Ettore Sottsass, Jr. - Design London Thursday, May 2, 2024 | Phillips

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  • A sketch of the present ‘Minareto’ totem from Ettore Sottsass's Scrap-book, 1964.
    Image: © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024
    • Provenance

      Patrick Brillet, London
      Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1997

    • Literature

      Federica di Castro, ed., Ettore Sottsass's Scrap-book: Disegni e Note di Ettore Sottsass, Milan, 1976, p. 49
      Fulvio Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass: Tutta la Ceramica, Turin, 1996, p. 140
      Fulvio Ferrari, Sottsass: 1000 Ceramics, Turin, 2017, p. 123

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'Minareto' totem

designed 1964, produced circa 1994
Painted and glazed ceramic, laminated wood.
214.2 cm (84 3/8 in.) high
Produced by Manifattura S.C.3, Calenzano for Edizioni Arte Design, Agliana, Italy. Number 4 from the edition of 20. Totem base inscribed Sottsass/4 /20.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
£18,000 - 24,000 

Sold for £38,100

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Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
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Design

London Auction 2 May 2024