Provenance
Private collection, Milan
Literature
Giulio Carlo Argan, Ignazio Gardella, Milan, 1959, pp. 193, 198
'A Milano, un nuovo negozio di mobili', Domus, no. 392, July 1962, p. 13
'Per chi deve scegliere mobili di serie', Domus, no. 398, January 1963, p. d/96
Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950/1980, Milan, 1985, p. 108

131

Ignazio Gardella

Pair of 'Digamma' adjustable armchairs

circa 1957
Fabric, painted steel, brass.
Each: 85 x 71.5 x 88.5 cm (33 1/2 x 28 1/8 x 34 7/8 in.) when upright
Produced by Gavina, San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy.

Estimate
£12,000 - 18,000

Sold for £28,750

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta E Costa
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4019
mhortaecosta@phillips.com

Important Design

London Auction 21 March 2019

1
Max Ingrand
Rare ceiling light, model no. 2379/1
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £68,750
2
Renzo Zavanella
Rare sofa
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £32,500
3
Gio Ponti
Dressing table and stool
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £30,000
4
Napoleone Martinuzzi
Two rare ceiling lights
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £31,250
5
Gio Ponti
Rare bookcase with integrated drinks cabinet, designed for the 'Prima mostra dell'arredamento', Como
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
6
Venini
Set of four 'Balloton' wall lights
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £5,250
7
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
8
Gino Sarfatti
Rare adjustable standard lamp, model no. 1033A
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £47,500
9
Pietro Chiesa
Tobacco box and cigarette box, model no. 1137
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £6,250
10
Pietro Chiesa
Lidded box and cigarette box
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £9,375
11
Luigi Vietti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £11,875
12
Carlo Mollino
Unique pair of lounge chairs, designed for the living room of the Ada and Cesare Minola House, Turin
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000
Sold for £87,500
13
Max Ingrand
Set of eight rare wall lights, model no. 2300
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £32,500
14
Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana
Wardrobe
Estimate £140,000 - 220,000 ♠
Sold for £275,000
15
Seguso
Three large corner wall lights
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £21,250
16
Gio Ponti
Console and side table, designed for the Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, Forlì
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
17
Paolo Venini
Vase, model no. 3638A, from the 'Diamante' series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £2,250
18
Gio Ponti
Pair of small 'Dattilo' desks, designed for the Vetrocoke offices, Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £25,000
19
Gio Ponti
Rare 'Arcobaleno' table lamp, model no. 5912
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £13,750
20
Gino Levi Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano
Desk, chair and bookcase, designed for the Palazzo Gualino, Turin
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
21
Franco Albini
Pair of early 'Fiorenza' armchairs, designed for the dining room of Casa F., Milan
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £52,500
22
Franco Albini
Unique cabinet, designed for the study of Casa F., Milan
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
23
Franco Albini
Unique desk and pair of drawer units, designed for the study of Casa F., Milan
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
24
Franco Albini
Unique bookcase, designed for the study of Casa F., Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £31,250
25
Franco Albini
Set of six early 'Luisa' armchairs, designed for the dining room of Casa F., Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £56,250
26
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model no. 2068
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £56,250
27
Ignazio Gardella
Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £17,500
28
Carlo Mollino
Set of three side chairs, designed for the Casa del Sole, Cervinia
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £75,000
29
Mario Asnago and Claudio Vender
Unique pair of armchairs, designed for villa M., Cantù
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £17,500
30
Mario Asnago and Claudio Vender
Unique sofa, designed for villa M., Cantù
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £17,500
31
Mario Asnago and Claudio Vender
Rare low table, designed for villa M., Cantù
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,250
32
Studio B.B.P.R.
Set of four ceiling lights, designed for the Olivetti showroom, New York
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £81,250
33
Carlo Mollino
Rare chair, designed for the conference room, Lattes Publishing House, Turin
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000
Sold for £100,000
34
This lot is no longer available.
35
Carlo Bugatti
Rare games table and set of four chairs
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
Sold for £93,750
36
Gio Ponti
Set of three stools, designed for the Contini Bonacossi residence, Quadreria Moderna, Villa Vittoria, Florence
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £81,250
37
Gino Sarfatti
Wall light, model no. 225
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £3,000
38
Koloman Moser
Armchair
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £35,000
39
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Carlton' room divider
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,250
40
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Garden armchair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,500
41
Otto Wagner
