Pietro Chiesa

Pair of large wall lights

circa 1938
Partially-mirrored glass, gilt and silvered wood, brass, original fabric shades (not illustrated).
Each: 30 x 6 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (76.2 x 16.5 x 17.1 cm)
Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy.

Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000

Sold for $12,500

Contact Specialist
Cordelia Lembo
Specialist, Head of Sale
+1 212 940 1265

Design

New York Auction 13 December 2016

1
Gio Ponti
Pair of “Il Sole” wall lights
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $30,000
2
Gio Ponti
Rare cabinet
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $30,000
3
Arredoluce
Rare chandelier
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
4
Osvaldo Borsani
Occasional table
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,500
5
Pietro Chiesa
Pair of large wall lights
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,500
6
Fontana Arte
Large mirror
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
7
Paolo Venini
Three vases and two decanters
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $11,875
8
Paolo Venini
Four vases and a decanter
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $22,500
9
Paolo Venini
Two vases, two decanters, and a bowl
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $15,000
10
Paolo Venini and Tobia Scarpa
Four vases and a decanter
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $16,250
11
Paolo Venini, Toni Zuccheri and Flavio Poli
Four decanters and a bowl
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,250
12
Maria Pergay
Rare "Plexiglas Cube"
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
13
Maria Pergay
Lounge chair
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,000
14
James Prestini
Construction, no. 282 C
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
15
Ron Arad
"Table"
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
16
Sebastian Brajkovic
"Lathe II" chair
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
17
Yves Klein
"Table bleue"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
18
Yves Klein
"Table rose"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
19
Yves Klein
"Table d'or"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,500
20
Ritsue Mishima
"Cometa"
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $18,750
21
Atelier Van Lieshout
“Prick” floor lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $17,500
22
Choi Byung Hoon
"Zari 08-07 b"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
23
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
24
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box), "Red and White Plum Blossoms"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
25
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate $3,500 - 4,500
Sold for $4,375
26
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,250
27
Philip LaVerne and Kelvin LaVerne
Pair of "After Picasso" end tables
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,000
28
Joaquim Tenreiro
Set of four side chairs
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,250
29
Joaquim Tenreiro
Dining table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
30
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $11,875
31
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $9,375
32
Hugo França
“Babitonga” settee
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $18,750
33
Yoichi Ohira
Unique closed-form vase with gold inclusions
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $13,750
34
Karl Scheid
Set of six vases
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
35
Judy Kensley McKie
"Chest with Diamonds and Dots"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $31,250
36
Harry Bertoia
Suspended gong
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $23,750
37
Toshiko Takaezu
Tall "Closed Form" with rattle
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,250
38No Reserve
Maya Lin
"Longitude Chaise," from the “Earth is (Not) Flat” series
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000 •
Sold for $3,250
39
Kem Weber
Coffee table from Disney Studios, Burbank, California
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
40
Kem Weber
End table from Disney Studios, Burbank, California
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
41
Russel Wright
"Rodeo Bull"
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
42
Kem Weber
Pair of "Air Line" armchairs from Disney Studios, Burbank, California
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
43
Donald Deskey
Ceiling light from the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $30,000
44
Edvin Öhrström
"Ariel" vase, model no 935E
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,125
45
Eva Lisa (Pipsan) Saarinen Swanson and J. Robert F. Swanson
Rare complete set of three nesting tables, from the “Flexible Home Arrangements” line
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,375
46
Greta Magnusson-Grossman
"Grasshopper" floor lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,750
47
Flemming Lassen
Sofa and pair of armchairs
Estimate $20,000 - 25,000
Sold for $18,750
48
Tapio Wirkkala
Vase, model no. 3122
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,500
49
Tapio Wirkkala
Vase, model no. 3520
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
50
Poul Henningsen
Eighteen-armed "Cascade" ceiling light, type 1/1 shades
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
51
Poul Kjærholm
Low table, model no. PK 64
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
52
Barbro Nilsson
"Salerno blå" rug
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,500
53
Tapio Wirkkala
Thirteen-branch candelabrum, model no. TW 412
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
54
Frits Henningsen
High-backed sofa
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $22,500
55
Lucie Rie
Small vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
56
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $25,000
57
Charlotte Perriand
