Provenance
Private collection, Denmark, acquired directly from the artist, 1972
Thence by descent
Christie's, Amsterdam, "Post-War and Contemporary Art," April 20, 2016, lot 18
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Beverly H. Twitchell, Bertoia: The Metalworker, London, 2019, pp. 243-45 for similar examples

57

Harry Bertoia

"Sonambient" sounding sculpture

circa 1972
Beryllium copper, bronze.
64 3/4 x 12 x 12 in. (164.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Harry Bertoia Foundation.

Estimate
$40,000 - 60,000

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Design

New York Auction 6 June 2019

1
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 2077/1
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $106,250
2
Carlo Mollino
Set of six armchairs and two stools, from the Lutrario Ballroom, Turin
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
3
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
4
Arredoluce
Rare ceiling light
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,000
5
Gio Ponti
Desk
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $25,000
6
Gio Ponti
Wall unit
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
7
Gino Sarfatti
Adjustable floor lamp, model no. 1045
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,000
8
Ico Parisi
Rare pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
9
Fontana Arte
Wall mirror
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,250
10
Franco Albini
Rocking chaise, model no. PS 16
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
11
Angelo Lelii
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
12
Franco Albini and Ezio Sgrelli
Pair of adjustable "Gala" armchairs
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $16,250
13
Luigi Zuccoli
Unique coffee table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
14
Max Ingrand
Floor lamp
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
15
Max Ingrand
Rare ceiling light
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,500
16
Gino Sarfatti
Adjustable table lamp, model no. 565
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,750
17
Ico Parisi
Two-part wall unit
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
18
Gio Ponti
Armchair, from the Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, Forlì
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $21,250
19
Venini
Wall light
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $7,500
20
Venini
Wall light
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
21
Ico Parisi
Coffee table, model no. 1116, from the "Modern by Singer" furniture line
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
22
Max Ingrand
"Dahlia" ceiling light, model no. 1563
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $35,000
23
Ico Parisi
Unique table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
24
Ico Parisi
Table
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
25
Franco Buzzi
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,000
26
Gio Ponti
Daybed, from the Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, Forlì
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
27
Cesare Lacca
Two floor lamps
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
28
Pietro Chiesa
Ceiling light
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
29
Osvaldo Borsani
Wall light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
30
Seguso
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
31
Flavio Poli
Large ceiling light
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $62,500
32
Flavio Poli
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $40,000
33
Gio Ponti
Dressing table, from the Hotel Royal, Naples
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,000
34
Venini
Ceiling light, from the "Esprit" series
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $25,000
35
Paolo Buffa
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
36
Giovanni Gariboldi
Illuminated bar cabinet
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $6,250
37
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights, model no. 1844
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $32,500
38
Venini
Rare ceiling light, model no. 223
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $11,250
39
Fontana Arte
Floor lamp, model no. 2302
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
40
Max Ingrand
Table lamp
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,750
41
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
42
Joaquim Tenreiro
Sideboard
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $60,000
43
Angelo Mangiarotti
Table, from the "Eros" series
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,750
44
Stilnovo
Adjustable wall light, model no. 2156
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
45
Venini
Set of four "Balloton" ceiling lights
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
46
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Pair of “Rocchettone” side tables, model no. T. 44
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $13,750
47
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
“Sandretta” table mirror, model no. SP.63
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
48
Jorge Zalszupin
“Banco Onda” bench
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
49
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model no. 2119
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,000
50
Gio Ponti
"Diamond" flatware service for twenty-four
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,500
51
Vladimir Kagan
Console table
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $17,500
52
Sergio Rodrigues
"Mucki" bench
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
53
Sergio Rodrigues
“Sérgio Augusto” floor lamp
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
54
Martin Eisler
“Reversível” armchair
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
55
Harry Bertoia
Kinetic sculpture
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $31,250
56
Harry Bertoia
Kinetic sculpture
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $35,000
57
Harry Bertoia
"Sonambient" sounding sculpture
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
58
Harry Bertoia
Sculpture
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,875
59
Harry Bertoia
Study
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
60
Harry Bertoia
"Bush" sculpture
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,875
61
Judy Kensley McKie
"Monkey Settee"
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $187,500
62
John Ward
"Black and White Oval Pot"
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,000
63
John Ward
"Black and White Vessel"
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,625
64
John Ward
"Black and White Vessel"
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,000
65
Lucie Rie
Bowl
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $68,750
66
Lucie Rie
Tall vase with flaring lip and integral spiral
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
67
Gordon Baldwin
"Developed Bottle"
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,750
68
Gordon Baldwin
Two "Perched" vessels
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $9,375
69
Alison Britton
"Pink Jar"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,750
70
Alison Britton
"Blue Container"
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $4,375
71
Alison Britton
"Pale Double Pot"
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
72
Ryoji Koie
"Oribe Tsubo"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,000
73
June Schwarcz
Pitcher
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $7,500
74
June Schwarcz
Vessel
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,625
75
Richard Shaw
"Book with House of Camels"
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
76
John Cederquist
"2-D Thonet II"
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
77
Lawson Oyekan
"Passage Pot (Afi Ika Afi Eke) Saworo"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,500
78
Nicholas Rena
"Choir," from the "Flyover" series