Pair of armchairs, model no. 718/F
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
42
Hans Przyrembel
Footed dish
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,750
43
Gino Sarfatti
Rare standard lamp, model no. 1004
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £17,500
44
François-Xavier Lalanne
La carpe d’or
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £75,000
45
Seguso
Pair of lanterns
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £43,750
46
Hans J. Wegner
Dining table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,625
47
Poul Henningsen
Reading lamp, type 3/2 shades
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £5,000
48
Max Ingrand
Set of five wall lights, model no. 2368
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £11,250
49
Finn Juhl
Desk
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £9,375
50
Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen and Peter Hvidt
Cabinet
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
51
Paavo Tynell
Rare 'Domus' adjustable standard lamp, designed for the Domus Academica student complex, Helsinki
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
Sold for £25,000
52
Hans J. Wegner
Set of twelve 'The Chair' armchairs, model no. JH501
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £43,750
53
Arne Jacobsen
Set of twelve 'AJ' door handles, designed for the SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
54
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £87,500
55
Paavo Tynell
Pair of eight-armed ceiling lights, model no. 9029/8, from the 'Concerto' series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,250
56
Carl-Johan Boman
Unique drinks cabinet
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
57
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights, model no. 1944
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £8,125
58
Yrjö Rosola and Runar Engblom
Unique table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £11,250
59
Estrid Ericson
'Laurel' mirror, model no. 2492
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
60
Flemming Lassen
Sofa
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £22,500
61
Yrjö Rosola and Runar Engblom
Unique cabinet, designed for the Postisäästöpankki (Finnish Post Bank)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £16,250
62
Fontana Arte
Set of five wall lights, model no. 1636
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
63
Maurice Calka
Pair of rare 'Mandarine' armchairs and ottoman
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £16,250
64
Stilnovo
Standard lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £7,500
65
Alessandro Mendini
Rare 'Cetonia' chest of drawers
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £16,250
66
Toyo Ito
'Matsumoto four' table
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £60,000
67
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
'Desk Light', from the Wajima collection
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
68
Shiro Kuramata
'Glass' chair
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £31,250
69
Donald Judd
'Fourth Floor Table 19'
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
Sold for £43,750
70
Ado Chale
Early coffee table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £40,000
71
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Pair of mask-form wall lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
72
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Important set of ten 'Board Room' chairs, designed for the Midland Bank Limited, New Head Offices, Poultry, London
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
73
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Important pair of tables, designed for the Midland Bank Limited, New Head Offices, Poultry, London
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
74
Poul Henningsen
'Spiral' ceiling light
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £32,500
75
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
76
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £16,250
77
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Anello' vase, from the 'Foglie di Ninfee' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £25,000
78
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Bocciolo' vase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £15,000
79
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000
Sold for £35,000
80
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,375
81
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Vaso rosso con quattro dischi'
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,375
82
George Nakashima
'Minguren I' coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £26,250
83
George Nakashima
Set of four 'Conoid' dining chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
84
George Nakashima
'Conoid' dining table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
85
George Nakashima
'Conoid' lounge chair
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
86
George Nakashima
Wall-mounted cabinet
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £9,375
87
George Nakashima
Single-armed lounge chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
88
Augusto Romano
Side table, from Casa F., Milan
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,625
89
Angelo Lelii
Pair of 'Cartuccia' adjustable table lamps, model no. 12445
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £12,500
90
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Storage Unit Furniture No. 4, from the 'Mémoires de Chine' collection
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
91
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £62,500
92
Kati Tuominen-Niittylä
Unique bowl
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £4,000
93
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
