Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Literature
Muriel Brandolini, The World of Muriel Brandolini, New York, 2011, p. 176 for a similar example
Catalogue Essay
Phillips wishes to thank the Galerie Hervé van der Straeten for their assitance cataloguing the present lot.

82

Hervé van der Straeten

'Bubble Gum' table, model no. 477

2017
'Black Beauty' granite, patinated bronze.
73.8 cm (29 in.) high, 172 cm (67 3/4 in.) diameter
Number 1 from the edition of 20. Underside with plaque with embossed artist's logo and incised 1/20.

Estimate
£25,000 - 35,000

Sold for £30,240

Contact Specialist

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

Design

London Auction 2 November 2022

1
Max Ingrand
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £40,320
2
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Brebis', from the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 ‡♠
Sold for £378,000
3
Gio Ponti
Monumental vase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
4
Venini
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £10,710
5
Paolo Buffa
Illuminated bar cabinet
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £63,000
6
Studio B.B.P.R.
Rare ceiling light, variant of model no. 2045
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡
Sold for £201,600
7
Paolo Buffa
Bookcase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £22,680
8
Venini
Pair of rare large mirrors
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £32,760
9
Mario Federico Roggero
Rare armchair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £23,940
10
Tomaso Buzzi
Pair of wall lights, model no. 416
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £44,100
11
Tomaso Buzzi
Four armchairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
12
Seguso
Set of three ceiling lights
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £7,560
13
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £20,160
14
Gio Ponti
'Angelo'
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £8,190
15
Gio Ponti
Female figure
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £8,820
16
Gio Ponti
Angel figure
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £6,930
17
Gio Ponti
Unique ashtray
Estimate £700 - 900 ‡
Sold for £2,772
18
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £19,530
19
Gio Ponti
'Gambe'
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £56,700
20
Gio Ponti
'Donna uccello' figure with crinoline
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,300
21
Gio Ponti
'Donna uccello' figure with dress
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,300
22
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
Unique low table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £163,800
23
Gio Ponti
Rare vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £6,048
24
Gio Ponti
Rare side table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £11,970
25
Gio Ponti
Four prototype sculptures
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £17,640
26
Gio Ponti
'Donna uccello' figure with corset
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,300
27
Gio Ponti
'Maschera'
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £69,300
28
Ico Parisi
Unique dining table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £32,760
29
Marcel Coard
Monumental ceiling light, from the Paul Cocteau residence, Champgault
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £189,000
30
Katsu Hamanaka
Two plates
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,820
31
Jean Prouvé
Rare adjustable swivel stool
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
32
Jean Prouvé
Panel
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £81,900
33
Jean Prouvé
Panel
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £81,900
34
Angelo Lelii
'Vela' ceiling light, model no. 12385
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £30,240
35
Gio Ponti
Lounge chair
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £18,900
36
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of rare table lamps, model no. 594
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,040
37
Alessandro Mendini
Prototype 'Ondoso' coffee table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £15,120
38
Jean Prouvé
Five-panel screen
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £57,960
39
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Bedroom furniture
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £32,760
40
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp, model no. 1095
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,040
41
Elio Monesi
Bench
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
42
Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Floor lamp, model no. 845.00
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
43
Osvaldo Borsani
Set of four 'Canada' armchairs, model no. P110
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £17,640
44
Carlo Bugatti
Games table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
45
Claude Lalanne
'Crocoseat'
Estimate £180,000 - 240,000 ♠
Sold for £138,600
46
Gio Ponti
Pair of andirons
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £17,640
47
Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
Daybed
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
48
Shiro Kuramata
'How High the Moon' armchair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £18,900
49
Ignazio Gardella
Rare side table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,380
50
Tobia Scarpa
Set of three wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £10,710
51
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Humberto' side table, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £22,680
52
Vladimir Böhm
Group of thirteen vessels
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £6,300
53
Ron Arad
'Bookworm' shelf
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
54
Donald Judd
Rare 'Side Shelf Plywood Chair 84', style no. 10
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £63,000
55
Joris Laarman
'Bone' armchair
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 ‡♠
Sold for £163,800
56
Akiko Hirai
Moon Jar
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £12,600
57
Peder Moos
Chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
58
Akiko Hirai
Moon Jar
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £7,560
59
Finn Juhl
Rare coffee table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £30,240
60
Edmund de Waal
Two lidded jars
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
61
Arne Jacobsen
'Drop' chair, from the SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £17,640
62
Peder Moos
Extendable table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £37,800
