Gianni Moscatelli

Set of six prototype 'Bivalve 940' armchairs

circa 1959
Brazilian rosewood-veneered plywood, fabric, steel.
Each: 76.1 x 57.6 x 54.6 cm (29 7/8 x 22 5/8 x 21 1/2 in.)
Produced by Formanova, Varedo, Italy. Together with a letter of expertise from the designer's daughter Carola Moscatelli.

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000 Ω

Sold for £9,450

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Design

London Auction 12 May 2022

1
Gino Sarfatti
Rare adjustable chandelier, model no. 2076
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £75,600
2
Carlo Scarpa
Unique side table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £73,080
3
Gio Ponti
Love seat
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £17,640
4
Carlo Scarpa
Rare table mirror, model no. 40
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
5
Gio Ponti
Unique monumental illuminated table
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000 Ω
Sold for £44,100
6
Max Ingrand
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,670
7
Gio Ponti
'Distex' armchair, model no. 807
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £30,240
8
Ico Parisi
Rare table with eight planters and magazine rack
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £13,860
9
Vittorio Introini
Desk
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £8,820
10
Barovier & Toso (Co.)
Unique monumental ceiling light, from the Casinò di Campione
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £78,120
11
Gio Ponti
Rare prototype dining table
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
Sold for £60,480
12
Carlo Mollino
Rare chair, from Casa Colonna, Turin
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
Sold for £94,500
13
Magdalene Odundo
'Untitled'
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ♠
Sold for £302,400
14
Jean Royère
'Perforation' candle holder
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £44,100
15
Jean Royère
Two beds with integrated headboard and bedside table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω♠
Sold for £16,380
16
Elisabeth Joulia
Monumental sculpture
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £42,840
17
Georges Jouve
'Bouteille' vase
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £20,160
18
Georges Jouve
'Toupie' sculpture
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £27,720
19
Georges Jouve
Two 'Galet' vases
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £25,200
20
Georges Jouve
Two lidded boxes
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
21
Georges Jouve
Rare sculpture
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £113,400
22
Suzanne Ramié
Large vase
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £10,710
23
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
24
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £32,760
25
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £52,920
26
Gio Ponti
Pair of 'Finestra' wall lights, model no. 12664
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £16,380
27
Gio Ponti
Pair of 'Distex' armchairs, model no. 807
Estimate £24,000 - 28,000 Ω
Sold for £32,760
28
Gio Ponti
Unique coffee table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 Ω
Sold for £23,940
29
Pierluigi Spadolini
Console table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £11,340
30
Fontana Arte
Large mirror, model no. 1608
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
31
Giglio Tarone and Sandro Bigliani
Unique daybed
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £22,680
32
Pietro Chiesa
Frame, model no. 1242
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £8,190
33
Mario Gottardi
Rare coffee table, model no. 593
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,560
34
Angelo Lelii
Set of four wall lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £17,640
35
Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana
Rare side table, model no. 7303/2
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 Ω♠
Sold for £75,600
36
Ico Parisi
Unique two-seater sofa
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £69,300
37
Ico Parisi
Desk, from a unique pair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £13,860
38
Ico Parisi
Desk, from a unique pair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
39
Ico Parisi
Unique stool
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,780
40
Ico Parisi
Unique bookcase with cabinets and magazine rack
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £18,900
41
Pierre Legrain
Rare lidded tabouret
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £151,200
42
René Herbst
Occasional table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £21,420
43
Jean Luce
Vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
44
Jean-Michel Frank
Unique pair of armchairs, from the residence of Robert Chevalier, Épinal
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £17,640
45
Jean-Michel Frank
Unique table lamp
Estimate £150,000 - 250,000 Ω
Sold for £403,200
46
Claude Lalanne
Pair of candle holders
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £20,160
47
Louis Majorelle
Candle holder
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £4,788
48
Louis Majorelle
'Aux Nénuphars' guéridon
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
49
Gilbert Méténier
Gourd-form vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £1,890
50
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix
Vase with frog
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
51
Hector Guimard
Fireplace surround
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £94,500
52
Louis Süe and André Mare
Tabouret
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £8,190
53
Jacques Adnet
Pair of adjustable table lamps, model no. 7706
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £13,860
54
Jean Prouvé
Guéridon
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £60,480
55
Hans Coper
'Cycladic' form
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ♠
Sold for £119,700
56
Hans Coper
Early footed pot
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £9,450
57
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £44,100
58
Gordon Baldwin
Large vessel
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £3,528
59
Ron Arad
'Italian Fish' armchair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £50,400
60
Jeroen Verhoeven
'Lectori Salutem' desk
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000
Sold for £100,800
61
Serge Mouille
Set of three adjustable 'Tuyau' wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
62
Pierre Jeanneret
Set of four 'Committee' armchairs, designed for the High Court, the Assembly and Punjab University administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000
63
Angelo Ostuni
Rare wall lamp, model no. 124
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £9,450
64
Barbro Nilsson
'Falurutan, duhs II' rug
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
65
Mattia Bonetti
Prototype 'Strata' cabinet
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £37,800
66
Charlotte Perriand
Pair of armchairs, model no. 21
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £18,900
67
Gino Sarfatti
Adjustable floor lamp, variant of model no. 1036
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £16,380
68
Jean Prouvé
Amphitheatre seating
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £20,160
69
Charlotte Perriand
Three 'Berger' stools
Estimate £9,000 - 12,000
Sold for £22,680
70
Ado Chale
Unique two-part table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £63,000
71
Max Ingrand
Rare chandelier
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 Ω
Sold for £50,400
72
Maria Pergay
Rare sideboard
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω♠
Sold for £47,880
73
Georges Jouve
Pitcher
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400 Ω
Sold for £11,970
74
Pierre Jeanneret
Low sofa, designed for the High Court and Punjab University student residences, Chandigarh
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £15,120
75
Charlotte Perriand
Five high 'Berger' stools
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £27,720
76
George Nakashima
'Lounge Chair with Arm Right'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,120
77
Donald Judd
'Armchair 1'
