, designed for the "Conte Grande" ocean liner
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $31,750
21
Gio Ponti
Settee
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
22
Venini
Large wall or ceiling light
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,700
23
Osvaldo Borsani
Wall-mounted console table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,255
24
Angelo Lelii
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,700
25
Joseph-André Motte
Lounge chair
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $19,050
26
Jacques Adnet
Adjustable table lamp, model no. 7706
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $7,620
27
Mathieu Matégot
"Cap d'Ail" table and set of four armchairs
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
28
Serge Mouille
Pair of "Antony" desk lamps
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,700
29
Jean Prouvé
Set of four “Semi-Metal” chairs, model no. 305
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $63,500
30
Jean Prouvé
Pair of “Semi-Metal” chairs, model no. 305
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,480
31
Jeff Zimmerman
Unique "Vine" ceiling light
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $60,960
32
José Zanine Caldas
Rare dining table
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $133,350
33
This lot is no longer available.
34
Sergio Rodrigues
"Mucki" bench
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,620
35
Lina Bo Bardi, Marcelo Ferraz and Marcelo Suzuki
Pair of "Girafa" chairs, designed for Casa do Benin, Salvador de Bahía
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
36
Martin Eisler
Side table
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $13,970
37
Babs Haenen
"Paysage au solstice d'hiver"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,302
38
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Sonambient)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $63,500
39
Vladimir Kagan
"Contour" armchair
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,700
40
George Nakashima
Set of eight "New" dining chairs
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,480
41
George Nakashima
"Frenchman's Cove II" extendable dining table
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $20,320
42
George Nakashima
Two-door cabinet
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $40,640
43
Diane Itter
"Winter's Web"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,905
44
Diane Itter
"Red Over Blue Fan"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,905
45
Gloria Kisch
"In The Mirror"
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
46
Sam Maloof
Pair of early "Hueter" armchairs
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $9,525
47
Paul Evans
Rare two-sided “Sculpture Front” screen
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
48
Joyce Anderson and Edgar Anderson
Wall-mounted cabinet
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,080
49
Wendell Castle
“Sonny Boy”
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $33,020
50
Doyle Lane
Weed pot
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,160
51
Doyle Lane
Clay painting
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,620
52
This lot is no longer available.
53
Doyle Lane
Weed pot
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $15,240
54
This lot is no longer available.
55
Axel Einar Hjorth
Library table
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $7,620
56
Märta Blomstedt
Armchair
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,700
57
Paavo Tynell
Rare hanging candelabrum
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $48,260
58
Fritz Hansen
Pair of armchairs, model no. 1669
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $19,050
59
Poul Henningsen
"Artichoke" ceiling light
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,715
60
Fritz Hansen
Sofa, model no. 1669a
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $16,510
61
Claggett Wilson
Extendable dining table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
62
Claggett Wilson
Set of twelve dining chairs
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,800
63
Claggett Wilson
Sideboard
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,415
64
Nils Fougstedt
Two nesting tables, model no. 423
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,160
65
Daniel Cottier
Side chair
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $20,320
66
Tiffany Studios
Vase with lilies and buttercups
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $24,130
67
Émile Gallé
Lotus table lamp
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $101,600
68
Eugène Gaillard
Set of five nesting tables
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,590
69
Daum Frères and Louis Majorelle
"Nénuphar" table lamp
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $152,400
70
Georges de Feure
Pair of side chairs
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $12,700
71
Daum Frères and Louis Majorelle
"Magnolia" table lamp
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $63,500
72
Louis Majorelle
Pair of rare sellettes
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $40,640
73
Établissements Gallé
Flowering maple table lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $16,510
74
Émile Gallé
"Libellules" guéridon
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $40,640
75
Émile Gallé
Table lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $25,400
76
Louis Majorelle
Guéridon
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $10,160
77
Émile Gallé
"Ombelle" table lamp
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $50,800
78
Louis Majorelle
"La Cascade" cabinet
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $76,200
79
Georges de Feure
Chaise longue
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $20,320
80
Maurice Bouval
"Chardon" table lamp
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $82,550
81
Georges de Feure
Armchair
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $27,940
82
Gilbert Poillerat
Firescreen
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $40,640
83
Albert Cheuret
"Heron" console table
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $215,900
84
Simonet Frères
Ceiling light
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,560
85
Louis Cane
Pair of "David" table lamps
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,080
86
Attributed to André Arbus
Carpet
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $9,525
87
Hervé van der Straeten
Pair of "Pirouette" wall lights
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $20,320
88
Console table
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
89
Claire Cormier-Fauvel
Ceiling light
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $35,560
90
Marc du Plantier
Table lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,985
91
Max Lamb
Chair, from the "Delaware Bluestone II" series
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,320
92
Scott Burton
"Semi-Circle Table"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,510
93
Scott Burton
"Two-Cube Table"
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
94
Ruth Duckworth
Wall-mounted sculpture
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
95
Martin Szekely
Two-part "F.D.G." console table
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,146
96
Scott Burton
"Low Piece"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $21,590
97
Zaha Hadid
"Gyre" lounge chair, from the "Seamless" series
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $38,100
98
Gaetano Pesce
Set of four "543 Broadway" chairs
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,430
99
Mattia Bonetti
"Miami" coffee table
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
100
Marcel Wanders
Rare "Henna" side table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
101
Studio Wieki Somers
"Jin (Compassion)" floor lamp, from the "Mitate" collection
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
102
Bodil Manz
"Oval Form with Yellow, Black, Blue, Japanese Red and Green"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,985
103
This lot is no longer available.
104
Jeroen Verhoeven
"Cinderella" table
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
105
Geert Lap
Vase and bowl
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $12,700
106
Studio Job
Floor lamp, from the "Robber Baron" series
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
107
Studio Job
"Pharmacy" table lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
108
Jonas Bohlin
"Concrete" armchair
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
109
Marcel Wanders
"Bon Bon Gold" chair, from the "Personal Editions" series
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860

Design

New York Auction 8 June 2023

Provenance

Literature

2

Piero Fornasetti

"Piccolo Coromandel" cabinet

Design