Literature
Anna Venini Diaz de Santillana, Venini Catalogue Raisonné 1921-1986, Milan, 2000, p. 257, pl. 148 for the model from the catalogo blu
Franco Deboni, Venini Glass: Its history, artists and techniques, Volume 1, Turin, 2007, pl. 148 for the model from the catalogo blu

237

Tomaso Buzzi

Large wall light, model no. 426

1931-1935
Lattimo glass in avorio, cordonato glass in ambra, stained walnut, tubular brass, brass.
49.6 x 41.6 x 46 cm (19 1/2 x 16 3/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Manufactured by Venini & Co., Murano, Italy.

Estimate
£5,000 - 7,000

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta e Costa
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4019

Design

London Auction 21 September 2016

101
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Agneau'
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 ♠
Sold for £75,000
102
Claude Lalanne
'Petales d'Or' necklace and ring
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
103
Edmund de Waal
Set of three stackable pots
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £6,250
104
Claude Lalanne
'Marmotte'
Estimate £45,000 - 65,000 ♠
105
Diego Giacometti
'Torsade' low table
Estimate £140,000 - 180,000 Ω
Sold for £125,000
106
Jean Royère
'Œuf' chair
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 Ω
Sold for £83,750
107
Jean Royère
'Persane' standard lamp
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
Sold for £125,000
108
Jean Royère
'Relax' armchair, together with associated ottoman
Estimate £26,000 - 32,000 Ω
Sold for £32,500
109
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Hirondelle' wall lights
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £21,250
110
Jean Royère
'Ondulation' console
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £68,750
111
Jean Royère
Sofa and pair of armchairs
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
Sold for £221,000
112
Jean Royère
Coffee table
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 Ω
113
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Ondulation' stools
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £106,250
114
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Yo Yo' side tables
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £56,250
115
Jean Royère
'Yo Yo' desk
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £25,000
116
Mark Brazier-Jones
Rare ‘Bond’ armchair, produced for Watts of Westminster, London
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
117
Georges Jouve
Lidded tobacco jar, model no. 1005
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £20,000
118
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of table lamps
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £37,500
119
Marion Dorn
Unique dining table, designed for Francis and Alix Meynell, Clivedon Place, London
Estimate £5,000 - 8,000
Sold for £17,500
120
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Boules' andirons
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £32,500
121
Jacques Quinet
Table lamp
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000
Sold for £10,000
122
Franz West
'Privat-Lampe des Künstlers II' standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £11,250
123No Reserve
Maarten Baas
'Smoke' dining table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω•
Sold for £6,250
124No Reserve
Maarten Baas
Two unique chairs, from the 'Where There's Smoke' series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω•
Sold for £3,750
125No Reserve
Maarten Baas
Unique 'Smoke' cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω•
Sold for £22,500
126
Claude Lalanne
Pair of candlesticks
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,250
127
Philip LaVerne and Kelvin LaVerne
'Etruscan' coffee table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
128
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of stools
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £47,500
129
Eugène Printz
Table lamp
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000
Sold for £10,625
130
Joseph Csaky
Head (Portrait of a young girl)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £118,750
131
Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
Rare and important 'Daffodil' dresser
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
132
Jean-Michel Frank
Side table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
133
Poul Henningsen
Early desk lamp, type 4/3 shades
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
134
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Ouro Preto' standard lamp, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000 Ω
135
This lot is no longer available.
136
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Humberto' side table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £14,375
137
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Aleijadinho' candlestick, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Estimate £4,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £5,250
138
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Anhanguera' sofa, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Estimate £45,000 - 55,000 Ω
139
This lot is no longer available.
140
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Humberto' side table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £16,875
141
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Settimio' cabinet, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £43,750
142
Shiro Kuramata
'Glass' Chair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
143
Marc Newson
'Nickel Surfboard'
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 Ω
Sold for £68,750
144
Edmund de Waal
Teapot
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £6,500
145
Michael Anastassiades
'Mobile Chandelier I'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,000
146
Shiro Kuramata
Acrylic stool', designed for the Spiral boutique, The Axis Building, Roppongi, Tokyo
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
147
Tadao Ando
Set of three vases
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £21,250
148No Reserve
Marc Newson
