Provenance
Casa B., Cantù
Literature
Roberta Lietti, Ico Parisi Design: Catalogo Ragionato 1936-1960, Milan, 2017, p. 84 for a similar example
Catalogue Essay
The present model table is a variant of the model presented by Ico Parisi at the Mostra Mercato per la Ricostruzione at Galleria del Sagrato, Milan in May-June 1946. This is the only known variant of this type to exist.

Phillips wishes to thank Roberta Lietti of the Archivio del Design di Ico Parisi for her assistance in cataloguing the present lot.

8

Ico Parisi

Rare table with eight planters and magazine rack

circa 1946
Cherry, cherry-veneered wood, walnut, brass, painted steel.
39.8 x 104 x 37.5 cm (15 5/8 x 40 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Manufactured by ArteCasa, Cantù, Italy. Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Archivio del Design di Ico Parisi.

Estimate
£5,000 - 7,000 Ω

Sold for £13,860

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Design

London Auction 12 May 2022

1
Gino Sarfatti
Rare adjustable chandelier, model no. 2076
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £75,600
2
Carlo Scarpa
Unique side table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £73,080
3
Gio Ponti
Love seat
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £17,640
4
Carlo Scarpa
Rare table mirror, model no. 40
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
5
Gio Ponti
Unique monumental illuminated table
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000 Ω
Sold for £44,100
6
Max Ingrand
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,670
7
Gio Ponti
'Distex' armchair, model no. 807
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £30,240
8
Ico Parisi
Rare table with eight planters and magazine rack
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £13,860
9
Vittorio Introini
Desk
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £8,820
10
Barovier & Toso (Co.)
Unique monumental ceiling light, from the Casinò di Campione
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £78,120
11
Gio Ponti
Rare prototype dining table
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
Sold for £60,480
12
Carlo Mollino
Rare chair, from Casa Colonna, Turin
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
Sold for £94,500
13
Magdalene Odundo
'Untitled'
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ♠
Sold for £302,400
14
Jean Royère
'Perforation' candle holder
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £44,100
15
Jean Royère
Two beds with integrated headboard and bedside table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω♠
Sold for £16,380
16
Elisabeth Joulia
Monumental sculpture
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £42,840
17
Georges Jouve
'Bouteille' vase
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £20,160
18
Georges Jouve
'Toupie' sculpture
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £27,720
19
Georges Jouve
Two 'Galet' vases
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £25,200
20
Georges Jouve
Two lidded boxes
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
21
Georges Jouve
Rare sculpture
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £113,400
22
Suzanne Ramié
Large vase
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £10,710
23
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
24
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £32,760
25
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £52,920
26
Gio Ponti
Pair of 'Finestra' wall lights, model no. 12664
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £16,380
27
Gio Ponti
Pair of 'Distex' armchairs, model no. 807
Estimate £24,000 - 28,000 Ω
Sold for £32,760
28
Gio Ponti
Unique coffee table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 Ω
Sold for £23,940
29
Pierluigi Spadolini
Console table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £11,340
30
Fontana Arte
Large mirror, model no. 1608
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
31
Giglio Tarone and Sandro Bigliani
Unique daybed
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £22,680
32
Pietro Chiesa
Frame, model no. 1242
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £8,190
33
Mario Gottardi
Rare coffee table, model no. 593
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,560
34
Angelo Lelii
Set of four wall lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £17,640
35
Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana
Rare side table, model no. 7303/2
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 Ω♠
Sold for £75,600
36
Ico Parisi
Unique two-seater sofa
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £69,300
37
Ico Parisi
Desk, from a unique pair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £13,860
38
Ico Parisi
Desk, from a unique pair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
39
Ico Parisi
Unique stool
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,780
40
Ico Parisi
Unique bookcase with cabinets and magazine rack
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £18,900
41
Pierre Legrain
Rare lidded tabouret
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
Sold for £151,200
42
René Herbst
Occasional table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £21,420
43
Jean Luce
Vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
44
Jean-Michel Frank
Unique pair of armchairs, from the residence of Robert Chevalier, Épinal
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £17,640
45
Jean-Michel Frank
Unique table lamp
Estimate £150,000 - 250,000 Ω
Sold for £403,200
46
Claude Lalanne
Pair of candle holders
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £20,160
47
Louis Majorelle
Candle holder
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £4,788
