Literature
Gabriella Crespi, Il Segno e lo Spirito: Mobile, Plurimi, Sculpture e Gioielli, exh. cat., Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2011, p. 113
Catalogue Essay
The present lot has been authenticated by the Archivio Gabriella Crespi and is recorded under archive number 060452087.

Property from a Private Collection, Monaco

117

Gabriella Crespi

Low table, model no. 687, from the 'Rising Sun' series

circa 1975
Malacca rattan covered wood, Malacca rattan, brass.
40.7 x 85.7 x 80.2 cm (16 x 33 3/4 x 31 5/8 in.)
Base of brass border impressed with facsimile signature Gabriella Crespi and BREV. Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Archivio Gabriella Crespi.

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000 Ω

Sold for £17,640

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Design

London Auction 2 November 2022

1
Max Ingrand
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £40,320
2
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Brebis', from the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 ‡♠
Sold for £378,000
3
Gio Ponti
Monumental vase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
4
Venini
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £10,710
5
Paolo Buffa
Illuminated bar cabinet
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £63,000
6
Studio B.B.P.R.
Rare ceiling light, variant of model no. 2045
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡
Sold for £201,600
7
Paolo Buffa
Bookcase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £22,680
8
Venini
Pair of rare large mirrors
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £32,760
9
Mario Federico Roggero
Rare armchair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £23,940
10
Tomaso Buzzi
Pair of wall lights, model no. 416
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £44,100
11
Tomaso Buzzi
Four armchairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
12
Seguso
Set of three ceiling lights
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £7,560
13
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £20,160
14
Gio Ponti
'Angelo'
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £8,190
15
Gio Ponti
Female figure
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £8,820
16
Gio Ponti
Angel figure
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £6,930
17
Gio Ponti
Unique ashtray
Estimate £700 - 900 ‡
Sold for £2,772
18
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £19,530
19
Gio Ponti
'Gambe'
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £56,700
20
Gio Ponti
'Donna uccello' figure with crinoline
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,300
21
Gio Ponti
'Donna uccello' figure with dress
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,300
22
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
Unique low table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £163,800
23
Gio Ponti
Rare vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £6,048
24
Gio Ponti
Rare side table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £11,970
25
Gio Ponti
Four prototype sculptures
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £17,640
26
Gio Ponti
'Donna uccello' figure with corset
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,300
27
Gio Ponti
'Maschera'
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £69,300
28
Ico Parisi
Unique dining table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £32,760
29
Marcel Coard
Monumental ceiling light, from the Paul Cocteau residence, Champgault
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £189,000
30
Katsu Hamanaka
Two plates
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,820
31
Jean Prouvé
Rare adjustable swivel stool
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
32
Jean Prouvé
Panel
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £81,900
33
Jean Prouvé
Panel
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £81,900
34
Angelo Lelii
'Vela' ceiling light, model no. 12385
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £30,240
35
Gio Ponti
Lounge chair
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £18,900
36
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of rare table lamps, model no. 594
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,040
37
Alessandro Mendini
Prototype 'Ondoso' coffee table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £15,120
38
Jean Prouvé
Five-panel screen
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £57,960
39
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Bedroom furniture
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £32,760
40
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp, model no. 1095
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,040
41
Elio Monesi
Bench
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
42
Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Floor lamp, model no. 845.00
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
43
Osvaldo Borsani
Set of four 'Canada' armchairs, model no. P110
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £17,640
44
Carlo Bugatti
Games table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
45
Claude Lalanne
'Crocoseat'
Estimate £180,000 - 240,000 ♠
Sold for £138,600
46
Gio Ponti
Pair of andirons
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £17,640
47
Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
Daybed
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
48
Shiro Kuramata
'How High the Moon' armchair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £18,900
49
Ignazio Gardella
Rare side table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,380
50
Tobia Scarpa
Set of three wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £10,710
51
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Humberto' side table, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £22,680
52
Vladimir Böhm
Group of thirteen vessels
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £6,300
53
Ron Arad
'Bookworm' shelf
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
54
Donald Judd
Rare 'Side Shelf Plywood Chair 84', style no. 10
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £63,000
55
Joris Laarman
'Bone' armchair
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡♠
Sold for £163,800
56
Akiko Hirai
Moon Jar
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £12,600
57
Peder Moos
Chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
58
Akiko Hirai
Moon Jar
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £7,560
59
Finn Juhl
Rare coffee table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £30,240
60
Edmund de Waal
Two lidded jars
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
61
Arne Jacobsen
'Drop' chair, from the SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £17,640
