Literature
Martina Margetts, Tord Boontje, New York, 2007, pp. 96-97 for a similar example

Donated by Nadja Swarovski. Proceeds from this sale will be used to benefit the Design Museum’s charitable activities.

123

Tord Boontje

Large 'Blossom' chandelier

2015
Crystal, crystal AB coating, enamelled steel.
149 x 190.2 x 160.3 cm (58 5/8 x 74 7/8 x 63 1/8 in.)
Manufactured by Swarovski, Wattens, Austria.

Estimate
£8,000 - 12,000

Sold for £12,500

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Design

London Auction 17 October 2019

1
Gio Ponti
Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £62,500
2
Pietro Lingeri
Rare cabinet, designed for the ‘Sala dei gabinetti di prova’ at the IV Monza Triennale
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £18,750
3
Carlo Scarpa
Rare mirror, model no. 77
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £27,500
4
Venini
Standard lamp, model no. 518
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £18,750
5
Gio Ponti
Wall-mounted chest of drawers
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £43,750
6
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
7
Gino Sarfatti
Rare adjustable standard lamp, variant of model no. 1050/1
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £32,500
8
Pietro Chiesa
Important and rare illuminated drinks cabinet
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000
Sold for £287,500
9
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Two ‘Sasso’ adjustable table lamps, model no. Lta 1
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £27,500
10
Pierluigi Giordani
Pair of rare sofas
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
11
Giuseppe Ostuni
Adjustable floor to ceiling lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £8,125
12
Paolo Buffa
Rare illuminated drinks cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £22,500
13
Gio Ponti
Pair of andirons
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £32,500
14
Gio Ponti
Armchair, model no. 489
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £10,625
15
Piero Fornasetti
Unique 'Architettura' chest
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £47,500
16
Thomas Stearns
Ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £8,750
17
Gio Ponti
Important executive desk
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £193,750
18
Carlo Scarpa
Table mirror, model no. 7
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,500
19
Carlo Scarpa
Rare 'Lattimo Aurato' table lamp, model no. 9029
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £21,250
20
Tomaso Buzzi
Bench
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £2,500
21
Gilbert Poillerat
Set of four wall ornaments
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £32,500
22
Line Vautrin
‘Soleil torsadé’ mirror
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £20,000
23
Line Vautrin
‘Soleil à pointes’ mirror, model no. 2
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
24
Line Vautrin
‘Chardon’ mirror
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
25
André Sornay
Pair of armchairs and ottoman
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
26
Pietro Chiesa
Rare table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
27
Gio Ponti
Set of eight dining chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £15,000
28
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Gioco del Fuoco' vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £18,750
29
Yoichi Ohira
Unique ‘Polvere con finestre’ vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £17,500
30
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Notturno Veneziano' vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £6,250
31
Yoichi Ohira
Unique ‘Nastri e Murrine’ vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £10,000
32
Peder Moos
Pivoting wall light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
33
Junzo Sakakura
Pair of lounge chairs, model no. 5016
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,250
34
Barbro Nilsson
Unique 'Hantverkets matta' rug, from the boardroom of Stockholms stads hantverksförening, The Craftsmen's House, Brunkebergstorg, Stockholm
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £81,250
35
Vittorio Gregotti, Lodovico Meneghetti and Giotto Stoppino
Table lamp, model no. 12827s
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,750
36
Uno Åhrén
Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £7,500
37
Poul Henningsen
Pair of 'Artichoke' ceiling lights, designed for the Langelinie Pavilion restaurant, Copenhagen
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £20,000
38
Hans J. Wegner
Drop-leaf dining table, model no. AT304
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
39
Hans J. Wegner
'Chinese' armchair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
40
Dagobert Peche
Table lamp, model no. M 3476
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £20,000
41
Ragnar Östberg
Sofa
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
42
Flavio Poli
Important and unique ceiling light
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £56,250
43
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £17,500
44
Osvaldo Borsani
Mirror
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,625
45
Fontana Arte
Three lidded boxes, model nos. 1781, 2121 and 2183
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £8,125
46
Paolo Buffa
Set of eight side chairs
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
47
Paolo Buffa
Illuminated drinks cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
48
Gio Ponti
Ceiling light, model no. 5254
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £60,000
49
Rick Owens
'Stag' bench
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £18,750
50
Ado Chale
Low table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £50,000
51
Jim Partridge
'Hall table'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
52
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Ceiling light