Pair of armchairs, model no. 21, from "L’Equipement de la Maison" series, Grenoble
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,625
58
Marianne Richter
"Josefina blå" rug
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $35,000
59
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $43,750
60
Charlotte Perriand
Low table
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $68,750
61
Michel Buffet
Floor lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $15,000
62
Jean Prouvé
"Compas" cafeteria table, model no. 512
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $47,500
63
Jean Prouvé
Armoire, model no. 101
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $50,000
64
Serge Mouille
Set of three "Œil" wall lights
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $15,000
65
Jean Prouvé
S.C.A.L. bed, model no. 450
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,000
66
Pierre Jeanneret
"Public bench," model no. PJ-SI-37-B, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $65,000
67
Jean Prouvé
"Tout bois" chair
Estimate $12,000 - 16,000
Sold for $12,500
68
Jean Prouvé
"Cité" table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
69
Jean Prouvé
Curved "Compas" desk
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
70
Jean Royère
"Croisillon" bed
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $40,000
71
Jean Royère
"Croisillon" desk and chair
Estimate $45,000 - 55,000
Sold for $56,250
72
Jean Royère
"Tour Eiffel" console table
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $87,500
73
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of side tables
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $52,500
74
René Gabriel
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $15,000
75
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of "X" table lamps, from the Hotel Horizonte, Mar del Plata
Estimate $20,000 - 25,000
Sold for $47,500
76
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of console tables
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $87,500
77
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Illuminated coupe, model no. 2
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
78
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Bench, model no. 481 NR
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
79
This lot is no longer available.
80
Paul Dupré-Lafon
Sideboard
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $280,000
81
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Pair of “Comtesse” guéridons
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $27,500
82
Ingrid Donat
"Grande table basse"
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $32,500
83
Carlo Bugatti
Armchair
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
84
Flavio Poli
Ceiling light
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $26,250
85
Paolo Buffa
Rare and important dining table
Estimate $24,000 - 28,000
86
Gino Levi Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano
Pair of armchairs, from the Palazzo Gualino, Turin
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
87
Carlo Scarpa
Ceiling light, model no. 5212
Estimate $22,000 - 28,000
88
Gino Levi Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano
Set of six dining chairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
89
Gino Levi Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano
Breakfast table
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
90
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Large vase, model no. 389-B
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $30,000
91
Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa
Pair of "Zodiac" floor lamps
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
92
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Pair of large "Grappolo” chandeliers, model no. LS10
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
93No Reserve
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Coffee table
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000 •
Sold for $6,875
94
Angelo Lelii
Ceiling light
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,000
95
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp, model no. 1003
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,875
96
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp, model no. 1063
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $28,750
97
Fontana Arte
Set of four ceiling lights, model no. 1990
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $43,750
98
Gino Sarfatti
Set of four adjustable wall lights, model no. 131
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $22,500
99
Guglielmo Veronesi
Three "Perla" armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $23,750
100
Gio Ponti
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $35,000
101
Gio Ponti
Rare dressing table
Estimate $16,000 - 24,000
Sold for $20,000
102
This lot is no longer available.
103
Augusto Romano
Pair of armchairs, designed for Villa Cirio, Bardonecchia
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
104
Max Ingrand
Set of three ceiling lights, model no. 2073
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $46,250
105
Gio Ponti
Desk, from the Vetrocoke offices, Milan
Estimate $10,000 - 12,000
Sold for $35,000
106
Fontana Arte
Coffee table
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $11,875
107
Attributed to Giovanni Michelucci
Pair of side chairs
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
108
Angelo Lelii
Floor lamp, model no. 12705
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,750
109
Max Ingrand
Set of four wall lights
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $32,500
110
Gio Ponti
Rare pair of armchairs, model no. 489
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $37,500
111
Venini
Large ceiling light
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $37,500

Design

New York Auction 13 December 2016

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Pietro Chiesa

Pair of large wall lights

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