62
Peder Moos
Extendable table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £37,800
63
Peder Moos
Pair of chairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £23,940
64
Naum Gabo
Fireplace surround
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,200
65
Hans Coper
'Thistle' form
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £107,100
66
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £40,320
67
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £176,400
68
Achille Castiglioni
Unique bench, from the designer's home, Milan
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
69
Hans Coper
Ovoid form with flattened cylinder
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡♠
Sold for £132,300
70
Hans Coper
Large ovoid pot with disc top
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £226,800
71
Hans Coper
Early vase form
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £75,600
72
Hans Coper
Cup with central disc
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £52,920
73
Hans Coper
Shouldered bottle with flat circular lip
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡♠
Sold for £176,400
74
Hans Coper
Footed cup
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £69,300
75
Hans Coper
Large squeezed vase with four indents
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £63,000
76
Hans Coper
Large flattened form with disc top
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡♠
Sold for £283,500
77
Hans Coper
Bottle with disc top
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £340,200
78
Junzo Sakakura
Two low lounge chairs, model no. 5016
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
79
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
'Family 2'
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
80
Max Ingrand
Pair of table lamps, model no. 2228
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
81
Ron Arad
Unique 'Looploom'
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £44,100
82
Hervé van der Straeten
'Bubble Gum' table, model no. 477
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £30,240
83
Seguso
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £10,710
84
George Nakashima
Extendable trestle table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £37,800
85
Simone ten Hompel
Flatware, six dishes and three beakers
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
86
Gianmaria Potenza
Illuminated low table, model no. L/60
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £5,292
87
Fontana Arte
Set of four rare wall lights, model no. 1911
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £11,970
88
Carlo Nason
Rare floor lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £15,120
89
Giò Pomodoro
Unique dining table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
90
Poul Kjærholm
Armchair, model no. PK 12
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £10,710
91
Yoichi Ohira
'Pioggia d’Inverno' vase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £21,420
92
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Pair of side tables
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £11,970
93
Gino Sarfatti
Rare floor lamp, model no. 1079
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,300
94
Fede Cheti
Love seat
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,292
95
Tomaso Buzzi
Chandelier, model no. 5202
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £21,420
96
Paolo Buffa
Table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £18,900
97
Venini
Mirror, model no. 75
Estimate £4,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £10,710
98
Gio Ponti
Headboard with integrated bedside tables, picture frame and drawer unit
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
99
Gio Ponti
Wall-mounted unit and shelves with integrated picture frame
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £16,380
100
Fontana Arte
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,190
101
Gio Ponti
Low table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
102
Angelo Lelii
Nine-armed ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £23,940
103
Gio Ponti
Pair of 'Continuum' armchairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £16,380
104
Joseph-André Motte
Lounge chair
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
105
Charlotte Perriand
'Nuage' wall-mounted shelf
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £65,520
106
Pierre Guariche
Pair of adjustable wall lights, model no. G5
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,190
107
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of bar cabinets, model no. AT34
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
108
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
'Tivo' side chair
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £10,080
109
Seguso
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
110
Line Vautrin
Table lamp
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 ‡
Sold for £22,680
111
Jean-Michel Frank
Unique canapé, designed for Robert Chevalier, Épinal
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £20,160
112
Maison Desny
Vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
113
Rena Dumas and Peter Coles
Folding armchair, from the 'Pippa' series
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £5,670
114
Gabriella Crespi
Pair of 'Bar Ovale' cabinets, from the 'Menhir' series
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £69,300
115
Gabriella Crespi
'Yang Yin' adjustable desk with integrated bookcase, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000 Ω
Sold for £73,080
116
Gabriella Crespi
Large 'Fungo' table lamp, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £37,800
117
Gabriella Crespi
Low table, model no. 687, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £17,640
118
Gabriella Crespi
Extendable dining table, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £45,360
119
Gabriella Crespi
Set of eight dining chairs, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £30,240
120
Gabriella Crespi
'Fungo' table lamp, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £12,600
121
Gabriella Crespi
'2000' extendable coffee table, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £40,320
122
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
123
Gino Sarfatti and Vittoriano Viganò
Adjustable floor lamp, model no. 1049
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £30,240
124
Gio Ponti
Bench
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,040
125
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £18,900

Design

London Auction 2 November 2022

Literature

Catalogue Essay

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Gabriella Crespi

Low table, model no. 687, from the 'Rising Sun' series

Design