Literature
Gladys C. Fabre, Marie-Odile Briot, and Barbara Rose, Léger et l'esprit moderne: Une alternative d'avant-garde à l'art non-objectif, 1918-1931, exh. cat., Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, 1982, p. 469
Alastair Duncan and Audrey Freidman, "La Maison Desny," The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, vol. 9, Summer 1988, p. 88

Property from a Manhattan Collection

142

Robert Mallet-Stevens

Tobacco box

circa 1928
Nickel-plated brass.
4 x 7 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (10.2 x 20 x 22.2 cm)
Produced by Maison Desny, Paris, France. Underside impressed MADE IN FRANCE/DESNY PARIS/DEPOSE.

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000

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Design

New York Auction 9 December 2020

1
Gino Sarfatti
Rare ceiling light, model no. 2041
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $52,920
2
Carlo Scarpa
Floor lamp, model no. 516
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $44,100
3
Gio Ponti
Sofa
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $25,200
4
Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
Sofa and pair of armchairs
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $35,280
5
Gio Ponti
Pair of rare lounge chairs
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $35,280
6
Tomaso Buzzi
Ceiling light, model no. 5220
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,300
7
Stilnovo
Ceiling light
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $50,400
8
Giorgio Ferro
Vase, from the "Anse Volanti" series
Estimate $4,200 - 4,800
Sold for $6,930
9
Gio Ponti
Coffee table, from the "Modern by Singer" series
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
10
Gio Ponti
Pair of "Distex" armchairs
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $88,200
11
Fontana Arte
Set of four wall lights, model no. 2135
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,080
12
Gio Ponti
Pair of daybeds
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $22,680
13
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $22,680
14
Ico Parisi
Desk
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,860
15
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of wall lights, model no. 225
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,340
16
Ico Parisi
"Lerici" modular bookcase
Estimate $24,000 - 28,000
17
Gio Ponti
Desk, from the Vetrocoke offices, Milan
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $32,760
18
Gio Ponti
Occasional table
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $7,560
19
Max Ingrand
Set of four "Micro" wall lights, model no. 2093
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $32,760
20
Pietro Chiesa
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,600
21
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $88,200
22
Max Ingrand
Floor lamp, model no. 2020
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,860
23
Gio Ponti
Low table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $16,380
24
Max Ingrand
Set of four wall lights, model no. 2225
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,600
25
Gio Ponti
Daybed
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $30,240
26
Guglielmo Ulrich
Ceiling light
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,780
27
Stilnovo
Table lamp
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,040
28
Gio Ponti
Dressing table
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $27,720
29
Tomaso Buzzi
Vase, model no. 3426
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,560
30
Barovier & Toso (Co.)
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $18,900
31
Tomaso Buzzi
Vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,040
32
Tomaso Buzzi
Pair of pendant ceiling lights
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,120
33
Gio Ponti
“Diamond” flatware service for 24
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $40,320
34
Gio Ponti
Cabinet
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $63,000
35
Gio Ponti
Folding mirror
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $17,640
36
Giuseppe Terragni
Set of six dining chairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
37
Giuseppe Terragni
Dining table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
38
Hans J. Wegner
Adjustable lounge chair, model no. JH524
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
39
Angelo Lelii
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,080
40
Angelo Lelii
Adjustable floor lamp, model no. 12246
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,600
41
This lot is no longer available.
42
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Rare sofa
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
43
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Pair of armchairs, model no. PL19
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $18,900
44
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Unique coffee table
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
45
Gino Sarfatti
Table lamp, model no. 568/N
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $4,158
46
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of table lamps, model no. 594
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,190
47
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of table lamps, model no. 523
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,930
48
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of table lamps, model no. 585
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,300
49
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp, model no. 1063
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,720
50
Fulvio Bianconi
Vase, model no. 4318
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,970
51
Yoichi Ohira
"Polvere" vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,292
52
Yoichi Ohira
"Foglie Autunnali" vase
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,600
53
Thomas Stearns
Vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,080
54
Vladimir Kagan
"Contour" rocking chair, model no. 175F
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $132,300
55
Vladimir Kagan
Table lamp, model no. 2030
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $13,860
56
Vladimir Kagan
Unique coffee table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
57
Vladimir Kagan
Prototype "Unicorn" table base
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
58
Vladimir Kagan
"Barrel" sofa, model no. 100S
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $16,380
59
Vladimir Kagan
"Branch" coffee table, model no. 5424
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,450
60
Vladimir Kagan
"Tri-symmetric" stool, model no. 504
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $15,120
61
Vladimir Kagan
"Cygnet" floor lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $18,900
62
Vladimir Kagan
L-shaped "Swan-Back" sofa, model no. 507
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,680
63
Jean Prouvé
"Antony" chair, model no. 356
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,720
64
Flemming Agger
Rare modular "Crown" sofa
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $40,320
65
Lina Bo Bardi
Chair, designed for the SESC-Pompéia Center, São Paulo
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,160
66
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Prototype "Menta" totem
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,200
67
Joe Colombo
"Living System Box 1"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,200
68
Yonel Lebovici
"Fiche Mâle" lamp
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,640
69
Yonel Lebovici
"Épingle de Nourrice" floor lamp
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,760
70
Marc Newson
"Orgone Chop Top" coffee table
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $189,000
71
Wendell Castle
"Abilene" rocker
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
72
Eric Schmitt
"Big Circle" table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,340
73
Marcel Wanders
"Bon Bon Gold" chair, from the "Personal Editions" series
