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    • 171 Lots

    1
    Gio Ponti
    Rare illuminated sideboard
    £35,000 - £55,000
    £131,250
    2
    Carlo Scarpa
    Rare mirror, model no. 77
    £12,000 - £18,000
    £52,500
    3
    Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
    Rare daybed
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £46,250
    4
    Gino Sarfatti
    Ceiling light, model no. 2027
    £5,000 - £7,000
    5
    Gio Ponti
    Two hand mirrors
    £3,000 - £5,000
    6
    Gio Ponti
    Occasional table and free-standing shelving unit, designed for Count Cantoni-Marca, Lombardy
    £18,000 - £24,000
    £22,500
    7
    Gio Ponti
    Important and rare low table, designed for the Contini Bonacossi residence, Quadreria Moderna, Villa Vittoria, Florence
    £180,000 - £240,000
    £261,000
    8
    Carlo Scarpa
    Chandelier, model no. 207
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £20,000
    9
    Ico Parisi
    Set of fourteen dining chairs
    £12,000 - £18,000
    £21,250
    10
    Pietro Chiesa
    Ceiling light
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £27,500
    11
    Paolo Buffa
    Important and rare dining table
    £15,000 - £20,000
    £45,000
    12
    Angelo Lelii
    Important and rare ceiling light, model no. 12697
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £27,500
    13
    Ico Parisi
    Pair of rare armchairs
    £7,000 - £9,000
    £27,500
    14
    Ico Parisi
    Occasional table
    £3,000 - £5,000
    £12,500
    15
    Pietro Chiesa
    Two lidded boxes
    £2,000 - £3,000
    £5,000
    16
    Osvaldo Borsani
    Side table
    £3,000 - £5,000
    £8,125
    17
    Gio Ponti
    Rare table lamp
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £56,250
    18
    Piero Fornasetti
    'Fiori e Cammei' mirror
    £4,000 - £6,000
    19
    Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti
    Unique 'Fiori e Cammei' wardrobe
    £30,000 - £50,000
    £75,000
    20
    Stilnovo
    Pair of rare adjustable wall lights, model no. B. 4917
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £16,250
    21
    Pietro Chiesa
    Picture frame and cigarette box, model no. 1132
    £2,000 - £3,000
    £6,250
    22
    Paolo Buffa
    Rare illuminated drinks cabinet
    £8,000 - £12,000
    £25,000
    23
    Fontana Arte
    Flower-holder
    £1,800 - £2,400
    24
    Luigi Caccia Dominioni
    'Caccia' flatware setting for twelve
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £12,500

    Lion-Headed: Diego Giacometti's Iconic Armchairs, Updated in the 1970s

    In patined bronze and wrought iron, Giacometti's 'Têtes de Lionnes' chairs reflect his reverence for Greek, Roman and Egyptian culture.

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    25
    Studio B.B.P.R.
    Chest of drawers, designed for the apartment of Count Luigi Premoli, Milan
    £15,000 - £20,000
    £30,000
    26
    Giorgio Casali
    Twenty photographs of the Torre Velasca, Milan
    £2,500 - £3,500
    £4,750
    27
    Gio Ponti
    Swivel chair, model no. 1938, designed for the Montecatini S.A. offices, Milan
    £2,000 - £3,000
    £3,000
    28
    László Moholy-Nagy
    Prototype desk set
    £60,000 - £80,000
    £75,000
    29
    Line Vautrin
    'Florence' mirror
    £50,000 - £70,000
    £56,250
    30
    Diego Giacometti
    Pair of 'Têtes de Lionnes' armchairs, second version
    £250,000 - £350,000
    £429,000
    31
    Alberto Giacometti
    ‘Tête de femme’ table lamp
    £120,000 - £180,000
    £125,000
    32
    Edward James and Norris Wakefield
    Important and unique bed, designed for the Map Room, Monkton House, West Sussex
    £80,000 - £100,000
    33
    Diego Giacometti
    'Toad' table
    £220,000 - £280,000
    £273,000
    34
    Jean-Michel Frank
    Unique canapé and pair of armchairs, designed for Robert Chevalier, Épinal
    £80,000 - £120,000
    £87,500
    35
    Diego Giacometti
    'Berceau' low table, first version
    £80,000 - £120,000
    £285,000
    36
    Max Ingrand
    Adjustable wall light and pair of ceiling lights, model no. 1849
    £8,000 - £12,000
    £18,750