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160
78
Shiro Kuramata
'Just in Time' clock
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £8,820
79
Jean Prouvé
'Chaise no. 4'
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £21,420
80
Georges Jouve
Dish
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £23,310
81
Nanna Ditzel and Jørgen Ditzel
Rare two-seater sofa
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £22,680
82
Finn Juhl
Rare three-seater sofa
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £50,400
83
Arne Jacobsen
Pair of wall lights, model no. 34505
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £2,520
84
Finn Juhl
Daybed, model no. Bo 103
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £6,930
85
Barbro Nilsson
'Gråspättan' rug
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £6,300
86
Paavo Tynell
Rare table lamp, model no. 5321
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,040
87
Poul Henningsen
Early table lamp, type 4/3 shades
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £15,120
88
Hans J. Wegner
Set of sixteen 'Chinese' chairs, model no. 4283
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £16,380
89
Nils and Eva Koppel
Wingback armchair
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £11,970
90
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Tripod floor lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £3,780
91
Hella Jongerius
Four unique vases, from the 'Coloured Vases' series 3
Estimate £6,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £6,300
92
Allen Jones
Prototype 'Love Seat'
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £25,200
93
Pierre Jeanneret
Demountable chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,080
94
Mathieu Matégot
'Perfo-Lux' floor lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,600
95
Ernst Spolén
Console table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,820
96
Ole Wanscher
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
97
Ron Arad
'Little Heavy' chair
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
98
Georges Jouve
Mirror
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £54,180
99
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Soleil' wall-mounted candle holders
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £16,380
100
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £23,940
101
Attributed to Martin Eisler
Bench with integrated shelf
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
102
Max Ingrand
Table lamp, model no. 2150
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
103
Mattia Bonetti
'Yo-Yo' coffee table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £31,500
104
François-Xavier Lalanne and Kazuhide Takahama
'Rhinocéros' five-panelled screen, from the 'Ultramobile' series
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £44,100
105
This lot is no longer available.
106
Ross Lovegrove
'Long Liquid Bench'
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ♠
Sold for £45,360
107
Marc Newson
Unique wall-mounted shelf, from Syn Studios, Tokyo
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,680
108
Fontana Arte
Pair of coffee tables, model no. 2354
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
109
Fontana Arte
Pair of chandeliers
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £16,380
110
Sueharu Fukami
'Harukeku II'
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £20,160
111
Gio Ponti
Set of three star-shaped lights
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £75,600
112
Ron Arad
Table, from the '38 Tables' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
113
Pietro Chiesa
Pair of table lamps
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £9,450
114
Gianni Moscatelli
Set of six prototype 'Bivalve 940' armchairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £9,450
115
Gio Ponti
Table and stool
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £18,900
116
Carlo Scarpa
Vase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £11,970
117
Mario Passanti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,150
118
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 2295
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £49,140
119
Gio Ponti
Large 'Ex Voto per il Diavolo' sculpture
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
120
Gio Ponti
Large 'Maschera Cornuta' sculpture
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
121
Gio Ponti
Illuminated wardrobe
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
122
Paolo Buffa
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £13,860
123
Venini
Large illuminated mirror, model no. 68
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,340
124
Paolo Buffa
Coffee table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
125
Carlo Scarpa
Ceiling light, model no. 5432
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
126
Carlo Enrico Rava
Rare pair of console tables
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £12,600
127
Tomaso Buzzi
Tall table lamp, variant of model no. 505
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
128
Paolo De Poli
Nine bowls
Estimate £6,500 - 8,500 Ω
Sold for £9,450
129
Gio Ponti
Games table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £8,820
130
Gino Sarfatti
Early ceiling light, model no. 2003
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
131
Pietro Chiesa
Desk accessories: pair of bookends, vide-poche and photo holder
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800 Ω
Sold for £1,890
132
Gio Ponti
Console table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £41,580
133
Max Ingrand
Floor lamp, model no. 2020
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £11,340
134
Carlo de Carli
Set of sixteen chairs, model no. 671
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
135
Afra and Tobia Scarpa
Desk, from the 'Torcello' series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £4,410
136
Flavio Poli
Mirror
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £8,190
137
Carlo Scarpa
Ceiling light, model no. 5417
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £15,120
138
Gio Ponti
Unique pair of bookcases with cabinets
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
139
Gio Ponti
Bench, from the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Italy
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £11,340
140
Angelo Lelii
Floor lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £163,800
141
Gio Ponti
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
142
Gio Ponti
Set of five chairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £9,450
143
Gio Ponti
Low table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
144
Gio Ponti
Large vase with illustrated letters
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £17,640
145
Fontana Arte
Rare table lamp, model no. 2463
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
146
Gio Ponti
Sofa
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
147
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Rocchettone' side table, model no. T. 44
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 Ω
Sold for £7,560
148
Alessandro Mendini
Rare 'Redesigned Thonet no. 14' chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160
149
Gio Ponti
Dressing table and chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
150
Max Ingrand
Five wall lights, variant of model no. 1799 A
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £10,710
151
Ico Parisi
Unique side table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £51,660
152
Ico Parisi
Unique slipper chair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £10,710
153
Ico Parisi
Unique set of four stools
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £9,450
154
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Formosa' chandelier
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £11,340
155
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Rangoon' totem
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £32,760
156
Osvaldo Borsani
'T1 speciale' side table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £15,750

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Gianni Moscatelli

Set of six prototype 'Bivalve 940' armchairs

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