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,800
74
Joris Laarman
"Cumulus" table
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,600
75
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Pair of "Bolotas" armchairs and ottoman
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $107,100
76
Studio Job
Mantle clock, from the "Robber Baron" series
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $44,100
77
François-Xavier Lalanne
"Rhinocéros bleu"
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $73,080
78
Ingrid Donat
"Commode Galuchat"
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $214,200
79
David Wiseman
Group of four vases
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,200
80
Ernest Chaplet
Vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $9,072
81
Ernest Chaplet
Pair of monumental vases
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
82
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix
Vase with salamander
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,560
83
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Gourd vase
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,930
84
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Monumental vase
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,640
85
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $10,080
86
Ernest Bussière
"Chardon" vase
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,930
87
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,410
88
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
89
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Large vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,340
90
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Gourd vase
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $12,600
91
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $9,450
92
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix
Vase with crab
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,380
93
Ernest Chaplet
Bottle
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,930
94
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,930
95
Edmond Lachenal
Pitcher
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,788
96
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix
Pitcher with lizards
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $16,380
97
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,930
98
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Gourd vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,820
99
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $7,560
100
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix
Inkwell
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,930
101
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Vase
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
102
George Ohr
Pot with snakes
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,760
103
George Ohr
Blistered vase
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $37,800
104
George Ohr
Coin bank
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
105
Henri de Vallombreuse
Vase
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
106
Taxile Doat
“La Musique et la Danse” bottle and stopper
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $17,640
107
Taxile Doat
Plaque
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $9,450
108
Ritsue Mishima
"Cometa"
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,120
109
Akiyama Yô
Untitled "MV-113"
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,640
110
Rick Owens
Pair of "Stag" stools
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $44,100
111
Judy Kensley McKie
"Gazelle" table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $63,000
112
Judy Kensley McKie
"Snake" bowl
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
113
Oscar Niemeyer
Sofa, designed for the SESC Hotel, Rio de Jaineiro
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,160
114
Hans Coper
Flared vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $40,320
115
Lucie Rie
Large conical bowl
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $69,300
116
Lucie Rie
Low bowl
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,190
117
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $13,860
118
Lucie Rie
Miniature open bowl
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $17,640
119
Lucie Rie
Miniature conical bowl
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $17,640
120
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $4,788
121
Lucie Rie and Hans Coper
Set of eight cups and saucers
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $21,420
122
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,560
123
Lucie Rie
Set of oil and vinegar bottles and saucers
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,930
124
Peter Voulkos
Black Bulerias
Estimate $600,000 - 800,000
Sold for $1,264,200
125
Peter Voulkos
Untitled vessel
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,600
126
Harry Bertoia
"Sonambient" sounding sculpture
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,240
127
José Zanine Caldas
"Root" table base
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,200
128
José Zanine Caldas
Bench
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $44,100
129
Wilhelm Kåge
"Farsta" vase
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
130
Wilhelm Kåge
"Dragonfish" vase, from the "Farsta" series
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $13,860
131
This lot is no longer available.
132
Albert Cheuret
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,160
133
Jean Dunand
Vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
134
Josef Hoffmann
Portfolio, from the collection of Gustav Klimt
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $60,480
135
Johan Borgersen
Bench
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
136
This lot is no longer available.
137
Koloman Moser
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $47,880
138
Josef Hoffmann
Smoking table
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $35,280
139
Josef Hoffmann
Vase, model no. 2 4454 (S sh 10)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,340
140
Josef Hoffmann
Centerpiece, model no. S 5178 (S sh 6)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,820
141
Pierre Chareau
"Tulip" daybed, model no. MP 102
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $69,300
142
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Tobacco box
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
143
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of side chairs
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
144
Alberto Giacometti
Pair of candle holders
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $69,300
145
Alberto Giacometti
“Figure” floor lamp
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $277,200
146
Maxime Old
Console table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $30,240
147
Georges Jouve
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $13,230
148
Jean Royère
"Quille" table
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $36,540
149
Émile Decoeur
Vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,930
150
Émile Decoeur
Vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,930
151
Jacques Adnet
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $25,200
152
Jacques Adnet
Bar cabinet
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $51,660
153
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $8,820
154
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $7,560
155
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $4,032
156
Jean Royère
Group of door handles
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $20,160
157
Line Vautrin
"Chardon" mirror
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $50,400

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New York Auction 9 December 2020

Literature

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Robert Mallet-Stevens

Tobacco box

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