Guglielmo Ulrich, Arredatori Contemporanei, Milan, 1949, n.p. Roberto Aloi, L'Arredamento Moderno, Milan, 1949, fig. 51Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, figs. I, 177, 256
circa 1938Wood, glass.13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.) high, 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.) diameterManufactured by Fontana Arte, Italy.
Estimate£2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £5,000
London Auction 29 April 2014 2pm
1
Katsuyo Aoki
'Manuscript II'
Estimate £6,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £1,250
2
Dagobert Peche
Rare coffee pot, model no. S 5073
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £68,500
3
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Set of four nesting tables, model no. 988
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,375
4
Gebrüder Thonet
Cheval dressing mirror, model no. 9954
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £10,625
5
Edward William Godwin
Settee
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
6
Diego Giacometti
'Têtes de lionnes' armchair, second version
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 Ω
Sold for £146,500
7
Studio Job
Cabinet, from the 'Perished' collection
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 †
8
Philippe Hiquily
'Coque' armchair
9
Maria Pergay
'Ring' chair
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £30,000
10
Attributed to Impi Sotavalta
Rug
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
11
Jean-Michel Frank
Standard lamp
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £47,500
12
Pair of side chairs
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 Ω
Sold for £182,500
13
14
Jean Dunand
Small vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
15
Henri Simmen and Eugenie O'Kin
Pear-shaped bottle with carved stopper
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £25,000
16
'Carcasse' low table, 'petit modèle à la chauve-souris'
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 Ω
17
Jean Besnard for Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Table lamp
Sold for £17,500
18
Piero Bottoni
Pair of early side tables
Sold for £3,750
19
Edward McKnight Kauffer
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000 ‡
20
Paul Dupré-Lafon
Illuminated 'transformation' bureau and chair
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
21
René Herbst
Mannequin
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £11,500
22
Jacques Adnet
Desk
Sold for £12,500
23
Axel Einar Hjorth
'Typenko' centre table with undershelf
Estimate £5,000 - 8,000
Sold for £8,750
24
Jean Prouvé
‘Direction’ armchair, model no. 352
Sold for £74,500
25
'Bureau Standard', model no. BS
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
26
'Potence' pivoting wall light
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
27
Rare 'Cité' bed, model no. 10, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Nancy
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
28
Wardrobe, model no. 101
29
Rare demountable chair, model no. CB 22
Sold for £50,000
30
Rare ‘Compas’ cafétéria table, model no. 512
Estimate £80,000 - 140,000
31
Set of six 'Semi-metal' chairs, model no. 305
32
Serge Mouille
Pair of ‘Conque’ wall lights
Estimate £10,000 - 14,000
Sold for £11,250
33
‘Cité’ desk, model no. 500, designed for the Bourse Maritime, Paris
Estimate £6,000 - 9,000
34
'Cité' desk, from the Cité Universitaire, Nancy
35
Charlotte Perriand
Set of three file racks
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,750
36
Bed, model no. 17, designed for the Lycée Fabert, Metz
Estimate £8,000 - 14,000
Sold for £7,500
37
Coat rack, designed for Cité Technique, Cachan
38
Row of three lecture theatre chairs with adjustable seats, designed for the Faculté de Lettres, Université de Besançon
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
39
Row of two lecture theatre chairs with adjustable seats, designed for the Faculté de Lettres, Université de Besançon
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000
40
41
‘Marcoule’ bench, from the CEA, Marcoule
42
Pierre Jeanneret
Rare dining table, designed for the Post-Graduate Institute cafeteria and private residences, Chandigarh
Estimate £50,000 - 80,000
43
'Office' desk with bookcase, designed for the Secretariat and administrative buildings, Chandigarh, model no. PJ-BU-02-A
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
44
'Library' chair, model no. PJ-SI-51-A, designed for the High Court and Punjab University, Chandigarh
45