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
79
Richard Slee
"Boy in Field"
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,125
80
Richard Slee
"Carpet Duck"
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,875
81
Peter Voulkos
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $32,500
82
Chris Schanck
Unique mirror, from the "Alufoil" series
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $20,000
83
Chris Schanck
Unique pair of tables, from the "Alufoil" series
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $20,000
84
Betty Woodman
Untitled sculpture (vase on wall bracket)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $11,875
85
Wendell Castle
Unique "Butterfly Love Seat"
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $106,250
86
Donald Judd
"Forward Slant Chair 84" and "Backward Slant Chair 84"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $60,000
87
Louise Nevelson
Unique "Night Mountain" tapestry
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $7,500
88
This lot is no longer available.
89
Takayuki Sakiyama
"Listening to the Waves" vessel
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,000
90
George Nakashima
Table lamp
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
91
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Peacock" side chair
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,750
92
Edward Durell Stone
Rare coffee table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
93
James Harvey Crate
Table Lamp, model no. T-3-C
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,000
94
Isamu Noguchi
Rare chess table, model no. IN-61
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $325,000
95
Edvard Kindt-Larsen and Tove Kindt-Larsen
Rare sofa
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
96
Attributed to Ilmari Tapiovaara
Ceiling light
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $18,750
97
Flemming Lassen
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $75,000
98
Flemming Lassen
Sofa
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $40,000
99
Paavo Tynell
Ceiling light, model no. 9068
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,875
100
Paavo Tynell
Floor lamp, model no. 10506, from the "Concerto" series
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $40,000
101
Hans J. Wegner
Set of eight "China" chairs, model no. 4283
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $68,750
102
Wilhelm Kåge
"Dragonfish" vase, from the "Farsta" series
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,375
103
Marianne Richter
"Rubirosa, blå" rug
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
104
Verner Panton
Set of five “Flower Pot” ceiling lights, model no. 16562
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $13,750
105
Egon Eiermann
Rare pair of "Korbsessel" chairs, model no. E20
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $13,750
106
Eero Aarnio
"Abakus" bed, model no. 33030
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,250
107
Verner Panton
"Ball" ceiling light, model no. Typ H
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,875
108
Pierre Chapo
Table, model T20
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $75,000
109
Georges Jouve
Bowl
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
110
Georges Jouve
"Chinois" table lamp
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
111
Charlotte Perriand
"Tokyo" bench
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
112
Maison Desny
Brûle-parfum (perfume burner)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,375
113
Georges-Henri Pingusson
Rare armchair, from the Hôtel Latitude 43, Saint Tropez
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
114
Jean Prouvé
"Flavigny" table
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $32,500
115
Pierre Jeanneret
Illuminated reading table, model no. PJ-TAT-10-B, designed for the Assembly and the University Library, Chandigarh
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
116
Serge Mouille
Three-armed adjustable ceiling light with "Casquette" shades
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $60,000
117
Pierre Jeanneret
"Executive" desk, model no. PJ-BU-10-B, designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $10,625
118
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Sofa, model no. LC/PJ-SI-42-B, designed for the High Court and Assembly, Chandigarh
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $50,000
119
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-42-A, designed for the High Court and Assembly, Chandigarh
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $100,000
120
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
“Committee” table, model no. LC/PJ-TAT-14-B, designed for the Assembly, Chandigarh
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
121
Félix Agostini
Pair of "Titus" wall lights
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
122
Eugène Printz
Cabinet
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $32,500
123
Rose Adler
Letter tray
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
124
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of "Croisillon" table lamps
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $60,000
125
Eckart Muthesius
Important sideboard, from the Maharaja of Indore's Banquet Hall, Manik Bagh Palace, Indore
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $225,000
126
Alberto Giacometti
"Tête de femme" table lamp
Estimate $130,000 - 150,000
Sold for $375,000
127
Line Vautrin
Mirror
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
128
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of guéridons
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,500
129
Georges Jouve
Pair of table lamps
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,000
130
Jean Royère
"Curule" stool
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $16,250
131
Ingrid Donat
"Miroir Carrés"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
132
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Pair of “Trapeza” tables
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
133
Ingrid Donat
"Commode Galuchat"
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $275,000
134
Marcel Wanders
"Bon Bon Gold" chair, from the "Personal Editions" series
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $81,250
135
André Dubreuil
Pair of "Trévise" chairs
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,500
136
André Dubreuil
"Ram" chair
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,250
137
Frederik Molenschot
"CL-2-The Wall" light
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
138
Maarten Baas
Unique "Smoke" writing desk
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
139
Rick Owens
"Stag" stool
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
140
Maria Pergay
Daybed
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
141
Michel Boyer
Pair of "X" stools
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
142
Sebastian Brajkovic
“Lathe Table 450 Dark Grey”
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
143
Marc Newson
Set of four "Komed" chairs
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
144
Mattia Bonetti
Prototype "Yo-Yo" low table
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
145
Marc Newson
"Event Horizon" table
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $268,750
146
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
"Panda Puff" stool
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,500
147
Sebastian Brajkovic
"Lathe V Red" chair
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $20,000
148
Marc Newson
“Micarta Chair” (Wingless)
Estimate $35,000 - 50,000
149
Studio Job
"Banana" lamp, model F
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
150
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
"Banquete" chair
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500

Design

New York Auction 6 June 2019

Provenance

Literature

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Harry Bertoia

"Sonambient" sounding sculpture

Design