63
Peder Moos
Pair of chairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £23,940
64
Naum Gabo
Fireplace surround
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,200
65
Hans Coper
'Thistle' form
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £107,100
66
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £40,320
67
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £176,400
68
Achille Castiglioni
Unique bench, from the designer's home, Milan
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
69
Hans Coper
Ovoid form with flattened cylinder
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡♠
Sold for £132,300
70
Hans Coper
Large ovoid pot with disc top
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £226,800
71
Hans Coper
Early vase form
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £75,600
72
Hans Coper
Cup with central disc
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £52,920
73
Hans Coper
Shouldered bottle with flat circular lip
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡♠
Sold for £176,400
74
Hans Coper
Footed cup
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £69,300
75
Hans Coper
Large squeezed vase with four indents
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £63,000
76
Hans Coper
Large flattened form with disc top
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡♠
Sold for £283,500
77
Hans Coper
Bottle with disc top
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £340,200
78
Junzo Sakakura
Two low lounge chairs, model no. 5016
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
79
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
'Family 2'
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
80
Max Ingrand
Pair of table lamps, model no. 2228
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
81
Ron Arad
Unique 'Looploom'
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £44,100
82
Hervé van der Straeten
'Bubble Gum' table, model no. 477
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £30,240
83
Seguso
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £10,710
84
George Nakashima
Extendable trestle table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £37,800
85
Simone ten Hompel
Flatware, six dishes and three beakers
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
86
Gianmaria Potenza
Illuminated low table, model no. L/60
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £5,292
87
Fontana Arte
Set of four rare wall lights, model no. 1911
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £11,970
88
Carlo Nason
Rare floor lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £15,120
89
Giò Pomodoro
Unique dining table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
90
Poul Kjærholm
Armchair, model no. PK 12
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £10,710
91
Yoichi Ohira
'Pioggia d’Inverno' vase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £21,420
92
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Pair of side tables
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £11,970
93
Gino Sarfatti
Rare floor lamp, model no. 1079
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,300
94
Fede Cheti
Love seat
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,292
95
Tomaso Buzzi
Chandelier, model no. 5202
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £21,420
96
Paolo Buffa
Table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £18,900
97
Venini
Mirror, model no. 75
Estimate £4,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £10,710
98
Gio Ponti
Headboard with integrated bedside tables, picture frame and drawer unit
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
99
Gio Ponti
Wall-mounted unit and shelves with integrated picture frame
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £16,380
100
Fontana Arte
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,190
101
Gio Ponti
Low table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
102
Angelo Lelii
Nine-armed ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £23,940
103
Gio Ponti
Pair of 'Continuum' armchairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £16,380
104
Joseph-André Motte
Lounge chair
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
105
Charlotte Perriand
'Nuage' wall-mounted shelf
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £65,520
106
Pierre Guariche
Pair of adjustable wall lights, model no. G5
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,190
107
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of bar cabinets, model no. AT34
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £15,120
108
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
'Tivo' side chair
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £10,080
109
Seguso
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
110
Line Vautrin
Table lamp
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 ‡
Sold for £22,680
111
Jean-Michel Frank
Unique canapé, designed for Robert Chevalier, Épinal
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £20,160
112
Maison Desny
Vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
113
Rena Dumas and Peter Coles
Folding armchair, from the 'Pippa' series
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £5,670
114
Gabriella Crespi
Pair of 'Bar Ovale' cabinets, from the 'Menhir' series
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £69,300
115
Gabriella Crespi
'Yang Yin' adjustable desk with integrated bookcase, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000 Ω
Sold for £73,080
116
Gabriella Crespi
Large 'Fungo' table lamp, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £37,800
117
Gabriella Crespi
Low table, model no. 687, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £17,640
118
Gabriella Crespi
Extendable dining table, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £45,360
119
Gabriella Crespi
Set of eight dining chairs, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £30,240
120
Gabriella Crespi
'Fungo' table lamp, from the 'Rising Sun' series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £12,600
121
Gabriella Crespi
'2000' extendable coffee table, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £40,320
122
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
123
Gino Sarfatti and Vittoriano Viganò
Adjustable floor lamp, model no. 1049
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £30,240
124
Gio Ponti
Bench
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,040
125
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £18,900

Design

London Auction 2 November 2022

Provenance

Literature

Catalogue Essay

82

Hervé van der Straeten

'Bubble Gum' table, model no. 477

Design