Provenance
Füssinger & Wolff, Arts & Crafts, Munich
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Claire Downey, Neo Furniture, London, 1992, p. 57
Gareth Williams, The Furniture Machine: Furniture since 1990, London, 2006, p. 24
Jean–Louis Gaillemin, André Dubreuil: Poet of Iron, Paris, 2006, fig. 38, pp. 27, 46-47
Gareth D. Williams and Nick Wright, Cut and Shut: The History of Creative Salvage, London, 2012, p. 114

48

André Dubreuil

Pair of 'Paris' chairs

circa 1988
Bent, welded and torch-decorated steel.
Each: 91.5 x 58 x 60 cm (36 x 22 7/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
Produced by A. D. Decorative Arts Ltd., London, UK. From the edition of 24.

Estimate
£8,000 - 12,000 ‡

Sold for £12,065

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
Antonia.King@phillips.com

Design

London Auction 13 November 2024

1
Line Vautrin
Rare 'Monaco' mirror
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £228,600
2
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of rare chairs
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
3
Carlo Scarpa
Rare chandelier
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £82,550
4
Carlo Scarpa
Two rare console tables
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
5
Gio Ponti
Pair of rare wall lights
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000 ‡
Sold for £91,440
6
Carlo Scarpa
Mirror, model no. 77
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £40,640
7
Carlo Scarpa
Floor lamp, model no. 527
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
8
Gio Ponti
Unique extendable dining table, from Gio Ponti's private residence, Via Dezza, Milan
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
9
Gio Ponti
Folding table, model no. A90, from the 'Apta' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
10
Carlo Enrico Rava
Sofa
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £10,160
11
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
12
Paolo De Poli
Large vase, model no. 4074
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £9,525
13
Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana
Rare coffee table, from Casa Kramer, Milan
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £95,250
14
Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana
Rare wall-mounted console, from Casa Kramer, Milan
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £114,300
15
Paolo Buffa
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
16
Ico Parisi
Rare chaise longue
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
17
Venini
Two ceiling lights, designed for the Municipal Opera House, Florence
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
18
Carlo Graffi
Unique dining table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
19
Seguso
Large vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,715
20
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £16,000 - 22,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
21
Vittorio Donà
Large 'Mugnoni' vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
22
Ico Parisi
Rocking chaise longue
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
23
Venini
Monumental ceiling light, from the 'Esprit' series
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £25,400
24
Osvaldo Borsani and Adriano Spilimbergo
Bar cabinet
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
25
Fulvio Bianconi
Vase, model no. 4317
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £4,445
26
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £57,150
27
Gio Ponti
Unique desk
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
28
Carlo Scarpa
Set of four wall lights, model no. 442
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £63,500
29
Pietro Lingeri
Custom illuminated wall-mounted bar cabinet
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
30
Piero Bottoni
Pair of adjustable armchairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £21,590
31
Carlo Scarpa
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £21,590
32
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Fontaine Pleureuse'
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 ‡♠
33
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Pair of 'Abstract' andirons
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £76,200
34
Jean Dunand
Lidded box
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
35
Katsu Hamanaka
Rare three-panel screen
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £139,700
36
Max Ingrand and Bernard Dunand
Wall-mounted panel
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
37
Henri Simmen
Lidded vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
38
Seizô Sugawara
Rare armchair
Estimate £220,000 - 280,000 ‡
Sold for £247,650
39
Margaretha Dubach
Necklace with detachable brooch
Estimate £3,500 - 5,500
Sold for £6,350
40
Jacques Quinet
Sofa
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
41
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of wall-mounted mirrors
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £7,620
42
Jacques Quinet
Pair of armchairs and ottoman
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
43
Clément Rousseau
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £17,780
44
Eugène Printz
Desk
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £114,300
45
Serge Mouille
'Dallux' table lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £3,048
46
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Paris' tables
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
47
Paolo Venini
Ceiling light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
48
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Paris' chairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £12,065
49
Carlo Scarpa
Chandelier, model no. 5251
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
50
Maison Ramsay
Desk
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £6,350
51
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Perles' candleholders
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £152,400
52
Le Corbusier
Staircase, designed for l'Unité d'Habitation
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £22,860
53
Angelo Lelii
Unique wall light
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
54
Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand
Two-sided wardrobe, designed for Cité Universitaire, Antony
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £27,940
55
Charlotte Perriand
'Tunisie' bookcase, designed for the student rooms of La Maison de la Tunisie, Cité Internationale Universitaire, Paris
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡
Sold for £139,700
56
Jean Prouvé
Set of six 'Semi-metal' chairs, model no. 305
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £101,600
57
Jean Prouvé
'Compas' desk, designed for Cité Universitaire, Antony
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £9,525
58
Jean Prouvé
Two 'Tout bois' chairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £15,240
59
Jean Prouvé
'Compas' table, model no. 512
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £35,560
60
Serge Mouille
Pair of 'Tuyau' wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,588
61
George Nakashima
'Frenchman's Cove' dining table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,700
62
Venini
Two wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,810
63
Gio Ponti
Armchair, designed for Casa Grimaldi, Naples
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Sold for £2,794
64
José Zanine Caldas
Lounge armchair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
65
Pierre Paulin
'Élysée' floor lamp
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
66
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Unique large 'Sushi Boat' bowl
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡
Sold for £3,048
67
José Zanine Caldas
Bench, from the 'Denúncia' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
