Preliminary drawing for similar ceiling lights. Image courtesy: Mattia Bonetti. In the early 1990s, two European collectors enlisted the expertise of Jacques Grange, their long-time interior designer, David Gill, the pioneering gallerist of contemporary design, and Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, two young emerging designers to create a fantastical interior completed in 1996. This early commission is wholly singular in its stylistic language with each work standing as a testament to the genius of the original project and a catalyst for their subsequent body of work which consistently weaves eccentricity with tasteful materials and a deference to historical influences allowing their works to be incorporated into any lifestyle.
Provenance
Private collection, commissioned directly from the designers, 1994-1996
Sotheby's, Paris, "Arts Décoratifs du XXe Siècle & Design," November 26, 2013, lot 232
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Property of an Important International Collector
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Unique ceiling light
1994-1996
Patinated wrought iron, glass.
52 1/2 in. (133.4 cm) drop
Produced by David Gill, London, United Kingdom. One mount impressed BG and twice impressed DAVID GILL, partially obscured.
Estimate
$4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
Benjamin Green
Associate Specialist
Associate Head of Sale
bgreen@phillips.com
+1 917 207 9090
Design
New York Auction 5 June 2024
