Literature
Marianne Aav, Rosa Barovier Mentasti and Gordon Bowyer, et al., Tapio Wirkkala - eye, hand and thought, exh. cat., Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2000, pp. 283 and 380; Judith Gura, Scandinavian Furniture: A Sourcebook of Classic Designs for the 21st Century, London, 2007, p. 39 for a similar example

152

Tapio Wirkkala

‘Rhythmic Plywood’ coffee table

c. 1957
Birch-veneered wood, birch.
39.5 x 124 x 62 cm. (15 1/2 x 48 7/8 x 24 1/2 in.)
Manufactured by Asko, Finland. Underside branded with ‘TAPIO WIRKALLA/ASKO/MADE IN FINLAND’.

Estimate
£8,000 - 10,000

Sold for £10,000

Design

28 April 2010
London

1
Jam
Unique ‘Paperless Chandelier’
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
2
Marcel Wanders
'Crochet' chair
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £43,250
3
Aranda \ Lasch
‘Quasi’ cabinet
Estimate £15,000 - 17,000 Ω
Sold for £32,450
4
Sebastian Brajkovic
‘Lathe III’
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £13,750
5
Mos Architects and Michael Meredith
Table system
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
6
Sir David Adjaye
‘Type III Luxor’ table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £18,750
7
Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley
‘Scorched Burr Oak Table’
Estimate £4,500 - 6,000 ♠†
Sold for £5,000
8
Magdalene Odundo
Vessel, ‘Untitled’
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £10,000
9
Hugo França
Unique ‘Mariu’ chaise
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω♠
Sold for £15,000
10
Magdalene Odundo
Vessel, ‘Untitled’
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £31,250
11
Atelier Van Lieshout
‘Fisherman’s House’
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000
Sold for £39,650
12
Hella Jongerius
Pair of rare and early ‘Kasese Sheep’ chairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £12,500
13
Hella Jongerius
Pair of early ‘Soft Urns’
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £1,875
14
Hella Jongerius
Set of three early ‘Long Neck And Groove Vases’
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
15
Tord Boontje
‘Blossom’, model no. NI74003
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ♠
Sold for £8,750
16
Ika Kuenzel
'Caution! This is Rodeo' chair
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
Sold for £9,375
17
Ilkka Suppanen
‘Flying carpet’ sofa
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
18
Zaha Hadid
Unique 'Chips' dish
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £7,750
19
Peter Macapia
Prototype ‘Double SS’ stool
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
20
Tejo Remy and Rene Veenhuizen
Prototype ‘Bamboo’ chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
21
Maarten Baas
Unique ‘Where There’s Smoke’ screen
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000 Ω♠
Sold for £16,250
22
Johanna Grawunder
'Pillow Talk' illuminated sideboard
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω♠
23
Daniel Libeskind
‘Spirit House’ chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
24
Johanna Grawunder
‘Big Round Light
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠†
25
Geert Lap
Flaring form
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £1,875
26
Maarten Van Severen
Dining table, model no. ST93
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
27
Drift Design / Ralph Nauta and Lonneke Gordijn
‘Fragile Future 3.1’ modular lighting object
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £9,375
28
Shiro Kuramata
Monumental floor lamp, from Oblomov restaurant, Fukuoka, Japan,
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000
Sold for £37,250
29
Gordon Baldwin
‘Blue Form’,
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800 ♠
Sold for £1,500
30
Gordon Baldwin
‘Box For Hans Arp’
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800 ♠
31
Gordon Baldwin
'Fragment of painting in form of a dish'
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800 ♠
32
Gordon Baldwin
'Shadow Piece'
Estimate £1,600 - 2,400 ♠
33
Gordon Baldwin
‘Standing Form’
Estimate £800 - 1,200 ♠
Sold for £1,250
34
Gordon Baldwin
Early Bowl On Foot
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800 ♠
35
Gordon Baldwin
‘Black Piece with Blue Stripe’
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ♠
Sold for £4,750
36
Gordon Baldwin
‘Cloud 2’
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500 ♠
Sold for £9,375
37
Gordon Baldwin
‘White Vessel With Black Painting And Blue Slit’
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ♠
Sold for £5,625
38
Gordon Baldwin
‘Vallauris 1’
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £4,750
39
Gordon Baldwin
'Dark vessel with flange'
Estimate £1,800 - 2,500 ♠
40
Gordon Baldwin
Warrior
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £3,750
41
Gordon Baldwin
‘Klee Vessel No.1 – Dancing Vessel’
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ♠
Sold for £4,375
42
Gordon Baldwin
Vessel
Estimate £2,800 - 3,500 ♠
43
Maria Pergay
Magazine holder
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £8,750
44
Ado Chale
Sculpture
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ♠
Sold for £5,250
45
Ado Chale
Coffee table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £11,250
46
Jacques Quinet
Three ceiling lights
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £31,250
47
Michel Mangematin
Coffee table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £13,750
48
Willy Rizzo
Important dining table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
49
Gabriella Crespi
Coffee table
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £15,000
50
Gabriella Crespi
Unique console table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £10,625
51
Gabriella Crespi
Unique dining table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £10,625
52
Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Oval mirror
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £20,000
53
Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Unique centre table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £7,500