'Black matt white gold coated' bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
94
Max Ingrand
Table lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,250
95
Jean Royère
'Quille' table and pair of chairs
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £32,500
96
Jean Royère
'Croisillon' desk and armchair
Estimate £35,000 - 42,000
97
Pietro Chiesa
Rare chandelier
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
98
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Standard lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,000
99
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Two 'Advocate and Press' armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate £35,000 - 42,000
100
Jacques Le Chevallier and René Kœchlin
Piano lamp, model no. 58
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
101
Pierre Jeanneret
Set of six 'Office' armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-28-D, designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £40,000
102
Angelo Lelii
'Stella a 6' six-armed ceiling light
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £18,750
103
Gio Ponti
Floor lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £7,500
104
Jean Prouvé
'Tout bois' chair
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
105
Gio Ponti
Storage unit
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £35,000
106
Gio Ponti
Set of five 'Sole' ceiling lights
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £47,500
107
Mathieu Matégot
Garden table and set of four chairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £8,125
108
Ugo La Pietra
'Senza titolo' table lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,000
109
Pietro Chiesa
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,625
110
Gio Ponti
Two-tiered side table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £5,625
111
Gio Ponti
Set of fourteen dining chairs
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £35,000
112
Carlo Scarpa
Rare nine-armed chandelier, model no. 5338
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £25,000
113
Gio Ponti
Armchair, model no. 811
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £17,500
114
Ico Parisi
Rare 'Uovo' chair, model no. 813
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £75,000
115
Ico Parisi
Rare modular bookcase and unique stepladder, designed for a private residence, Como
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £20,000
116
Gino Sarfatti
Standard lamp, model no. 1086/nt
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
117
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Cake' stool
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £13,750
118
Angelo Lelii
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
119
Gio Ponti
Armchair, designed for Casa Grimaldi, Naples
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Sold for £6,000
120
Angelo Mangiarotti
Set of six vessels
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £23,750
121
Cesare Lacca
Occasional table
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £6,000
122
This lot is no longer available.
123
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Pair of 'Canada' armchairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £11,250
124
Max Ingrand
Pair of 'Micro' wall lights, model no. 2093
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
125
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Canada' sofa
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,000
126
Carlo Scarpa
Mirror, model no. 30
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £31,250
127
Osvaldo Borsani
Pair of bedside tables
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £11,875
128
Osvaldo Borsani
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
129
Seguso
Standard lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
130
Gio Ponti
Occasional table, designed for Casa Grimaldi, Naples
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £12,500
131
Ignazio Gardella
Pair of 'Digamma' adjustable armchairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £28,750
132
Pietro Sala
Pair of modular tables
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £11,250
133
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Fruit bowl
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
Sold for £4,750
134
Antonio Scoccimarro
Two-seater 'Arcadia' sofa
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,250
135
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Firenze' ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £16,250
136
Stilnovo
Ceiling light, model no. 1140
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
137
Gio Ponti
Two console tables
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £60,000
138
Gio Ponti
Pair of luggage racks, designed for the Hotel Royal, Naples
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £30,000
139
Osvaldo Borsani and Arnaldo Pomodoro
Rare bed
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
140
Luciano Grassi, Sergio Conti and Marisa Forlani
Rare 'Monofilo' armchair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £27,500
141
Gio Ponti
Carafe and set of six 'A canne' glasses
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,000
142
Ugo La Pietra
'Senza titolo' table lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £3,750
143
Gio Ponti
Rare armchair, model no. 835
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £15,625
144
Luis Barragán
Pair of 'Miguelito' chairs
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
145
Arredoluce
Rare standard lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £20,000
146
Osvaldo Borsani
Set of three 'T1' side tables
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £35,000

Important Design

London Auction 21 March 2019

Provenance

Literature

131

Ignazio Gardella

Pair of 'Digamma' adjustable armchairs

Important Design