    Wendell Castle and Judy Kensley McKie: Woodworking of the American East Coast

    Our Design specialists provide an in-depth look at important pieces by Wendell Castle and Judy Kensley McKie, two pioneers who represent the cross-section of the emergence and continued inventiveness of American studio furniture.

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    37
    Jean Royère
    Pair of armchairs
    £25,000 - £35,000
    £40,000
    38
    Jean-Michel Frank
    Table lamp
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £23,750
    39
    Louis Süe and André Mare
    Tabouret
    £4,000 - £6,000
    40
    Jean-Michel Frank
    Pair of low tables
    £25,000 - £35,000
    £60,000
    41
    Eugène Printz
    Pair of armchairs
    £28,000 - £34,000
    £35,000
    42
    Jean Després
    Important pair of vases
    £25,000 - £35,000
    £52,500
    43
    Max Ingrand
    Ceiling light, model no. 1748
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £15,000
    44
    André Arbus
    Pair of chairs, designed for the 'Jean Laborde' ocean liner
    £8,000 - £12,000
    £20,000
    45
    Jean-Michel Frank
    'Croisillon' table lamp
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £21,250
    46
    Jean Royère
    Pair of 'Boules' andirons
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £12,500
    47
    Jean Royère
    Sofa, designed for Mademoiselle de Bellaing, Paris
    £8,000 - £12,000
    £27,500
    48
    Jean Royère
    Rare low table
    £30,000 - £50,000

    Important Works by Ettore Sottsass

    Hear from Fulvio Ferrari and other scholars on a selection of rare, museum-worthy Sottsass furniture and ceramics in our April sale of Important Design.

