Private collection, Milan
Carlo Bestetti, Forme Nuove In Italia, Rome, 1957, p. 204 for a similar example
circa 1957Balloton glass, painted steel, painted aluminium, brass.Each: 53 x 29.5 x 25 cm (20 7/8 x 11 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.)Produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy.
Estimate£6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £5,250
London Auction 21 March 2019
1
Max Ingrand
Rare ceiling light, model no. 2379/1
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £68,750
2
Renzo Zavanella
Rare sofa
Sold for £32,500
3
Gio Ponti
Dressing table and stool
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £30,000
4
Napoleone Martinuzzi
Two rare ceiling lights
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £31,250
5
Rare bookcase with integrated drinks cabinet, designed for the 'Prima mostra dell'arredamento', Como
6
Venini
Set of four 'Balloton' wall lights
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
7
Coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
8
Gino Sarfatti
Rare adjustable standard lamp, model no. 1033A
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £47,500
9
Pietro Chiesa
Tobacco box and cigarette box, model no. 1137
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £6,250
10
Lidded box and cigarette box
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £9,375
11
Luigi Vietti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £11,875
12
Carlo Mollino
Unique pair of lounge chairs, designed for the living room of the Ada and Cesare Minola House, Turin
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000
Sold for £87,500
13
Set of eight rare wall lights, model no. 2300
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
14
Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana
Wardrobe
Estimate £140,000 - 220,000 ♠
Sold for £275,000
15
Seguso
Three large corner wall lights
Sold for £21,250
16
Console and side table, designed for the Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, Forlì
Sold for £8,750
17
Paolo Venini
Vase, model no. 3638A, from the 'Diamante' series
Sold for £2,250
18
Pair of small 'Dattilo' desks, designed for the Vetrocoke offices, Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £25,000
19
Rare 'Arcobaleno' table lamp, model no. 5912
Sold for £13,750
20
Gino Levi Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano
Desk, chair and bookcase, designed for the Palazzo Gualino, Turin
21
Franco Albini
Pair of early 'Fiorenza' armchairs, designed for the dining room of Casa F., Milan
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £52,500
22
Unique cabinet, designed for the study of Casa F., Milan
23
Unique desk and pair of drawer units, designed for the study of Casa F., Milan
Sold for £15,000
24
Unique bookcase, designed for the study of Casa F., Milan
25
Set of six early 'Luisa' armchairs, designed for the dining room of Casa F., Milan
Sold for £56,250
26
Ceiling light, model no. 2068
27
Ignazio Gardella
Pair of rare armchairs
Sold for £17,500
28
Set of three side chairs, designed for the Casa del Sole, Cervinia
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £75,000
29
Mario Asnago and Claudio Vender
Unique pair of armchairs, designed for villa M., Cantù
30
Unique sofa, designed for villa M., Cantù
31
Rare low table, designed for villa M., Cantù
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,250
32
Studio B.B.P.R.
Set of four ceiling lights, designed for the Olivetti showroom, New York
Sold for £81,250
33
Rare chair, designed for the conference room, Lattes Publishing House, Turin
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000
Sold for £100,000
34
This lot is no longer available.
35
Carlo Bugatti
Rare games table and set of four chairs
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
Sold for £93,750
36
Set of three stools, designed for the Contini Bonacossi residence, Quadreria Moderna, Villa Vittoria, Florence
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
37
Wall light, model no. 225
Sold for £3,000
38
Koloman Moser
Armchair
Sold for £35,000
39
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Carlton' room divider
40
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Garden armchair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,500
41
Otto Wagner
Pair of armchairs, model no. 718/F
42
Hans Przyrembel
Footed dish
Sold for £2,750
43
Rare standard lamp, model no. 1004
44
François-Xavier Lalanne
La carpe d’or
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
45
Pair of lanterns
Sold for £43,750
46
Hans J. Wegner
Dining table
Sold for £10,625
47
Poul Henningsen
Reading lamp, type 3/2 shades
Sold for £5,000
48
Set of five wall lights, model no. 2368
Sold for £11,250
49
Finn Juhl
Desk
50
Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen and Peter Hvidt
Cabinet
Sold for £7,500
51
Paavo Tynell
Rare 'Domus' adjustable standard lamp, designed for the Domus Academica student complex, Helsinki
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
52
Set of twelve 'The Chair' armchairs, model no. JH501