48
Louis Majorelle
'Aux Nénuphars' guéridon
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
49
Gilbert Méténier
Gourd-form vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £1,890
50
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix
Vase with frog
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
51
Hector Guimard
Fireplace surround
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £94,500
52
Louis Süe and André Mare
Tabouret
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £8,190
53
Jacques Adnet
Pair of adjustable table lamps, model no. 7706
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £13,860
54
Jean Prouvé
Guéridon
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £60,480
55
Hans Coper
'Cycladic' form
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ♠
Sold for £119,700
56
Hans Coper
Early footed pot
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £9,450
57
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £44,100
58
Gordon Baldwin
Large vessel
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £3,528
59
Ron Arad
'Italian Fish' armchair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £50,400
60
Jeroen Verhoeven
'Lectori Salutem' desk
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000
Sold for £100,800
61
Serge Mouille
Set of three adjustable 'Tuyau' wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
62
Pierre Jeanneret
Set of four 'Committee' armchairs, designed for the High Court, the Assembly and Punjab University administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000
63
Angelo Ostuni
Rare wall lamp, model no. 124
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £9,450
64
Barbro Nilsson
'Falurutan, duhs II' rug
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
65
Mattia Bonetti
Prototype 'Strata' cabinet
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £37,800
66
Charlotte Perriand
Pair of armchairs, model no. 21
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £18,900
67
Gino Sarfatti
Adjustable floor lamp, variant of model no. 1036
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £16,380
68
Jean Prouvé
Amphitheatre seating
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £20,160
69
Charlotte Perriand
Three 'Berger' stools
Estimate £9,000 - 12,000
Sold for £22,680
70
Ado Chale
Unique two-part table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £63,000
71
Max Ingrand
Rare chandelier
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 Ω
Sold for £50,400
72
Maria Pergay
Rare sideboard
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω♠
Sold for £47,880
73
Georges Jouve
Pitcher
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400 Ω
Sold for £11,970
74
Pierre Jeanneret
Low sofa, designed for the High Court and Punjab University student residences, Chandigarh
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £15,120
75
Charlotte Perriand
Five high 'Berger' stools
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £27,720
76
George Nakashima
'Lounge Chair with Arm Right'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,120
77
Donald Judd
'Armchair 1'
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160
78
Shiro Kuramata
'Just in Time' clock
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £8,820
79
Jean Prouvé
'Chaise no. 4'
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £21,420
80
Georges Jouve
Dish
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £23,310
81
Nanna Ditzel and Jørgen Ditzel
Rare two-seater sofa
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £22,680
82
Finn Juhl
Rare three-seater sofa
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £50,400
83
Arne Jacobsen
Pair of wall lights, model no. 34505
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £2,520
84
Finn Juhl
Daybed, model no. Bo 103
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £6,930
85
Barbro Nilsson
'Gråspättan' rug
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £6,300
86
Paavo Tynell
Rare table lamp, model no. 5321
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,040
87
Poul Henningsen
Early table lamp, type 4/3 shades
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £15,120
88
Hans J. Wegner
Set of sixteen 'Chinese' chairs, model no. 4283
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £16,380
89
Nils and Eva Koppel
Wingback armchair
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £11,970
90
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Tripod floor lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £3,780
91
Hella Jongerius
Four unique vases, from the 'Coloured Vases' series 3
Estimate £6,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £6,300
92
Allen Jones
Prototype 'Love Seat'
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £25,200
93
Pierre Jeanneret
Demountable chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,080
94
Mathieu Matégot
'Perfo-Lux' floor lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,600
95
Ernst Spolén
Console table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,820
96
Ole Wanscher
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
97
Ron Arad
'Little Heavy' chair
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
98
Georges Jouve
Mirror
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £54,180
99
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Soleil' wall-mounted candle holders
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £16,380
100
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £23,940
101
Attributed to Martin Eisler
Bench with integrated shelf
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
102
Max Ingrand
Table lamp, model no. 2150
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
103
Mattia Bonetti
