G.R.A.U. - Design London Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private collection, Villa of Cardinal Chigi, Ariccia, commissioned directly from the designers, 1967
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Alessandro Anselmi and Gruppo Romano Architetti Urbanisti, G.R.A.U. Isti Mirant Stella: Architetture 1964-1980, Rome, 1981, p. 110 for a drawing

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present desk is one of the two custom desks designed by Studio G.R.A.U. for the restoration of Villa of Cardinal Chigi in Ariccia, in 1967.

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Custom desk

circa 1967
Jelutong-veneered wood, walnut, painted steel, brass.
74.4 x 101.5 x 77 cm (29 1/4 x 39 7/8 x 30 3/8 in.)

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000 

Sold for £5,080

Contact Specialist

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

 

Design

London Auction 31 October 2023