Provenance
Private collection, Florence
Literature
'Nuove ceramiche di serie', Domus, no. 345, August 1958, p. 46; no. 358, September 1959, p. 13; no. 749, May 1993, p. 68
Fulvio Ferrari, Sottsass: 1000 Ceramics, Turin, 2017, pp. 70, 74, 327

90

Ettore Sottsass, Jr.

Confectionery dish, model no. 194

circa 1958
Glazed earthenware.
6.9 x 26.7 x 15.2 cm (2 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)
Manufactured by Bitossi, Montelupo Fiorentino for Galleria Il Sestante, Milan, Italy. Underside signed IL SESTANTE/SOTTSASS.

Estimate
£5,000 - 7,000 Ω

Sold for £6,300

Contact Specialist

Antonia King

Head of Sale, Design

Antonia.King@phillips.com

Design

London Auction 30 June 2021

1
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £69,300
2
Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti
Unique illuminated headboard
Estimate £45,000 - 65,000 Ω
Sold for £73,080
3
Fontana Arte
Pair of vases, model no. 2122
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £6,930
4
Gio Ponti
'Triennale' armchair
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £45,360
5
Gio Ponti and Luigi Zortea
Unique pair of large wall lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £47,880
6
Gio Ponti
Unique pair of armchairs
Estimate £65,000 - 85,000 Ω
Sold for £138,600
7
Gio Ponti
Unique coffee table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 Ω
Sold for £88,200
8
Duilio (Dubé) Barnabé
Unique dining table
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £63,000
9
Gio Ponti
Rare 'Distex' armchair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £37,800
10
Gio Ponti
Wall light with niche
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £12,600
11
Carlo Scarpa
Rare prototype vase
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £56,700
12
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of vitrines
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000
Sold for £352,800
13
Carlo Scarpa
Rare vase, model no. 1277
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £40,320
14
Carlo Scarpa
Rare vase, model no. 5971
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £45,360
15
Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti
Prototype dining table
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 Ω♠
Sold for £48,132
16
Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti
Set of six prototype dining chairs
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 Ω♠
Sold for £73,080
17
Studio B.B.P.R.
Two cabinets
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
18
Napoleone Martinuzzi
Rare table lamp, model no. 9012
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £8,190
19
Gio Ponti
Desk
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £18,900
20
Carlo Scarpa
Rare vase, model no. 3594
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £7,560
21
Luigi Zuccoli
Unique bookcase, designed for the 'San Fermo' building, Como
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
22
Mario Asnago and Claudio Vender
Rare armchair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,300
23
Carlo Scarpa
Rare vase, model no. 4561
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £40,320
24
Max Ingrand
Unique pair of ceiling lights
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £32,760
25
Gio Ponti
Pair of modular sofas
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £40,320
26
Carlo Scarpa
Vase
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
27
Gio Ponti
Rare occasional table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £41,580
28
Gio Ponti
'Diamond' flatware service for 24
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £69,300
29
Carlo de Carli
Set of twelve dining chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £35,280
30
Jean Dunand
Vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £7,560
31
Pietro Chiesa
Rare illuminated drinks cabinet on stand
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 Ω
Sold for £45,360
32
Jacques Adnet
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £45,000 - 65,000
Sold for £63,000
33
Jean Dunand
‘Les Palmiers’ smoking room, from the residence of Mademoiselle Colette Aboucaya, Paris
Estimate £1,500,000 - 2,000,000 ‡
Sold for £3,289,500
34
Katsu Hamanaka
Daybed, from the residence of Mademoiselle Colette Aboucaya, Paris
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 Ω
Sold for £403,200
35
Jean Dunand
Vase
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 Ω
36
Jean Dunand
Small footed vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £11,340
37
René Herbst
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
38
Gilbert Méténier
Gourd-form vase
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000
Sold for £3,024
39
Jean-Michel Frank
Daybed
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 Ω
Sold for £52,920
40
Daum Frères and Louis Majorelle
'Nénuphar' table lamp
Estimate £90,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £100,800
41
Jean Royère
'Flaque' coffee table
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 Ω♠
Sold for £327,600
42
Jean Royère
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 Ω
Sold for £504,000
43
Jean Royère
Two beds with integrated headboard and bedside table
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 Ω♠
44
Jean Royère
'Ondulation' stool
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £80,640
45
Jean Royère
Armchair
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
Sold for £189,000
46
Jean Royère
Illuminated sideboard
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £56,700
47
Jean Royère
Rare sofa
Estimate £150,000 - 250,000 Ω
Sold for £491,400
48
Jean Royère
'Ondulation' bench
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £144,900
49
Jean Royère
'Ondulation' bench
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £157,500
50
Jean Royère
'Croisillon' armchair and ottoman
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω♠
Sold for £88,200
51
Jean Royère
'Ondulation' wall-mounted console
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω♠
Sold for £163,800
52
Jean Royère
'Bouquet' eight-armed chandelier
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 Ω
Sold for £113,400
53
Jean Royère
Side table
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £75,600
54
Jean Royère
Side table
