Private collection, Milan
'Il "Securit" nell'architettura', Domus, no. 333, August 1957, p. 57 for a similar exampleAndrea Branzi and Michele De Lucchi, eds., Il Design Italiano degli Anni '50, Milan, 1985, p. 58 for a similar example
circa 1957Painted iron, glass.87.1 x 229.1 x 63.6 cm (34 1/4 x 90 1/4 x 25 in.)Base with metal label with facsimile signature Giovanni Ferrabini.
Estimate£4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
Antonia King Head of Sale, Design +44 20 7901 7944 Antonia.King@phillips.com
London Auction 26 April 2023
1
Paolo Venini
Monumental wall light
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
2
Gio Ponti
Rare sofa
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
3
Max Ingrand
Coffee table
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
4
Pair of table lamps
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £27,940
5
Rare swivel desk chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £35,560
6
Paolo Buffa
Cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £10,160
7
Carlo Scarpa
Floor lamp, model no. 518
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
8
'Nudo di donna sul letto'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
9
'Donna allo specchio'
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
Sold for £5,080
10
Pair of rare slip chairs
Sold for £69,850
11
'Profilo di donna su sfondo industriale'
Sold for £6,985
12
'Profilo di donna su sfondo giallo'
Sold for £12,065
13
Desk from Casa di Fantasia, Milan
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £203,200
14
Coffee table from Casa di Fantasia, Milan
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £82,550
15
Two rare lidded boxes, model nos. 853 S and 848 S
16
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £7,620
17
Mario Asnago and Claudio Vender
Rare table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
18
Studio B.B.P.R.
Ceiling light
Sold for £33,020
19
Rare centre table
Estimate £11,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £24,130
20
Wall-mounted shelves and magazine racks from Casa Lucano, Sanremo
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £22,860
21
Toni Zuccheri
Ceiling light, model no. 807.1, from the 'Trofei' series
22
Giovanni Ferrabini
Console table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
23
Set of four armchairs
24
Carlo Mollino
Unique pair of wall-mounted bedside tables from Casa Orengo, Turin
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
Sold for £60,960
25
Pair of chairs
Sold for £8,890
26
Seguso
Set of three ceiling lights
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £57,150
27
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Mouton de Pierre' and 'Mouton Transhumant'
Estimate £250,000 - 350,000 ‡♠
Sold for £660,400
28
Pierre Guariche
'G1' adjustable wall light
Sold for £6,350
29
Jean Prouvé
Low table, model no. 402
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
30
Jean Royère
Sofa
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
31
Charlotte Perriand
Side table, designed for the Hôtel de France, Conakry
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,810
32
Pivoting 'Potence' wall light
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £38,100
33
Georges Jouve
Chalice
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £4,445
34
Pair of high 'Berger' stools
35
Gino Sarfatti
Adjustable wall light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,700
36
High 'Berger' stool
Sold for £11,430
37
Set of four chairs
38
Serge Mouille
Three-armed wall light
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £15,240
39
'Grand Bouquetin'
Estimate £500,000 - 700,000 ‡♠
Sold for £1,112,800
40
Barovier & Toso (Co.)