68
Ritsue Mishima
'Medusa' vase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
69
Peder Moos
'Debut' floor lamp
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £21,590
70
Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm
Desk
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,048
71
Charlotte Perriand
Set of twelve adjustable wall lights, from Les Arcs ski resort, Savoie
Estimate £4,500 - 6,500
Sold for £10,795
72
Poul Kjærholm
Dining table, model no. PK 54
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,890
73
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Sonia Diniz' chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,240
74
Ritsue Mishima
'Alfa' vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
75
Helge Vestergaard Jensen
Bench
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,445
76
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights, model no. 1944
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
77
Marianne Richter
'Josefina' rug
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £17,780
78
Børge Mogensen
Early 'Hunting' chair, from Børge Mogensen's private residence, Gentofte
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £12,700
79
Ole Wanscher
Desk
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,350
80
Nanna Ditzel and Jørgen Ditzel
Rare two-seater sofa
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
81
Peder Moos
Candle stand
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £40,640
82
Hans J. Wegner
Set of eight 'Cowhorn' chairs, model no. 505
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
83
Angelo Lelii
'Vela' ceiling light, model no. 12385
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
84
Poul Kjærholm
Daybed, model no. PK 80
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £22,860
85
Shiro Kuramata
'Luminous' chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £35,560
86
Arteluce
Set of five rare ceiling or wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £17,780
87
Martin Szekely
'Nord' vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £38,100
88
Ico Parisi
Large wall mirror
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
89
Tom Dixon
'Flame-Cut' chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,350
90
Maison Desny
Adjustable floor lamp
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £24,130
91
Ron Arad
'Blo-Void 5'
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £35,560
92
Venini
Rare wall light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £4,445
93
Rose Adler
Letter tray
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £13,970
94
Taizo Kuroda
'Untitled A' Meiping vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £4,445
95
Shiro Kuramata
'How High the Moon' armchair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £15,240
96
Toni Zuccheri
Set of twenty-four modular tiles, from the 'Pannelli' series
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
97
Roy Adzak
Two 'Fesse' chairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,985
98
Martin Szekely
'Presse Papier' chest of drawers
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
99
Faye Toogood
'Spade' chair
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000
Sold for £2,032
100
Ron Arad
Unique pair of monumental sculptures, from the 'Volume' series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
101
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
'Brisée' ottoman
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £6,985
102
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Pair of 'Mara' side tables
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £9,525
103
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Trévise' chairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
104
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Pair of 'Three Graces' table lamps
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £19,050
105
Martin Szekely
'Pettit' desk
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
106
Ico Parisi
Side table with rotating shelves
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,556
107
Joe Colombo
Set of four rare slipper chairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
108
Fontana Arte
Set of six ceiling lights, model no. 2405
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £11,430
109
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Park Lane' coffee table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £3,810
110
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Burma' totem
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £27,940
111
Masanori Umeda
'Tawaraya' ring
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,510
112
Gaetano Pesce
Double bed, from the 'Nobody's Perfect' series
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £69,850
113
Gaetano Pesce
'Giacomo' floor lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
114
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Unique carpet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £33,020
115
Stilnovo
Rare adjustable ceiling light
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
116
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare early mirror
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
117
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Three vases, model nos. 321, 262 and 316
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
118
Osvaldo Borsani
Two rare wall-mounted sideboards
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
119
Piero Fornasetti
'Fossili' occasional table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
120
Renzo Zavanella
Swivel armchair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
121
Gio Ponti
Chandelier, model no. 5552 A
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £11,430
122
Gio Ponti
Rare low table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
123
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, designed for the VI Triennale, Milan
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,890
124
Fontana Arte
Dining table, model no. 2089
Estimate £16,000 - 22,000 ‡
125
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £24,130
126
Gio Ponti
Unique chair, from the Dulciora offices, Milan
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,810
127
Pietro Chiesa
Large coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £17,780
128
Paolo De Poli
Set of four vessels
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,556
129
Gio Ponti
Occasional table, designed for the 'Conte Grande' ocean liner
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
130
Gio Ponti
Set of eight rare armchairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £34,290
131
Max Ingrand
Table lamp
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
132
Pietro Chiesa
Picture frame, lidded box and cigarette box
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
133
Giovanni Ferrabini
Unique prototype desk
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £22,225
134
Paolo Venini and Enrico Capuzzo
'Barchetta' ceiling light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,700
135
Giovanni Ferrabini
Pair of console tables
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
136
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare set of five vases
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
137
Ernesto Basile
Pair of adjustable armchairs, from the 'Carretto Siciliano' series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £11,430
138
Ernesto Basile
Side table, from the 'Carretto Siciliano' series
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡
Sold for £4,064
139
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
140
Ernesto Basile
Sofa, from the 'Carretto Siciliano' series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £9,525

Design

London Auction 13 November 2024

Provenance

Literature

48

André Dubreuil

Pair of 'Paris' chairs

Design