54
Marzio Cecchi
‘Porcuspino’ illuminated sculpture
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800
Sold for £5,000
55
Vittorio Gregotti
‘Shin’ floor lamp
Estimate £3,500 - 5,500 ♠
Sold for £11,250
56
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Superbox'
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
57
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Asteroid' table lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
58
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Two rare bowls
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £2,250
59
Vetreria Toso
Pair of monumental chandeliers
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £13,750
60
Marzio Cecchi
Rare armchair
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
61
Joe D'Urso
Low rolling table, model no. 6027T
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 Ω
Sold for £3,250
62
Ugo La Pietra
‘Globo Tissurato' floor lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
63
Jonathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi
Dining table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠†
64
Gruppo N - Ennio Chiggio, Manfredo Massironi and Edoardo Landi
Rare ‘California’ chair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
65
Alessandro Mendini
Unique set of flatware for one
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠†
66
Michele de Lucchi
Prototype ‘Sinvola’ ceiling light
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω♠
Sold for £13,750
67
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
68
Jean Prouvé
Rare 'Meuble Suspendu'
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £49,250
69
Jean Prouvé
Rare wardrobe
Estimate £18,000 - 28,000
Sold for £55,250
70
Charlotte Perriand
Rare small cabinet, from the Air France building, Brazzaville, Congo
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
71
Jean Prouvé
‘Tropique’ demountable table, model no. 501
Estimate £6,000 - 10,000
Sold for £6,875
72
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £21,250
73
Serge Mouille
Pair of ‘Tube’ wall lamps
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £11,250
74
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé
Free-form coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 35,000
Sold for £39,650
75
Jean Prouvé
Lecture hall chair with adjustable seats, from the University of Besançon, France
Estimate £3,500 - 5,000
Sold for £11,250
76
Jean Prouvé
Lecture hall chair with adjustable seats, from the University of Besançon, France
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £12,500
77
Jean Prouvé
Lecture hall chair with adjustable seats, from the University of Besançon, France
Estimate £3,500 - 5,000
Sold for £8,750
78
Jean Prouvé
Lecture hall chair with adjustable seats, from the University of Besançon, France
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
79
Serge Mouille
Unique three-arm ceiling lamp
Estimate £70,000 - 100,000
80
Charlotte Perriand / Atelier Jean Prouvé
‘Mexique’ bookcase, from the Maison du Mexique, Cité Universitaire, Paris
Estimate £80,000 - 140,000
Sold for £97,250
81
Serge Mouille
‘Totem’ floor lamp
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
Sold for £97,250
82
Charlotte Perriand
Bench, from Cité Cansado, Mauritania, Africa
Estimate £5,000 - 8,000
83
Pierre Guariche
‘Equilibrium’ floor lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £19,375
84
Charlotte Perriand
File rack
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
85
Jean Prouvé
‘Cité’ table, model no. 500
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,000
86
Charlotte Perriand
Set of ten wall lights, model no. CP1
Estimate £4,500 - 5,500
Sold for £7,500
87
Le Corbusier
Wall light, from la Maison du Brésil, Cité Universite de Paris, France
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £7,250
88
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand
Room divider, from la Maison du Brésil, Cité International Universitaire de Paris, France
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000
89
Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand
Large ‘Afrique’ room divider, from the Air France building, Brazzaville, Congo
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
90
Georges Jouve
‘Cylinder’ vase
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
91
Georges Jouve
‘Cylinder’ vase
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
92
Georges Jouve
‘Cylinder’ vase
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
93
Alexandre Noll
Box
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000
Sold for £9,375
94
Alexandre Noll
Plate
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
95
Jean Prouvé
Bed, model no. 102, from the Lycée Fabert, Metz, France
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £52,850
96
Isamu Noguchi
‘Ellipse’ Akari floor lamp, model no. 31N
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,000
97
Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret
Desk
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
98
Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret
Bahut sideboard
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
99
Mathieu Matégot
‘Bagdad’ table lamp
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
100
Pierre Jeanneret
Rare dining table
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £30,000
101
Jean Royère
Pair of rare three-arm ‘Fondperdu’ wall lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
102
Jean Royère
Pair of rare two-arm ‘Fondperdu’ wall lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £18,750
103
Jean Royère
Rare ‘Fondperdu’ floor lamp
Estimate £16,000 - 20,000
Sold for £57,650
104
Jean Royère
Sideboard
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £11,250
105
Gilbert Poillerat
Table lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £6,000
106
Gio Ponti
Sofa
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £13,750
107
Carlo Scarpa
Rare ceiling light, model no. 5258
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £18,750
108
Michele Marelli