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    49
    Jean-Michel Frank
    Pair of 'Croisillon' table lamps
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £32,500
    50
    Katsu Hamanaka
    Important and rare six-panelled screen with mythological scene
    £80,000 - £150,000
    £100,000
    51
    François-Xavier Lalanne
    'Mouton'
    £150,000 - £200,000
    £477,000
    52
    Hans Coper
    Pot on cylindrical foot
    £15,000 - £20,000
    £27,500
    53
    Lucie Rie
    Flaring bowl
    £20,000 - £30,000
    £62,500
    54
    Lucie Rie
    Conical bowl
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £13,750
    55
    Lucie Rie
    Footed bowl
    £30,000 - £40,000
    £53,750
    56
    Lucie Rie
    Footed bowl
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £10,625
    57
    Hans Coper
    'Sack' form with disc
    £25,000 - £35,000
    £137,500
    58
    Judy Kensley McKie
    'Leopard Couch'
    £120,000 - £180,000
    £150,000
    59
    François-Xavier Lalanne
    Pigeon lamp
    £12,000 - £18,000
    £43,750
    60
    Michele Oka Doner
    'Coral Wave' chair
    £8,000 - £12,000
    £27,500
    61
    Wendell Castle
    Unique three-seater sofa
    £140,000 - £180,000
    £225,000
    62
    George Nakashima
    Set of four early grass-seated chairs
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £21,250
    63
    Harry Bertoia
    'Bush' sculpture
    £15,000 - £20,000
    £47,500
    64
    Joaquim Tenreiro
    Pair of armchairs
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £21,250
    65
    Joaquim Tenreiro
    Three-seater sofa
    £7,000 - £9,000
    £17,500
    66
    Harry Bertoia
    'Bush' sculpture
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £27,500
    67
    Arredoluce
    Pair of large wall lights
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £5,000
    68
    Mathieu Matégot
    Pair of 'Copacabana' chairs
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £16,250
    69
    Charlotte Perriand
    Important 'Antony' bookcase, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Antony
    £75,000 - £85,000
    £87,500
    70
    Serge Mouille
    Large ‘Flamme’ wall light
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £13,750
    71
    Jean Prouvé
    'Professor' desk, designed for the Faculté des Lettres, Lille University, Lille
    £60,000 - £80,000
    £75,000
    72
    Stilnovo
    Adjustable wall light
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £5,000
    73
    Charlotte Perriand
    Pair of tripod stools
    £2,000 - £3,000
    £6,250
    74
    Jean Prouvé
    'Compas' desk
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £11,250
    75
    Jean Prouvé
    Rare set of four chairs, model no. 4
    £60,000 - £90,000
    £137,500
    76
    Gino Sarfatti
    Table lamp, model no. 584/G
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £8,125
    77
    Jean Prouvé
    'Compas' cafeteria table, model no. 512, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Antony
    £15,000 - £20,000
    £18,750
    78
    Jean Prouvé
    'Antony' chair, model no. 356
    £12,000 - £18,000
    £13,750
    79
    Pierre Jeanneret
    Set of ten 'Committee' armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-30-A, designed for the High Court, the Assembly and Punjab University administrative buildings, Chandigarh
    £150,000 - £250,000
    £200,000
    80
    Jean Prouvé
    'Compas' cafeteria table, model no. 512
    £16,000 - £24,000
    £27,500
    81
    Pierre Jeanneret
    'Office table' desk with bookcase, model no. PJ-BU-02-A and 'Office Cane Chair', model no. PJ-SI-28-A, designed for the Secretariat and administrative buildings, Chandigarh
    £15,000 - £20,000
    82
    Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
    Pair of 'Advocate and Press' armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
    £40,000 - £60,000
    £75,000
    83
    Sir Edwin Lutyens
    Unique sideboard, designed for Little Thakeham, Thakeham, West Sussex
    £8,000 - £12,000
    £20,000
    84
    Kaare Klint
    Pair of early 'Easy' armchairs, model no. 5313
    £20,000 - £30,000
    £22,500
    85
    Kaare Klint
    Two-seater sofa, model no. 5313
    £15,000 - £20,000
    86
    Axel Salto
    Rare 'Three Deers in a Cornfield' vase
    £18,000 - £24,000
    £30,000
    87
    Märta Blomstedt
    Pair of armchairs, designed for the Hotel Aulanko, Hämeenlinna, Finland
    £12,000 - £15,000
    £56,250
    88
    Oscar Nilsson
    'Natura' wardrobe
    £3,000 - £5,000
    89
    Peder Moos
    Table
    £8,000 - £12,000
    90
    Frits Henningsen
    Rare set of eight dining chairs, designed for a private commission, Copenhagen
