Ettore Sottsass, Jr. - Design London Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private collection, Como
    Cambi, Milan, 'Fine Design', 2 December 2020, lot 71
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950/1980, Milan, 1985, p. 115 for a similar example
    Andrea Branzi and Michele De Lucchi, eds., Il Design Italiano degli Anni '50, Milan, 1985, p. 222 for a similar example
    Clémence Krzentowski and Didier Krzentowski, eds., The Complete Designers' Lights (1950-1990), Paris, 2012, p. 114 for a similar example
    Barbara Radice, Ettore Sottsass: There is a Planet, exh. cat., Triennale Design Museum, Milan, 2017, p. 24 for a similar example

  • Catalogue Essay

    The lights in the present lot have been registered in the Arredoluce Archives, Milan, as numbers 1360558, 5455919, 6804100, 5319467, 7639463, 4014273.

85

Set of six rare lights

circa 1956
Coloured acrylic, brass, painted brass.
Each: 28 x 28 x 22 cm (11 x 11 x 8 5/8 in.)
Manufactured by Arredoluce, Milan, Italy.

Estimate
£18,000 - 22,000 

Sold for £48,260

Contact Specialist

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

Design

London Auction 26 April 2023