Ettore Sottsass, Jr. and Perry King - Design: Online Auction New York Tuesday, February 7, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Acquired in Italy circa 1970

  • Literature

    “Due Nuove Macchine per Scrivere,” Domus, no. 475, June 1969, pp. 35-37
    Emilio Ambasz, ed., Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1972, p. 75
    Barbara Radice, Ettore Sottsass: A Critical Biography, London, 1993, pp. 86-89

Property from the Collection of Daniela Morera

38

"Valentine" portable typewriter

circa 1969
ABS plastic, painted steel, rubber.
Typewriter: 4 x 12 3/4 x 13 in. (10.2 x 32.4 x 33 cm)
Case: 4 3/8 x 13 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (11.1 x 34.3 x 35.2 cm)

Manufactured by Olivetti, Ivrea, Italy. Typewriter with valentine/olivetti/made in olivetti plant/barcelona - spain molded on body. Together with the original case.

Estimate
$400 - 600 

Sold for $882

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Online Auction 7 - 14 February 2023