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £75,600
55
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Ondulation' side tables
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
Sold for £138,600
56
Jean Royère
Dressing table and stool
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω♠
Sold for £13,860
57
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Bouquet' three-armed wall lights
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £85,680
58
Jean Royère
Two 'Crapaud' armchairs
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 Ω
Sold for £226,800
59
Jacques Ruelland and Dani Ruelland
Two table lamps
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £10,710
60
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
‘Roccoco’ armchair
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £55,440
61
Venini
Mirror, model no. 9
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 Ω
Sold for £8,820
62
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Perles' lanterns
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
63
Ron Arad
Prototype ‘D-Sofa’
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 Ω
Sold for £1,232,500
64
Georges Jouve
Two 'Cylindre' vases
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £18,900
65
Jean Prouvé
‘Flavigny’ bed
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160
66
Gino Sarfatti
Table lamp, model no. 598
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £8,820
67
Gio Ponti
Double desk
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £59,220
68
Gino Sarfatti
Two standard lamps, model no. 1073
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,040
69
Jacques Quinet
Rare sideboard
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £40,320
70
Ico Parisi
Rare children’s rocking chair, model no. 839
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £2,520
71
Georges Jouve
Candle holder
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
72
Serge Mouille
Set of four adjustable ‘Tuyau’ wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £10,710
73
Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand
'S.C.A.L' bed with pivoting shelf
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £22,680
74
Narukuma
'From one sheet' chair
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £6,930
75
Dae-Sup Kwon
'Moon Jar'
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
76
Isamu Noguchi
'Akari' light sculpture, model no. 33N
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
77
Junzo Sakakura
Pair of lounge chairs, model no. 5016
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
78
Shiro Kuramata
‘How High the Moon’ two-seater sofa
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £63,000
79
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
‘Sonia Diniz’ chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
80
Mario Galvagni and Paolo Antonio Chessa
Large ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £6,300
81
Gabriella Crespi
'Cavolo' ice bucket and 'Foglia cavolo con lumache' bowl, from the 'Cesello' series
Estimate £3,500 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £6,930
82
Studio Job
Unique 'Paper Buffet'
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £12,600
83
Venini
Set of four ceiling lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £20,160
84
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Sushi’ sofa
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £40,320
85
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
‘Lucrezia’ bench
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £8,190
86
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Plate
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £3,780
87
Napoleone Martinuzzi
Six-armed chandelier, variant of model no. 5001
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £6,300
88
Vincent Dubourg
‘Nouvelle Zelande Shelf’
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
89
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Coffee table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,780
90
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Confectionery dish, model no. 194
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £6,300
91
Tomaso Buzzi
Ceiling light, model no. 5413
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £13,860
92
Ico Parisi
Pair of drinks cabinets
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £16,380
93
Yoichi Ohira
Bottle with stopper
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £10,080
94
Pietro Chiesa
Low table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £18,900
95
Seguso
Four wall lights
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
96
Gio Ponti
Desk with pair of incorporated chairs, model no. A012, from the 'Apta' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £15,120
97
Luigi Caccia Dominioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
'Caccia' flatware service for twelve
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
98
Gio Ponti
Unique set of three chairs, designed for the Dulciora offices, Milan
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
99
Studio B.B.P.R.
Pair of large ceiling lights, designed for the Cinema Mediolanum, Milan
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
100
Studio B.B.P.R.
Table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
101
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of wall lights, model no. 249/2
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,520
102
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £81,900
103
Hans Coper
Pot on cylindrical foot
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £17,640
104
Barbro Nilsson
'Falurutan grön Fabiola' rug
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
105
Axel Salto
Vase, model no. 20709
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £11,970
106
Finn Juhl
Rare games table, model no. FJ55
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £10,710
107
Axel Salto
Vase in the 'Sprouting' style, model no. 20817
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £23,940
108
Poul Henningsen
Pair of ceiling lights, type 1/1 shades
Estimate £2,000 - 4,000
Sold for £4,032
109
Hans J. Wegner
Set of eight 'The Chair' armchairs, model no. JH501
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £20,160
110
Flemming Lassen