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,750
53
Lucie Rie
Oval bowl with fluted sides
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £8,125
54
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £37,500
55
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £20,000
56
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £27,500
57
Ico Parisi
‘Lerici’ modular bookcase
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £30,000
58
Marco Comolli, Enrico Taglietti and Gigi Radice
Rare ‘Dodecaedra e poliedra o romboide’ ceiling light, model no. 12439
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
59
Ico Parisi
Rare low table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £21,250
60
Gio Ponti
Rare bookcase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £11,250
61
Gio Ponti
Armchair, from the Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, Forlì
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,250
62
Augusto Romano
Side table
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Sold for £5,250
63
Venini
Ceiling light, from the ‘Cheerio’ series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,250
64
Max Ingrand
Flower-holder
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £6,250
65
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of rare table lamps, model no. 584/G
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £25,000
66
Ico Parisi
Unique extendable dining table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £11,250
67
Ico Parisi
Rare dining table
Estimate £28,000 - 38,000
Sold for £32,500
68
Gio Ponti
Illuminated wardrobe
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
69
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, designed for the second class dining room of the ‘Conte Biancamano’ ocean liner
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
70
Gio Ponti
Unique prototype folding coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £100,000
71
Gio Ponti
Unique prototype folding coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £81,250
72
Ico Parisi
Fourteen dining chairs, model no. 691
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
73
Gino Sarfatti
Extendable wall light, model no. 194n
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £5,000
74
Ico Parisi
Pair of 'Bergère' armchairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
75
Ico Parisi
‘Paraggi’ hanging mirror
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,000
76
Max Ingrand
Standard lamp, model no. 1569
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £13,750
77
Jean Royère
Sofa
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £62,500
78
Armand-Albert Rateau
Pair of wall lights, designed for Jeanne Lanvin, Paris
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000
Sold for £175,000
79
Ado Chale
'Goutte d’eau' low table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £87,500
80
Gio Ponti
‘Mongolfiere’ bowl
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
81
Stilnovo
Adjustable standard lamp, model no. 4067
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500
Sold for £4,375
82No Reserve
Junzo Sakakura
Set of four side chairs, model no. 3222
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω•
Sold for £1,875
83
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of low chairs, model no. PJ-SI-36-A, designed for the High Court and P. U. Student residences, Chandigarh
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 †
Sold for £87,500
84
Pierre Jeanneret
Low sofa, model no. PJ-SI-36-B, designed for the High Court and P. U. Student residences, Chandigarh
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 †
Sold for £77,500
85
Charlotte Perriand
Large ‘Tokyo’ bench
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £35,000
86
Charlotte Perriand
Armchair, model no. 21 and side chair, model no. 18, from 'L’Équipement de la Maison' series, Grenoble
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £11,250
87
Le Corbusier
Important and rare demountable Minister’s desk, model no. LC-TAT-07-A, designed for the High Court and the Secrétariat, Chandigarh
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 †
Sold for £137,500
88
Pierre Jeanneret
Demountable easy chair, model no. PJ-SI-08-A, designed for the architect's own house, Chandigarh
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 †
89
Stilnovo
Adjustable standard lamp, model no. 4033
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
90
Charlotte Perriand
Dining table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £56,250
91
Charlotte Perriand
Set of eight side chairs, model no. 18
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £9,375
92
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of rare adjustable table lamps, model no. 569/N
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,875
93
Ico Parisi
Unique desk
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,625
94
Charlotte Perriand
Bench with drawer, from Cité Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £9,375
95
Stilnovo
Standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
96
Gio Ponti
Two plates
Estimate £3,500 - 5,500
Sold for £7,500
97
Gio Ponti
'Diavolessa' preparatory drawing
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £7,500
98
Louis Durot
‘Spirale’ chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £9,375
99
François-Xavier Lalanne and Kazuhide Takahama
‘Rhinocéros’ five-panelled screen, from the ‘Ultramobile’ series
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £81,250
100
Max Ingrand
Rare table lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,250
101
Vladimir Kagan
'Curved Floating Seat and Back' sofa, model no. 176SC
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £23,750
102
Angelo Lelii
Set of six rare ceiling lights, model no. 12712
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £75,000
103
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
'Bucranio' and 'Diavolo' masks
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £5,250
104
Gio Ponti