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-42-A/B, designed for the High Court and Assembly, Chandigarh
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000
Sold for £84,100
46
Sofa, model no. LC/PJ-SI-42-A/B, designed for the High Court and Assembly, Chandigarh
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £37,500
47
Paavo Tynell
Ceiling light, model no. 10112, from the 'Pendant' series
48
Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer
Set of eleven door handles
Sold for £3,125
49
'Public bench', model no. PJ-SI-37-B, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate £18,000 - 28,000
Sold for £22,500
50
Le Corbusier
Wall light, from the Cité Radieuse, Marseille
51
Pair of wall lights
52
Pair of demountable chairs, model no. PJ-SI-13-A, designed for private residences, Chandigarh
53
Ceiling light
54
'Judges' armchair, model no. LC/PJ-SI-43-A, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Sold for £8,125
55
Pair of 'Advocate and Press' armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A, from the High Court, Chandigarh
56
Low chair, model no. PJ-SI-59-A, designed for private residences, Chandigarh
57
Jean Royère
Pair of ‘Ambassador’ armchairs
Estimate £140,000 - 220,000
Sold for £206,500
58
Line Vautrin
'Soleil Torsadé' mirror
59
Pair of two-armed 'Bouquet' wall lights
Sold for £43,750
60
Pair of ‘Croisillon’ dining chairs
61
62
Alexandre Noll
Important and large sculpture
Estimate £220,000 - 320,000 ♠
Sold for £266,500
63
Rare 'Œuf' chest of drawers
64
Pair of two-armed ‘Fondperdu’ wall lights
Sold for £16,250
65
Game table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
66
'Quille' table and pair of chairs
67
Candlestick
68
Console and mirror
69
'Baltique' dining chair
70
Important and unique ‘Tour Eiffel’ extendable dining table
Estimate £300,000 - 400,000
71
Jacques Ruelland and Dani Ruelland
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
72
Georges Jouve
Wall-mounted coat rack with mirror
Sold for £3,625
73
Rare 'Quille' dressing table, commissioned by Mr and Mrs Balsan, Paris
74
'Ours Polaire' sofa
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000
Sold for £242,500
75
Pair of two-armed wall lights
76
André Arbus
Sideboard
Sold for £15,000
77
Coffee table, model no. 10, commissioned by the architect Pierre Debeaux, for a private residence, Toulouse
Sold for £9,375
78
Sideboard, from Cité Cansado, Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
79
‘Tunisie’ bookcase, designed for the student rooms of La Maison de la Tunisie, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
80
Mathieu Matégot
‘Umbrella’ ceiling light
81
Rare 'Horse guard' mirror
82
Bench with side table and drawer, from Cité Cansado, Cansado, Mauritania
Sold for £28,750
83
Two phone tables
Sold for £6,875
84
Bench, from Cité Cansado, Cansado, Mauritania
85
'Panamaro' group of three garden chairs and table
Sold for £23,750
86
Pair of side tables with drawers
Sold for £10,000
87
Chest of drawers
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000
Sold for £20,000
88
Martino Gamper
Unique desk and modular shelving unit
89
Martin Szekely
Desk and side unit, from a private commission, Paris
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
90
Angelo Mangiarotti
Console, from the 'Incas' series
91
Tokujin Yoshioka
'Pane' chair
92
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Asteroid' table lamp
93
Marco Zanuso
94
Joe Colombo
'Combi centre'
95
Plate
96
Sold for £36,250
97
Jules Wabbes
Pair of table lamps
Sold for £13,750
98
Gianfranco Frattini and Franco Bettonica
Wall-mounted sideboard
99
Pierluigi Spadolini
Pair of large consoles
100
Marcello Fantoni
Large sculpture
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ♠
101
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
102
Ignazio Gardella
Pair of 'Digamma' adjustable armchairs
Sold for £21,250
103
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
'Rutig rod halvflossa (Chequered red half pile)' rug
Sold for £122,500
104
Herman Bergman
Mirror
105
Estrid Ericson
106
Frits Henningsen
Three-seater sofa
107
Poul Henningsen
Early ceiling light, type 5/5 shades
108
Kaare Klint and Edvard Kindt-Larsen
Easy 'Mix' chair, model no. 4396
109
Marianne Richter
'Korsordet (Crossword)' rug
Sold for £56,250
110
Barbro Nilsson
'Snäckorna (Shells)' rug
111
Kaare Klint
Pair of bookcases, model no. 4696
112
Vilhelm Lauritzen
Pair of 'Radiohuset' ceiling lights, designed for the National Broadcasting House, Copenhagen
113
Fritz Hansen
Pair of armchairs, model no. 1669
114
Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm
Three-seater sofa, model no. FK 6720
115
'Rutig Blå halvflossa' (Chequered Blue Half Pile) rug
Estimate £16,000 - 20,000
116
Josef Frank
Desk, model no. 590
117
Axel Salto
Gourd-shaped table lamp
118
119
120
Early ‘Scimitar’ lounge chair, model no. IS-63
121
Large ‘Seed pod’ vase
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000
122
Berndt Friberg
Group of twenty-three vases
123
Hans J. Wegner
Early 'Flag Halyard' armchair, model no. GE225
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000
124
Early swivel chair, model no. JH502
125
Adjustable desk lamp, model no. 9227
126
'Wishbone' desk
127
Stig Lindberg
Unique 'Egg' sculpture
Estimate £5,000 - 6,000 ♠
128
Nanna Ditzel
Prototype dining chair
129
Pair of folding chairs, model no. JH-512
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
130
Arne Jacobsen
Pair of 'AJ Pendant' lights, designed for the SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen
131
Set of six 'Grand Prix' dining chairs, model no. 4130 and drop-leaf dining table, model no. 4606
132
Tapio Wirkkala
Adjustable table lamp, model no. K 11-16
133
Five-armed ceiling light, model no. K1-6
Sold for £7,750
134
Large dish, model no. 3561
Sold for £1,875
135
Set of four 'Nikke' dining chairs, model no. 9019
136
Alvar Aalto
Early tea trolley, model no. 98/83
Sold for £6,000
137
Ilmari Tapiovaara
Early 'Mija the bee' table and standard lamps
138
Edward Wormley
'Listen to Me' chaise, model no. 4873
139
Table lamp, model no. A704
140
Pair of 'Hand Grenade' ceiling lights, model no. A111
141
Early adjustable table and headboard lamp, model no. A703
142
Bruno Mathsson
Coffee table with magazine holders
143
Paolo Buffa
Rare six-armed chandelier
144
Carlo Scarpa
Rare ceiling light, model no. 5258
145
Guglielmo Ulrich
Daybed
146
Vittorio Zecchin
'Libellula' vase
147
Osvaldo Borsani
Pair of 'T1' side tables
Sold for £27,500
148
Important six-armed chandelier, model no. 5208
149
Two large vases
150
Napoleone Martinuzzi
Bowl
151
Seguso
152
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 †
153
Angelo Lelii
154
Set of eight dining chairs
155
Aldo Tura
Occasional table
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500
156
Ugo Carra
Pair of wall lights, designed for the smoking room of the 'Augustus' transatlantic ocean liner
Sold for £7,250
157
This lot is no longer available.
158
Pietro Chiesa
159
Fontana Arte
Pair of wall lights, model no. 2496
160
161
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights, model no. 2224
162
Gio Ponti
163
Pair of armchairs
164
Sold for £5,625
165
Coffee table
166
Gino Sarfatti
Set of four wall lights, model no. 255
167
Sold for £52,500
168
Rare flower holder
169
Console
170
Adjustable wall light, model no. 137
171
Ico Parisi
Wall-mounted console
172
Lucio Fontana
'Volo spaziale'
173
Studio B.B.P.R.
Fireplace and hood
174
Rare coffee table, from the Casa S, Milan
175
Large chandelier
176
Venini
177
178
179
180
Stilnovo
Pair of monumental chandeliers, designed for the Cartoleria Adua, Milan
181
Pair of 'Dahlia' sixteen-armed chandeliers, model no. 1563
Sold for £32,500
182
Lidded box
183
Table lamp, model no. 2441
184
185
Set of three ceiling lights
186
Paolo De Poli
Two large bowls
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
187
Ceiling light, model no. 2097
188
Pair of small side tables, designed for the First Class Ballroom of the ‘Augustus’ transatlantic ocean liner
189
Pair of armchairs, designed for the First Class Ballroom of the ‘Augustus’ transatlantic ocean liner
190
Two-seater sofa, model no. 865
191
Three-seater sofa, model no. 865
192
Two bottles
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
193
Room divider with coat rack
194
Eugenio Gerli
Dining chair
195
Arredoluce
Three-armed adjustable ceiling light
196
Gio Ponti and Mario Rossello
Pair of armchairs, model no. 803
197
Sofa, model no. 803
198
Sold for £5,250
199
200
Rare side chair
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 †
201
Set of twelve dining chairs, designed for the 'Augustus' transatlantic ocean liner
202
Pair of wall-mounted coat racks
203
Chandelier
204
Attributed to Ico Parisi
Pair of benches
205
Wall lights, model no. 2093
206
Dining table
207
Giuseppe Ostuni
Extendable standard lamp
208
Pair of stools, from the Casinò di Sanremo
209
Adjustable reading lamp, model no. 1086
Sold for £4,000
210
Vittorio Gregotti, Lodovico Meneghetti and Giotto Stoppino
Set of twelve ‘Cavour’ dining chairs
211
Standard adjustable lamp
Sold for £11,875
212
213
214
Wall light, model no. 178 NT