Provenance
Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg, New York, "20-21st Century Design," New York, June 11, 2003, lot 130
Literature
Nancy N. Schiffer and Val O. Bertoia, The World of Bertoia, Atglen, 2003, pp. 178-179, 188, 191-193, 201, 208-210, 218, 220, 223-224 for similar examples

74

Harry Bertoia

"Sonambient" sounding sculpture

1960s
Beryllium copper, bronze.
45 3/4 x 10 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (116.2 x 25.7 x 25.7 cm)

Estimate
$25,000 - 35,000

Sold for $81,250

Contact Specialist
Meaghan Roddy
Head of Sale
mroddy@phillips.com
+ 1 212 940 1266

Design

New York 11 June 2013 11am

1
Jean Royère
Rare "Ondulation" lounge chair
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
2
Lucie Rie
Small bowl on foot
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,000
3
Magnus Læssøe Stephensen
Rare chair
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $23,750
4
Poul Henningsen
Large double-spiral wall light, from the Scala Cinema and Concert Hall, Århus Theater
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $161,000
5
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
“Rutig Grön Halvflossa” (checkered green half-pile) rug
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $62,500
6
Paavo Tynell
Three-armed ceiling light, model no. 9029
Estimate $8,000 - 10,000
Sold for $10,000
7
Martin Olsen
Armchair
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $56,250
8
Jean Royère
"Boomerang" coffee table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $47,500
9
Jean Royère
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $68,750
10
Jean Royère
Ten-armed "Bouquet" wall light
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
11
Jean Royère
"Créneaux" low table
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
12
Jean Royère
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $106,250
13
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $9,000 - 14,000
Sold for $15,000
14
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $12,000 - 16,000
Sold for $21,250
15
Meret Oppenheim
"Traccia" table, from the "Ultramobile" collection
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $10,000
16
Jean Royère
Fireplace hood
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,000
17
Jean Royère
Six-armed "Jacques" chandelier
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $81,250
18
François-Xavier Lalanne
“Singe Avise (Grand)"
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $413,000
19
Frits Henningsen
Wingback armchair
Estimate $40,000 - 50,000
Sold for $40,000
20
Jean Royère
"Ondulation" andiron
Estimate $8,000 - 10,000
Sold for $15,000
21
Jean Royère
Sideboard
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $47,500
22
Line Vautrin
"Tudor" mirror
Estimate $18,000 - 20,000
Sold for $40,000
23
Line Vautrin
"Soleil à Pointes No. 1" mirror
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,500
24
Yoichi Ohira
Unique "Nastri e Murrine" vase, from the "Metamorfosi" series
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
25
Yoichi Ohira
Unique "Notturno Veneziano" vase, from the "Metamorfosi" series
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
26
Eyre de Lanux
Side table
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
27
Jean Dunand
Gourd-form vase
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
28
This lot is no longer available.
29
André Sornay
Side chair
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,125
30
Marc du Plantier
Table lamp
Estimate $40,000 - 50,000
Sold for $43,750
31
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Rug, from the collection of Jacques Doucet, Paris
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $22,500
32
André Sornay
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
33
Josef Frank
Pair of Thebes stools
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,500
34
Tétard Frères
"Trocadero" flatware service for twelve
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $22,500
35
Jean-Michel Frank
Rare Daybed
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
36
Alberto Giacometti
"Calabash" table lamp
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000
37
Jean-Michel Frank
Side table
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $173,000
38
Jean-Michel Frank
Bibliothèque
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
39
Rene-Andre Coulon
Armchair
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $56,250
40
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Pair of chairs, model no. MR 10
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
41
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Table, model no. MR 515
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
42
Le Corbusier
Wall light
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $23,750
43
Le Corbusier
Stool, from the Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $40,000
44
Poul Henningsen
Early large ceiling light, type PH 6/5 shades
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
Sold for $27,500
45
Pierre Jeanneret
"Office" desk and chair designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh, model nos. PJ-BU-O2-A and PJ-SI-28-A
Estimate $20,000 - 25,000
46
Jean Prouvé
Pair of doors designed for the Maisons Tropicales
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $149,000
47
Greta Magnusson-Grossman
"Grasshopper" floor lamp, model no. 831
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $25,000
48
Greta Magnusson-Grossman
"Grasshopper" floor lamp, model no. 831
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,250
49
Marcel Breuer
"Long Chair"
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
50
Charlotte Perriand
Set of nine wall lights, model no. CP1
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $21,250
51
Jean Prouvé
"Antony" chair, model no. 356
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $25,000
52
This lot is no longer available.
53
Alexandre Noll
Untitled
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $149,000
54
Jean Prouvé
Set of six "Métropole" chairs, model no. 305
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $60,000
55
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Two ventilator shutters from the administrative buildings, Chandigarh, India, model no. LC-EA-05-A
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
56
Walter Gropius
Set of door handles
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
57
Pierre Jeanneret