'Wicker' chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω•
Sold for £12,500
149No Reserve
Marc Newson
'Super Guppy' standard lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω•
Sold for £625
150No Reserve
Marc Newson
Early 'Embryo' chair
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω•
Sold for £10,625
151No Reserve
Shiro Kuramata
Important and unique sofa, designed for the Bub Yoshino beauty salon, Tokyo, from the ‘Furniture with Drawers, Vol. 1' series
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 Ω•
Sold for £37,500
152
Allen Jones
Prototype 'Aphrodite' bench
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,250
153No Reserve
Shiro Kuramata
Bar stool, model no. R301, designed for the Lucchino Bar, Tokyo
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω•
Sold for £400
154
Annibale Oste
'Venne la Pioggia' wardrobe
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £8,750
155
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Set of six 'Harumaki' chairs
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £27,500
156
Charlotte Perriand
Large sideboard
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £40,000
157
Serge Mouille
'Agrafée' desk lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £8,125
158
Jean Prouvé
'Compas' desk
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £23,750
159
Paavo Tynell
Pair of desk lamps, model no. 5061
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
160No Reserve
Junzo Sakakura
Coffee table
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω•
Sold for £250
161
Junzo Sakakura
Pair of early lounge chairs, model no. 5016
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £11,250
162
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £106,250
163
Peter Collingwood
'3D Macrogauze'
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £9,375
164
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of rare folding chairs, model no. JH 512
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £10,000
165
Poul Henningsen
Adjustable piano lamp, type 2/2 shades
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
166
Charlotte Perriand
Pair of armchairs, model no. 21, from 'L’Equipement de la Maison' series, Grenoble
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £12,500
167
Jacques Ruelland and Dani Ruelland
Table lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,875
168No Reserve
Sori Yanagi
Early 'Butterfly' stool, model no. S-0521/M
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω•
Sold for £625
169
Charlotte Perriand
‘Nuage’ wall-mounted shelf
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £35,000
170
Jean Prouvé
Low table, model no. CB 11
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £62,500
171
Lucie Rie
Small bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £37,500
172
Lucie Rie
Bowl
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £90,000
173
Le Corbusier
Wall light, from the Unité d’Habitation, Firminy, France
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 †
174
Charlotte Perriand
Bench with side table and drawer, from Cité Cansado, Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,000
175
Jean Prouvé
'Cafétéria' table, model no. 512, from the Centre d'études atomiques, Marcoule, France
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £28,750
176
Jean Prouvé
Row of two lecture theatre chairs, designed for the Faculté des Lettres, Université de Besançon, France
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
177
Jean Prouvé
'Cité' table, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Nancy
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000
178
Jean Prouvé
S.C.A.L. bed, model no. 451
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
179
Charlotte Perriand
Set of twelve dining chairs, model no. 19, and six stools, model no. 17, from 'L’Equipement de la Maison' series, Grenoble
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £17,500
180
Alvar Aalto
Standard lamp, model no. A 809
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
181
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of 'Ox' lounge armchairs, model no. AP-46
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 Ω
182
Arne Jacobsen
'Grand Prix' extendable dining table, model no. FH 4605
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
183
This lot is no longer available.
184
Finn Juhl
Pair of armchairs, model no. FJ45
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
185
Carlo Scarpa
Cylindrical 'Corroso' vase, model no. 4100
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £20,000
186
Paolo Buffa and Giovanni Gariboldi
Rare wardrobe
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £16,250
187
Carlo Scarpa
Rare vase, model no. 5673
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £21,250
188
Stilnovo
Adjustable standard lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,625
189
Gio Ponti
Armchair, model no. 811
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £27,500
190
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare mirror
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £23,750
191
Franco Albini
Rocking chaise longue, model no. PS16
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
192
Gio Ponti
Partner's desk, designed for the Krupp offices, Milan
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
193
Stilnovo
Ceiling light, model no. 1158
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,250
194
Giuseppe Ostuni
Early 'Tirs' adjustable standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
195
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare centrepiece with four dishes, model no. 433
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
196
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Set of four 'Tromba' adjustable wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
197
Gino Sarfatti
Rare and large ceiling light, model no. 2040
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £62,500
198
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 2364
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
199
Gio Ponti
Rare table and pair of chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £25,000
200
Gio Ponti