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
53
Arne Jacobsen
Set of twelve 'AJ' door handles, designed for the SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen
Sold for £3,750
54
Ceiling light
55
Pair of eight-armed ceiling lights, model no. 9029/8, from the 'Concerto' series
56
Carl-Johan Boman
Unique drinks cabinet
57
Pair of wall lights, model no. 1944
Sold for £8,125
58
Yrjö Rosola and Runar Engblom
Unique table
59
Estrid Ericson
'Laurel' mirror, model no. 2492
60
Flemming Lassen
Sofa
Sold for £22,500
61
Unique cabinet, designed for the Postisäästöpankki (Finnish Post Bank)
62
Fontana Arte
Set of five wall lights, model no. 1636
63
Maurice Calka
Pair of rare 'Mandarine' armchairs and ottoman
64
Stilnovo
Standard lamp
65
Alessandro Mendini
Rare 'Cetonia' chest of drawers
66
Toyo Ito
'Matsumoto four' table
Sold for £60,000
67
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
'Desk Light', from the Wajima collection
Sold for £10,000
68
Shiro Kuramata
'Glass' chair
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
69
Donald Judd
'Fourth Floor Table 19'
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
70
Ado Chale
Early coffee table
Sold for £40,000
71
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Pair of mask-form wall lights
72
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Important set of ten 'Board Room' chairs, designed for the Midland Bank Limited, New Head Offices, Poultry, London
73
Important pair of tables, designed for the Midland Bank Limited, New Head Offices, Poultry, London
74
'Spiral' ceiling light
75
76
Table
77
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Anello' vase, from the 'Foglie di Ninfee' series
78
Unique 'Bocciolo' vase
79
Unique vase
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000
80
Sold for £4,375
81
Unique 'Vaso rosso con quattro dischi'
82
George Nakashima
'Minguren I' coffee table
Sold for £26,250
83
Set of four 'Conoid' dining chairs
84
'Conoid' dining table
85
'Conoid' lounge chair
86
Wall-mounted cabinet
87
Single-armed lounge chair
88
Augusto Romano
Side table, from Casa F., Milan
89
Angelo Lelii
Pair of 'Cartuccia' adjustable table lamps, model no. 12445
90
Storage Unit Furniture No. 4, from the 'Mémoires de Chine' collection
91
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £62,500
92
Kati Tuominen-Niittylä
Unique bowl
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £4,000
93
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
'Black matt white gold coated' bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
94
Table lamp
95
Jean Royère
'Quille' table and pair of chairs
96
'Croisillon' desk and armchair
Estimate £35,000 - 42,000
97
Rare chandelier
98
Sold for £6,000
99
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Two 'Advocate and Press' armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
100
Jacques Le Chevallier and René Kœchlin
Piano lamp, model no. 58
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
101
Pierre Jeanneret
Set of six 'Office' armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-28-D, designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh
102
'Stella a 6' six-armed ceiling light
103
Floor lamp
104
Jean Prouvé
'Tout bois' chair
105
Storage unit
106
Set of five 'Sole' ceiling lights
107
Mathieu Matégot
Garden table and set of four chairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
108
Ugo La Pietra
'Senza titolo' table lamp
109
Sold for £5,625
110
Two-tiered side table
111
Set of fourteen dining chairs
112
Carlo Scarpa
Rare nine-armed chandelier, model no. 5338
113
Armchair, model no. 811
114
Ico Parisi
Rare 'Uovo' chair, model no. 813
115
Rare modular bookcase and unique stepladder, designed for a private residence, Como
Sold for £20,000
116
Standard lamp, model no. 1086/nt
117
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Cake' stool
118
Rare ceiling light
119
Armchair, designed for Casa Grimaldi, Naples
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
120
Angelo Mangiarotti
Set of six vessels
Sold for £23,750
121
Cesare Lacca
Occasional table
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
122
123
Pair of 'Canada' armchairs
124
Pair of 'Micro' wall lights, model no. 2093
125
'Canada' sofa
126
Mirror, model no. 30
127
Osvaldo Borsani
Pair of bedside tables
128
129
130
Occasional table, designed for Casa Grimaldi, Naples
131
Pair of 'Digamma' adjustable armchairs
Sold for £28,750
132
Pietro Sala
Pair of modular tables
133
Fruit bowl
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
Sold for £4,750
134
Antonio Scoccimarro
Two-seater 'Arcadia' sofa
135
'Firenze' ceiling light
136
Ceiling light, model no. 1140
137
Two console tables
138
Pair of luggage racks, designed for the Hotel Royal, Naples
139
Osvaldo Borsani and Arnaldo Pomodoro
Rare bed
140
Luciano Grassi, Sergio Conti and Marisa Forlani
Rare 'Monofilo' armchair
Sold for £27,500
141
Carafe and set of six 'A canne' glasses
142
143
Rare armchair, model no. 835
Sold for £15,625
144
Luis Barragán
Pair of 'Miguelito' chairs
145
Arredoluce
Rare standard lamp
146
Set of three 'T1' side tables