Pair of fireplace chairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
105
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Oiseau d'argent' extendable side table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £30,000
106
Maria Pergay
‘Tapis Volant’ (Flying Carpet) daybed
Estimate £55,000 - 75,000 Ω
Sold for £62,500
107
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare table lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
108
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare mirror
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £30,000
109
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Important and unique coffee table with integrated bookshelves, from the architect's own apartment, Milan
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £30,000
110
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. 183, from the ‘Ceramiche di serie’ series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,625
111
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. 593, from the ‘Ceramiche a Fischietto’ series
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,500
112
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/28, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
113
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/36, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,375
114
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
‘Giorno di Nebbia’
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
115
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Unique collage
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ♠
Sold for £22,500
116
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/34, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,375
117
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare vase, model no. Y/15, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
118
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/32, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,500
119
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/29, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,500
120
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Lidded box, model no. Y/27, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
121
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/34, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
122
Norman Foster
'Arc' table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,250
123
Tord Boontje
Large 'Blossom' chandelier
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £12,500
124
Joris Laarman
'Bone' armchair
Estimate £180,000 - 220,000
Sold for £237,500
125
Ron Arad
‘Blo-Void 1’
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
126
Lino Sabattini
Unique 'Espansione in vetro verde', 'Espansione libera in rosso' and two 'O-Servo' vases
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
127
Attributed to Umberto Bellotto
Large ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £15,000
128
Ron Arad
‘Blo-Void 2’
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
129
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £10,625
130
Max Ingrand
Mirror
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
131
Fontana Arte
Coffee table, model no. 2354
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £11,875
132
Carlo Scarpa
Vase, model no. 3569
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,375
133
Augusto Romano
Settee
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
134
Arteluce
Adjustable wall light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
135
Carlo Scarpa
Vase, model no. 11002
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £25,000
136
Carlo Paccagnini
Desk
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £12,500
137
Angelo Lelii
Pair of large wall lights, model no. 12824
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £9,375
138
Pierluigi Giordani
Coffee table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
139
Osvaldo Borsani
Unique wall-mounted cabinet
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
140
Gio Ponti
Vase, model no. 1023
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,500
141
Ico Parisi
Unique bedside table
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £5,000
142
Angelo Lelii
Standard lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
143
Venini
Pair of large and rare ceiling lights
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £75,000
144
Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli
Rare 'Pisa' table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,875
145
Gaetano Pesce
Prototype 'Moloch' adjustable floor lamp
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £87,500
146
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
‘Città d’argento’ vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £6,875
147
Paolo Buffa
Dressing table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £13,750
148
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model no. 2066
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
149
This lot is no longer available.
150
Josef Hoffmann
Set of twelve 'Rundes modell' tea-coffee spoons, model no. S 0799 (M 0851)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £7,500
151
Josef Hoffmann
Table lamp, model no. M 3038
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £12,500
152
Osvaldo Borsani
Side table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,500
153
Gio Ponti
Ceiling light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,625
154
Paolo De Poli
Vase, dish and bowl
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
155
Roberto Aloi
Writing desk
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,750
156
Fausto Melotti
Set of 20 tiles, from Ico and Luisa Parisi's apartment, Como
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £20,000

Design

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Literature

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Tord Boontje

Large 'Blossom' chandelier

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