'Dattilo' desk, designed for the Vembi school, Genoa
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £18,750
201
Fontana Arte
Mirror, model no. 1929
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,250
202
Gio Ponti
Partner's desk, designed for the Vembi-Burroughs offices, Genoa
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £47,500
203
Stilnovo
Adjustable standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
204
Gio Ponti
Two wall-mounted consoles
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
205
Max Ingrand
Large ceiling light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £20,000
206
Fulvio Bianconi
Standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £9,375
207
Guglielmo Veronesi
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £16,000 - 22,000
208
Gio Ponti
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
209
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, model no. 516
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £13,750
210
Gio Ponti
Dressing table, from the Hotel Royal, Naples
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
211
Gio Ponti
Set of six dining chairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
212
Stilnovo
Nine-armed adjustable standard lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £8,750
213
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
214
Pietro Chiesa
Early table lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,750
215
Carlo de Carli
Rare partner's desk and armchair, designed for the IX Triennale, Milan
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £43,750
216
Pietro Chiesa
Early and rare table lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £15,000
217
Gio Ponti
Desk, from the Montecatini offices, Milan
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
218
Stilnovo
Desk lamp, model no. D 4639
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £5,250
219
Ignazio Gardella
Wall-mounted 'Lib 2' modular bookcase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £23,750
220
Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
Early bench
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £11,250
221
This lot is no longer available.
222
Max Ingrand
Side table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £8,750
223
Osvaldo Borsani
Sofa
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,250
224
Carlo Scarpa
Vase, model no. 3983
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £12,500
225
This lot is no longer available.
226
Angelo Lelii
Adjustable standard lamp, model no. 12555
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £7,500
227
Max Ingrand
Rare table lamp, model no. 2533
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
228
Ercole Barovier
Set of four wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £8,750
229
Pietro Chiesa
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,000
230
Carlo Enrico Rava
Wall-mounted console
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,250
231
Gio Ponti
Early armchair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £11,250
232
Gabriella Crespi
Two picture frames
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800
Sold for £4,375
233
Pietro Chiesa
Rare occasional table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £18,750
234
Max Ingrand
Pair of table lamps, model no. 2212
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
235
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
236
Angelo Mangiarotti
Unique coffee table, designed for a private commission, Portofino, Italy
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,250
237
Tomaso Buzzi
Large wall light, model no. 426
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
238
Gio Ponti
Rare coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £100,000
239
Aligi Sassu and Osvaldo Borsani
Rare occasional table, variant of model no. 5374
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
240
Carlo Scarpa
Rare five-armed chandelier, model no. 5337
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £25,000
241
Pietro Chiesa
Standard lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
242
Italian
Wall-mounted console
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
243
Gio Ponti
Unique pair of daybeds, designed for the 'Domus Alba' apartment, Milan
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £26,250
244
Gio Ponti
Pair of side chairs
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £9,375
245
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
Pair of 'Corteccia' dishes, designed for the IX Milan Triennale
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £3,750
246
Tomaso Buzzi
Rare and large table lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,750
247
Attributed to Carlo Scarpa
Chandelier
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
248
Gio Ponti
Armchair
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £21,250
249
Eugenia Alberti Reggio and Gianluigi Reggio
Wall-mounted console
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,875
250
Seguso
Rare chandelier
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,625
251
Angelo Lelii
Standard lamp, model no. 12628
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
252
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare bowl, model no. 498
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
253
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Ashtray, model no. 195
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
254
Joe Colombo
Rare 'Personal Container'
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £18,750
255
Yoichi Ohira
Unique large vase, from the ‘Polvere’ series
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £32,500
256
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase, model no. 7, from the 'Caleidoscopio' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,000
257
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £33,750
258
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase, from the ‘Murrine rosse incise’ series
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡

Design

London Auction 21 September 2016

Literature

237

Tomaso Buzzi

Large wall light, model no. 426

Design