    £18,000 - £24,000
    £27,500
    91
    Gianfranco Frattini
    Pair of rare ceiling lights, model no. 597/S
    £7,000 - £9,000
    £18,750
    92
    Flemming Lassen
    Sofa
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £30,000
    93
    Hans J. Wegner
    Set of twelve 'The Chair' armchairs
    £30,000 - £40,000
    £81,250
    94
    Axel Einar Hjorth
    ‘Sandhamn’ sofa
    £30,000 - £40,000
    £37,500
    95
    Toyo Ito
    'Matsumoto' table
    £40,000 - £60,000
    £87,500
    96
    Sueharu Fukami
    'Sei'
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £8,750
    97
    Shiro Kuramata
    'Glass' chair
    £25,000 - £35,000
    98
    Forrest Myers
    Ghost
    £15,000 - £20,000
    £18,750
    99
    Howard Meister
    Unique 'Twilight' table
    £2,000 - £3,000
    £2,500
    100
    Ron Arad
    Blo-void 1
    £40,000 - £60,000
    £62,500
    101
    Morihiro Wada
    Vase
    £12,000 - £16,000
    102
    Deborah Thomas
    Unique chandelier
    £7,000 - £9,000
    £37,500
    103
    Jennifer Lee
    'Pale, tilted rim, asymmetric, ridge, speckled bands' pot
    £7,000 - £9,000
    £16,250
    104
    Jennifer Lee
    'Pale, granite traces' pot
    £12,000 - £16,000
    £16,250
    105
    Jennifer Lee
    'Speckled, olive base, haloed granite rim' pot
    £10,000 - £14,000
    £22,500
    106
    Guy de Rougemont
    Rare ‘Nuage’ table lamp
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £10,000
    107
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Early 'Ratrih' standard lamp
    £3,000 - £5,000
    £5,625
    108
    Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
    Double 'Black Light'
    £18,000 - £24,000
    £47,500
    109
    Louis Durot
    'Spirale' chair
    £8,000 - £12,000
    £10,625
    110
    Danilo Silvestrin
    Rare 'acrylic sphere', designed for Lothar Wolleh's penthouse, Düsseldorf
    £15,000 - £20,000
    £12,500
    No Reserve
    111
    Shiro Kuramata
    Pair of 'Hammer House' hammers
    £200 - £300
    £4,000
    112
    Johanna Grawunder
    ‘Specchio d’Italia’, from the 'Street Glow' series
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £9,375
    113
    Shiro Kuramata
    'Acrylic stool', designed for the Spiral boutique, The Axis Building, Roppongi, Tokyo
    £30,000 - £50,000
    £37,500
    114
    Shiro Kuramata
    Armchair, from the 'Furniture with Drawers' series
    £15,000 - £20,000
    £16,250
    115
    Shiro Kuramata
    Rare set of four dining chairs, designed for the SOSEIKAN House, Takarazuka, Hyogo
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £10,000
    116
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Two vases, model nos. 628 and 632, from the 'Onde' series
    £3,000 - £5,000
    £18,750
    117
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Large vase, model no. 588, from the 'Ceramiche a colaggio' series
    £3,000 - £5,000
    £6,000
    118
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Lidded box, model no. 598
    £1,500 - £2,500
    £2,125
    119
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Two vases, model nos. 629 and 630, from the 'Onde' series
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £6,250
    120
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Vase, model no. 584, from the 'Ceramiche a colaggio' series, and dish, model no. 631, from the 'Onde' series
    £3,000 - £5,000
    £4,750
    121
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Lidded jar, model no. 387
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £15,000
    122
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Rare vase, model no. 610
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £10,625
    123
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Lidded pot, model no. 198, from the ‘Ceramiche di lava’ series
    £3,000 - £4,000
    £4,750
    124
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Fruit bowl, model no. 442a
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £22,500
    125
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Vase, model no. YP33a, and ashtray, model no. YP1, from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
    £2,500 - £3,500
    £5,625
    126
    Gianfranco Frattini
    Rolltop desk
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £12,500
    127
    Gino Sarfatti
    Rare table lamp, model no. 598
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £15,000
    128
    Gino Sarfatti
    Standard lamp, model no. 1080/PX
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £5,625
    129
    Joe Colombo
    Pair of 'Triedro' clamp lamps, 'Topo' standard lamp, and 'Elmo' desk lamp
    £4,000 - £6,000
    130
    Osvaldo Borsani