Set of four wall lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
41
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £44,450
42
Michel Dufet
Table with three stools
Sold for £13,970
43
Wolfers Frères
Canteen with flatware service for 12
Sold for £8,255
44
Paul Dupré-Lafon
Dining table
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 Ω
Sold for £63,500
45
Set of ten armchairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
46
Console
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £88,900
47
Pair of wall lights
Sold for £76,200
48
Pair of bedside tables
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £5,715
49
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
50
Floor lamp, model no. 1063
51
Gilbert Poillerat
Unique wall-mounted sideboard
52
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
'Bells' large ceiling light
53
Marc Newson
'Nickel chair'
54
Jean Puiforcat
Vanity case
Sold for £9,525
55
Tureen
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 ‡
Sold for £48,260
56
Vase
Estimate £800 - 1,200 Ω
57
Tankard
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
58
Deborah Thomas
Unique ceiling light
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
59
Rick Owens
'Stag' chair
60
Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Prototype 'Chippendale' chair
61
Maarten Baas
Side table, from the 'Clay' series
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000
Sold for £3,048
62
Atelier Van Lieshout
'Prick Lamp Thin (Black)'
63
Donald Judd
'Library Table'
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
64
Pierre Patout
Double-sided bookcase from the bibliothèque municipale, Tours
65
Ceiling light, model no. 2047 B
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
66
'Distex' armchair, model no. 811
67
Carlo Bugatti
Centrepiece
68
Wardrobe
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
69
Two beds
70
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Fruit bowl, model no. 'Y10', from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
71
Vase, model no. 'Y19', from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
72
Vase, model no. 'Y36', from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
73
Lidded box, model no. 'Y25', from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
74
Fruit bowl, model no. 'Y11', from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £3,175
75
Vase, model no. 'Y30', from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
Sold for £3,302
76
Vase, model no. 'Y16', from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
77
Vase, model no. 'Y39', from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
78
Vase, model no. 'Y37', from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
79
Vase, model no. 'Y21', from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
80
Bauhaus Tischlerei-Werkstatt
Cabinet, commissioned by the Brauner family, Saxony
81
Vase, model no. 388-B
82
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Set of 12 'Luisina' dining chairs, model no. SD 9
83
Pair of flower holders
Sold for £17,780
84
'Dattilo' desk, designed for the Vetrocoke offices, Milan
85
Set of six rare lights
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000 ‡
86
Alvar Aalto
Large folding screen
87
John Ward
Large disc pot
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £31,750
88
Bernard Leach
Bottle vase
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ♠
Sold for £2,032
89
Adjustable floor lamp, model no. 2214
Sold for £19,050
90
Paul Evans
Table, model no. PE-46
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
91
'Deep Relief' wall-mounted cabinet, model no. PE-19
92
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
93
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
94
95
Footed bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
96
Hans Coper
Important early pot
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡♠
Sold for £184,150
97
Early large vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
98
Monumental bottle with disc top
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ♠
Sold for £584,200
99
Composite form with vertical impressions
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £215,900
100
Large ovoid vase with vertical impressions
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £177,800
101
Arne Jacobsen
'Swan' swivel armchair from the SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen
102
Set of eight adjustable lights, model no. 586/s
103
Ico Parisi
Wall-mounted console
104
Fulvio Bianconi
'Venezia' figure, model no. 2999
105
'Diamond' flatware service for 10
106
Edvard Kindt-Larsen and Tove Kindt-Larsen
107
Sir Edwin Lutyens
'Cardinal’s hat' ceiling light, designed for the Campion Hall chapel, Oxford
108
Børge Mogensen
Set of ten rare dining chairs
109
Rare dining table
Sold for £34,290
110
Pair of 'Cachan' wall lights
111
Fritz Hansen
Pair of armchairs, model no. 1669
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
112No Reserve
Frits Schlegel
Pair of unique side tables
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400 Ω•
Sold for £2,159
113
Mirror
114
Pietro Chiesa
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
115
Hans J. Wegner
Two folding chairs, model no. 512
Sold for £10,795
116
Daybed
117
118
Extendable dining table, model no. 567
119
Angelo Lelii
Rare chandelier
120
121
Gabriella Crespi
'Bar Ovale' cabinet, from the 'Menhir' series
122
Pair of 'Scultura' low tables, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £25,000 - 30,000 ‡
123
Guglielmo Ulrich
Rare sofa from Casa Lanfranconi, Bergamo
124
Rare bench from Casa Lanfranconi, Bergamo
125
Ceiling light, model no. 5417
126
Sold for £50,800
127
Early armchair
128
Piero Fornasetti
'Pisces' and 'Aries' ceiling lights from the 'Zodiaci' series
129
Centre table
130
Franco Albini
Pair of 'Fiorenza' armchairs, model no. 432
131
Large ceiling light, model no. 5258
132
Occasional table
133
Large ceiling light
134
Armchair
135
Low table
136
Rare floor lamp, model no. 527
Sold for £46,990
137
Drinks cabinet
138
Vittorio Zecchin
Twelve-armed chandelier
139
140
Fausto Melotti
Group of 145 tiles, model 'FA'