Large shelving unit
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
109
Gio Ponti
Small demilune chest
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
110
Gio Ponti
Occasional table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £18,750
111
Michele Marelli
Sideboard
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
112
Michele Marelli
Side table
Estimate £800 - 1,200
Sold for £1,000
113
Tomaso Buzzi
Armchair
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000
114
Michele Marelli
Bookshelf
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
115
Tomaso Buzzi
Pair of chairs
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000
Sold for £1,875
116
Tomaso Buzzi
Desk
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
117
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of lanterns, model no. 5284
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £49,250
118
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Set of three ‘Italia 22’ wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £8,125
119
Paolo Buffa
Rare occasional table
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,750
120
Osvaldo Borsani and Arnaldo Pomodoro
Bookcase with desk and cabinet
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
121
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
Large vase
Estimate £2,200 - 2,800
Sold for £2,375
122
Paolo De Poli
Two bowls
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,250
123
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £30,000
124
Boris Jean Lacroix
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,000
125
Paolo De Poli
Two plates
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £3,125
126
Gio Ponti
Set of three unique shelves
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £21,250
127
Fontana Arte
Table lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 7,000
Sold for £13,750
128
Angelo Lelii
Ceiling light
Estimate £2,500 - 4,500
Sold for £17,500
129
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
130
Malatesta and Mason
Armchair
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £2,750
131
Max Ingrand
Wall light, model no. 1568
Estimate £9,000 - 14,000
132
Gino Sarfatti
Rare and important wall light
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
Sold for £18,750
133
Vittoriano Viganò
Floor lamp
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
134
Achille Castiglioni
‘Luminator’ floor lamp
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £3,125
135
Giulia Veronesi
Pair of ‘Perla’ armchairs and ottomans
Estimate £4,500 - 6,500
Sold for £4,750
136
Fontana Arte
Pair of wall lights, model no. 2448
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
137
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
138
Gino Sarfatti
Set of three wall lights, model no. 43
Estimate £2,400 - 2,800
Sold for £3,250
139
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp, model no. 1001
Estimate £4,500 - 6,500
Sold for £5,250
140
Harry Bertoia
‘Willow’ sculpture
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 Ω
Sold for £43,250
141
George Nakashima
‘Wepman’ side table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,750
142
Vladimir Kagan
Pair of ‘Contour’ lounge chairs and ottomans
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £27,500
143
Paul Evans
'Argente' wardrobe
Estimate £20,000 - 25,000 ‡
Sold for £27,500
144
Paul Evans
Dining table
Estimate £20,000 - 25,000 ‡
Sold for £58,850
145
Hans J. Wegner
Early ‘Ox’ chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
146
Alvar Aalto
‘Angel’s Wing’ floor lamp, model no. A805
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
147
Bodil Kjær
Desk
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £12,500
148
Poul Kjærholm
Daybed, model no. PK80
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000
Sold for £9,375
149
Erik Gunnar Asplund
‘Parachute’ ceiling light
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
150
Douglas Kelley, Ross Littell, Alton Kelley and William Katavolos
Pair of ‘T-Chairs’
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,500
151
Douglas Kelley, Ross Littell, Alton Kelley and William Katavolos
Pair of ‘T-Chairs’
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,500
152
Tapio Wirkkala
‘Rhythmic Plywood’ coffee table
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000
Sold for £10,000
153
Poul Henningsen
Exceptional large wall light, for the Concert Hall, Scala Theater, Arhus, Denmark
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £70,850
154
Werner West
Set of six chairs, model no. W1
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
155
Ilmari Tapiovaara
Small ‘Mija the Bee’ floor lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
156
Ilmari Tapiovaara
Large ‘Mija the Bee’ floor lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
157
Ilmari Tapiovaara
Low ‘Pirkka’ chair
Estimate £4,000 - 5,000
158
Edward Wormley
Set of six ‘Alexandria’ armchairs, model no. 6004
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
159
Paavo Tynell
Pair of floor lamps
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
160
Axel Salto
Group of three ‘Budding Style’ vases
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £3,500
161
Axel Salto
Bowl
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £3,125
162
Axel Salto
Large bowl
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,750
163
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of folding chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000
Sold for £16,250
164
Poul Henningsen
‘Anchor’ ceiling light, model no. PH 3/2
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
165
Peder Moos
Table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
166
Paavo Tynell
Two desk lamps
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £20,000
167
Paavo Tynell
Eight- arm chandelier
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,000

Design

28 April 2010 London

Literature

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Tapio Wirkkala

‘Rhythmic Plywood’ coffee table

Design

28 April 2010
London