'Yo-Yo' coffee table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £31,500
104
François-Xavier Lalanne and Kazuhide Takahama
'Rhinocéros' five-panelled screen, from the 'Ultramobile' series
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £44,100
105
This lot is no longer available.
106
Ross Lovegrove
'Long Liquid Bench'
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ♠
Sold for £45,360
107
Marc Newson
Unique wall-mounted shelf, from Syn Studios, Tokyo
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,680
108
Fontana Arte
Pair of coffee tables, model no. 2354
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
109
Fontana Arte
Pair of chandeliers
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £16,380
110
Sueharu Fukami
'Harukeku II'
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £20,160
111
Gio Ponti
Set of three star-shaped lights
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £75,600
112
Ron Arad
Table, from the '38 Tables' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
113
Pietro Chiesa
Pair of table lamps
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £9,450
114
Gianni Moscatelli
Set of six prototype 'Bivalve 940' armchairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £9,450
115
Gio Ponti
Table and stool
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £18,900
116
Carlo Scarpa
Vase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £11,970
117
Mario Passanti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,150
118
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 2295
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £49,140
119
Gio Ponti
Large 'Ex Voto per il Diavolo' sculpture
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
120
Gio Ponti
Large 'Maschera Cornuta' sculpture
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
121
Gio Ponti
Illuminated wardrobe
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
122
Paolo Buffa
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £13,860
123
Venini
Large illuminated mirror, model no. 68
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,340
124
Paolo Buffa
Coffee table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
125
Carlo Scarpa
Ceiling light, model no. 5432
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
126
Carlo Enrico Rava
Rare pair of console tables
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £12,600
127
Tomaso Buzzi
Tall table lamp, variant of model no. 505
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
128
Paolo De Poli
Nine bowls
Estimate £6,500 - 8,500 Ω
Sold for £9,450
129
Gio Ponti
Games table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £8,820
130
Gino Sarfatti
Early ceiling light, model no. 2003
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £7,560
131
Pietro Chiesa
Desk accessories: pair of bookends, vide-poche and photo holder
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800 Ω
Sold for £1,890
132
Gio Ponti
Console table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £41,580
133
Max Ingrand
Floor lamp, model no. 2020
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £11,340
134
Carlo de Carli
Set of sixteen chairs, model no. 671
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £27,720
135
Afra and Tobia Scarpa
Desk, from the 'Torcello' series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £4,410
136
Flavio Poli
Mirror
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £8,190
137
Carlo Scarpa
Ceiling light, model no. 5417
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £15,120
138
Gio Ponti
Unique pair of bookcases with cabinets
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 Ω
Sold for £25,200
139
Gio Ponti
Bench, from the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Italy
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £11,340
140
Angelo Lelii
Floor lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £163,800
141
Gio Ponti
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
142
Gio Ponti
Set of five chairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £9,450
143
Gio Ponti
Low table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
144
Gio Ponti
Large vase with illustrated letters
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £17,640
145
Fontana Arte
Rare table lamp, model no. 2463
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
146
Gio Ponti
Sofa
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
147
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Rocchettone' side table, model no. T. 44
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 Ω
Sold for £7,560
148
Alessandro Mendini
Rare 'Redesigned Thonet no. 14' chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £20,160
149
Gio Ponti
Dressing table and chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,080
150
Max Ingrand
Five wall lights, variant of model no. 1799 A
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £10,710
151
Ico Parisi
Unique side table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Ω
Sold for £51,660
152
Ico Parisi
Unique slipper chair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £10,710
153
Ico Parisi
Unique set of four stools
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £9,450
154
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Formosa' chandelier
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £11,340
155
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Rangoon' totem
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £32,760
156
Osvaldo Borsani
'T1 speciale' side table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £15,750

Design

London Auction 12 May 2022

Provenance

Literature

Catalogue Essay

8

Ico Parisi

Rare table with eight planters and magazine rack

Design