Two stools from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India, model no. PJ-SI-22-A
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $9,375
58
Pierre Jeanneret
Two stools from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India, model no. PJ-SI-22-A
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,125
59
Jean Prouvé
Large room divider
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000
60
Studio B.B.P.R.
Pair of tables, from Casa Doria, Turin
Estimate $24,000 - 32,000
Sold for $35,000
61
Studio B.B.P.R.
Set of eight side chairs, from Casa Doria, Turin
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
62
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Willow)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $56,250
63
Akiyama Yô
"T-075"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,000
64
George Nakashima
"Conoid Bench with Back"
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $40,000
65
Lucie Rie
Tall vase with flaring lip
Estimate $12,000 - 16,000
Sold for $12,500
66
Paul Evans
Dining table, model no. PE-21, from the "Sculptured Metal" series
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
67
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $22,500
68
George Nakashima
Custom "Sanso" table and set of ten low "Conoid" lounge chairs
Estimate $160,000 - 220,000
69
Lucie Rie
Squat oval vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,000
70
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip and diagonally fluted body
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $17,500
71
Paavo Tynell
Floor lamp, model no. 9627
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,000
72
Timo Sarpaneva
Bowl, from the "Finlandia" series, model no. 3374
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,250
73
Sam Maloof
Rocking chair
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $37,500
74
Harry Bertoia
"Sonambient" sounding sculpture
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $81,250
75
Harumi Nakashima
"Sculptural Form"
Estimate $12,000 - 16,000
Sold for $20,000
76
Maurizio Cattelan
"Cerberino" center table
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,000
77
Matali Crasset
Large "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend I" ceiling light
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $43,750
78
Taizo Kuroda
Untitled, three vessels
Estimate $14,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,000
79
Pierre Charpin
Prototype "Small P" low table, from the "platFORM" series
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
80
Ron Arad
"Tom Block" chair
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $56,250
81
nendo
Unique blue "Cabbage Chair"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
82
Studio Job
"Bavaria" table
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $62,500
83
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Ceiling light
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $22,500
84
Maarten Baas
"Zig Zag" chair from the "Where There's Smoke" series
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $32,500
85
Forrest Myers
"Champaign" stool
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
86
Ron Arad
Important unique “Afterthought” chair
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $209,000
87
Marc Newson
"Orgone Chair"
Estimate $280,000 - 380,000
88
Marc Newson
Two early "Diode Lamps"
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $40,000
89
Thomas Heatherwick
"Extrusion" bench
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $80,000
90
Terence Woodgate and John Barnard
"Surface Table"
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $77,500
91
Wendell Castle
"Cloud" shelf from the "Molar" series
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
92
Forrest Myers
"Champaign" cube
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
93
Thomas Stearns
"Cappello del Doge" vase
Estimate $16,000 - 18,000
Sold for $60,000
94
Hella Jongerius
"Red Flower" embroidered tablecloth
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
95
Ayala Serfaty
Unique "Once" light sculpture
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
96
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
"Cake" stool
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $31,250
97
Constantin Boym
Unique "Venus and Mars" chair and mirror, from "The Ultimate Art Furniture" series
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
98
Gabriella Crespi
"2000" adjustable low table, from the "Plurimi" series
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $68,750
99
Maria Pergay
Pair of "Acier" chairs
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $25,000
100
Maria Pergay
"Enveloppe" magazine holder
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
101
Marc Newson
"Embryo" chair
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,125
102
Maison Jansen
Sofa
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
103
Lina Bo Bardi
Rare coffee table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,000
104
Angelo Lelii
Six-armed ceiling light
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $37,500
105
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Firenze" ceiling light
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $22,500
106
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Tutte le mattine la mia fidanzata prende il metro"
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
107
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Disegni per i diritti del'uomo vuoi guardare il muro o vuoi guardare la valle?"
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
108
Max Ingrand
Rare floor lamp
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $40,000
109
Piero Fornasetti
Important unique "Giardino Settecentesco" wardrobe from Piero Fornasetti's master bedroom, Villa Fornasetti, Varenna
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $179,000
110
Félix Agostini
Pair of "Glaive" wall lights
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
111
Max Ingrand
Wall light, model no. 1568
Estimate $9,000 - 14,000
Sold for $11,250
112
Max Ingrand
"Organo" ceiling light, model no. 2177
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
113
Pietro Chiesa
Floor lamp
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,625
114
This lot is no longer available.
115
Gio Ponti
Ceiling light
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $81,250

Design

New York 11 June 2013 11am

Provenance

Literature

74

Harry Bertoia

"Sonambient" sounding sculpture

Design