    Adjustable sofa, model no. D70
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £6,250
    131
    Bruno Gecchelin
    Ettore Sottsass
    £1,500 - £2,500
    £2,125
    132
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Two 'Asteroid' table lamps
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £12,500
    133
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    'Nefertiti' writing desk
    £40,000 - £60,000
    £65,000
    134
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Unique totem, no. 18
    £150,000 - £200,000
    £187,500
    135
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    Composizione di elementi di legno colorato e specchio, il tutto unito da funi di canapa, designed for Galleria Arform, Milan
    £80,000 - £120,000
    £309,000
    136
    Ignazio Gardella
    Rare lounge chair and ottoman
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £15,000
    137
    Fontana Arte
    Adjustable standard lamp, model no. 2380
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £15,000
    138
    Fontana Arte
    Pair of table lamps, model no. 2022
    £2,000 - £3,000
    £13,750
    139
    Gabriella Crespi
    '2000' extendable coffee table, from the 'Plurimi' series
    £25,000 - £35,000
    £35,000
    140
    Gio Ponti
    Pair of armchairs, model no. 110
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £17,500
    141
    Gabriella Crespi
    Set of nine picture frames
    £3,000 - £5,000
    £27,500
    142
    Ignazio Gardella
    Rare standard lamp
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £12,500
    143
    Carlo Paccagnini
    Armchair and ottoman, designed for a private commission, Milan
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £12,500
    144
    Carlo Paccagnini
    Daybed, designed for a private commission, Milan
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £21,250
    145
    Carlo Paccagnini
    Coffee table with magazine rack, designed for a private commission, Milan
    £3,000 - £4,000
    £15,000
    146
    Carlo Paccagnini
    Desk and chair, designed for a private commission, Milan
    £5,000 - £6,000
    £36,250
    147
    Gio Ponti
    Unique bookcase, designed for Enrichetta Ritter, Milan
    £10,000 - £15,000
    £25,000
    148
    Fontana Arte
    Rare table lamp
    £3,000 - £5,000
    £4,375
    149
    Viganò
    Pair of 'Tripoline' folding chairs
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £11,250
    150
    Gino Sarfatti
    Large ceiling light, variant, model no. 2068
    £30,000 - £50,000
    £75,000
    151
    Luigi Caccia Dominioni
    Rare standard lamp
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £10,000
    152
    Franco Albini
    'Fiorenza' armchair, model no. 432
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £16,250
    153
    Osvaldo Borsani
    Rare armchair
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £10,000
    154
    Gio Ponti
    Rare armchair
    £6,000 - £8,000
    155
    Fulvio Bianconi
    Rare vase
    £6,000 - £8,000
    156
    Gio Ponti
    Wall-mounted chest of drawers, designed for the Hotel Royal, Naples
    £25,000 - £35,000
    £65,000
    157
    Fulvio Bianconi
    'Fascie di colore' vase, model no. 3839
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £7,500
    158
    Paolo Buffa
    Pair of armchairs, model no. 118/F
    £8,000 - £12,000
    £47,500
    159
    Venini
    Pair of ceiling lights, model no. 802.6
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £11,250
    160
    Gio Ponti
    Coffee table
    £15,000 - £20,000
    £22,500
    161
    Gio Ponti
    Double-pedestal desk, designed for the public administration offices, Forlí
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £12,500
    162
    Max Ingrand
    Rare ceiling light, model no. 2271
    £12,000 - £18,000
    £17,500
    163
    Max Ingrand
    Ceiling light, model no. 2088
    £12,000 - £18,000
    £47,500
    164
    Giorgio Ramponi
    Unique centre table, designed for the Hotel Palace, Bari
    £6,000 - £8,000
    £8,750
    165
    Gio Ponti
    Side table, model no. 1128
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £20,000
    166
    Venini
    Group of eight ceiling droplets, designed for the Alba Theatre, Alba
    £4,000 - £6,000
    £8,750
    167
    Max Ingrand
    Rare standard lamp, model no. 2251
    £18,000 - £24,000
    168
    Ado Chale
    Low table
    £20,000 - £25,000
    £47,500
    169
    Ico Parisi
    Mirror
    £3,000 - £5,000
    £10,000
    170
    Fontana Arte
    Set of three wall lights, model no. 2135
    £5,000 - £7,000
    £6,250
    171
    Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
    'Limante' table lamp
    £2,000 - £3,000
    £8,125