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £18,900
111
Flemming Lassen
Sofa
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £13,860
112
Hans J. Wegner
Rare swivel chair, model no. B 301-0
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,780
113
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £16,380
114
Ole Wanscher
Pair of side tables
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,292
115
Finn Juhl
Two-seater sofa, model no. FJ 53
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
116
Barbro Nilsson
'Solfläckar' (Sun spots) rug
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £12,600
117
Finn Juhl
Desk, model no. BO69
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,080
118No Reserve
Unknown Designer
Sofa
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 •
Sold for £5,040
119
Paavo Tynell
Pair of wall lights, model no. 9466
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £4,788
120
Kaj Gottlob
Rare side chair, designed for the Lolland Falsters Industri & Landbrugsbank (Industrial & Agricultural Bank), Nykøbing Falster
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,520
121
Tapio Wirkkala
Four vases
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £9,450
122
Gio Ponti
Desk
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £35,280
123
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model no. 2080
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
124
Gio Ponti
Pair of folding chairs, from the ‘Apta’ series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
125
Gio Ponti
Rare magazine rack, from the ‘Apta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,780
126
Carlo Scarpa
Set of eight wall-mounted coat hangers
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £8,190
127
Fontana Arte
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,930
128
Gio Ponti
Set of ten side chairs
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £17,640
129
Ico Parisi
Unique table mirror
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £17,640
130
Max Ingrand
Set of three wall lights
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £90,720
131
Carlo de Carli
Rare settee
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000
Sold for £52,920
132
Paolo Buffa
Pair of wardrobes
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £37,800
133
Fontana Arte
Set of four ceiling and wall lights
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £69,300
134
Gio Ponti
Set of four dining chairs, model no. 676
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,300
135
Melchiorre Bega
Dinette table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £13,860
136
Gino Sarfatti
Adjustable wall light, model no. 213
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £2,520
137
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model no. 2022C
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £60,480
138
Franco Albini
Pair of armchairs, model no. 432
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £16,380
139
Ignazio Gardella
Set of three wall-mounted modular consoles
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £25,200
140
Mario Asnago and Claudio Vender
Unique dressing table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,600
141
Studio B.B.P.R.
Ceiling light
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £50,400
142
Gio Ponti
Pair of ceiling and wall lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £95,760
143
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Settee
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £21,420
144
Gio Ponti
Prototype coffee table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £15,120
145
Gio Ponti
Prototype sofa
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
146
Gino Sarfatti
Set of nine ceiling lights, model no. 3055/50
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160
147
Carlo Mollino
Set of two bunk beds
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000 Ω
148
Lina Bo Bardi
Rare crib
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £27,720
149
Fontana Arte
Large mirror, model no. 1929
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £40,320
150
Vittorio Zecchin
Large 'Veronese' vase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £17,010
151
Barovier & Toso (Co.)
Ceiling light
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £15,120
152
Gio Ponti
Stool
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
153
Fontana Arte
Coffee table, model no. 2066
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
154
Gio Ponti
Set of ten dining chairs, model no. 687
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £16,380
155
Gino Sarfatti
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 Ω
Sold for £23,940
156
Gio Ponti
Unique vase, from the ‘Ermione’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £26,460
157
Gio Ponti
Table and stool
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £37,800
158
Vittorio Gregotti, Lodovico Meneghetti and Giotto Stoppino
Lounge chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £6,300
159
Arredoluce
Rare standard lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
160
Gio Ponti
Rare dining table with drawers
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £88,200
161
Gio Ponti
Armchair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £12,600
162
Gio Ponti
Pair of benches
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £42,840
163
Max Ingrand
Standard lamp, model no. 2047
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
164
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 2088
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £47,880
165
Venini
Folding mirror, model no. 21
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
166
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
167
Franco Albini
Unique coffee table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £8,820
168
Max Ingrand
Table lamp, model no. 2202
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800
Sold for £2,772
169
Vistosi
Side table
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
170
Tino De Silva
Rare pair of armchairs
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £13,860

Design

London Auction 30 June 2021

Provenance

Literature

90

Ettore Sottsass, Jr.

Confectionery dish, model no. 194

Design