Provenance
La Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Literature
Willy Boesiger, ed., Le Corbusier et Son Atelier rue de Sèvres 35, Œuvre Complète Volume 7: 1957-1965, New York, 1990, p. 198
‘Le Corbu à La Cité U.’, L’Œil (Paris), November 1998, p. 72, fig. 3

207

Le Corbusier

Blackboard with chalk holder, designed for la chambre d'étudiant de la Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris

1957-1959
Oak, painted cork.
70 x 140 x 11.5 cm (27 1/2 x 55 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

Estimate
£4,000 - 7,000

Sold for £9,375

Contact Specialist
Ben Williams
bwilliams@phillips.com
+44 20 7318 4027

Design

London 24 September 2014 2pm

201
Serge Mouille
Rare seven-armed wall light with 'Casquette' shades
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000
Sold for £134,500
202
Lucie Rie
Spherical vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £4,000
203
Jean Prouvé
Rare 'Cité' bed, model no. 10, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Nancy
Estimate £45,000 - 65,000
204
Charlotte Perriand
Rare and large sideboard, from Cité Cansado, Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
205
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand
Rare double wardrobe and room divider, designed for la chambre d’étudiant de la Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
206
Jean Prouvé
‘Marcoule’ bench, from the Centre d'études atomiques, Marcoule
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £12,500
207
Le Corbusier
Blackboard with chalk holder, designed for la chambre d'étudiant de la Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Estimate £4,000 - 7,000
Sold for £9,375
208
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip and integral pink and blue spiral
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
Sold for £21,250
209
Steph Simon
'70 17 40' pochette
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
210
Charlotte Perriand
Wall-mounted sideboard
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
211
Takahiro Kondo
'Green Mist' lidded jar, from the 'Silver Mist' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £5,625
212
Bernard Leach
Large vase with inlaid design of fish
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
213
Charlotte Perriand
Set of sixteen dining chairs, model no. 19, from 'L’Équipement de la Maison' series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £21,250
214
Charlotte Perriand
Large dining table
Estimate £45,000 - 55,000
Sold for £86,500
215
Shotaro Hayashi
‘Uchu’ (Cosmos) multicoloured pot
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £5,000
216
Charlotte Perriand
Bench with side table and drawer, from Cité Cansado, Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £18,750
217
Serge Mouille
Early set of four 'Flammes' wall lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £13,750
218
Jean Prouvé
‘Cité’ desk, model no. 500, designed for the Bourse Maritime, Paris
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
219
Jean Prouvé
Row of two lecture theatre chairs with adjustable seats, designed for the Faculté des Lettres, Université de Besançon
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
220
Jean Prouvé
Row of three lecture theatre chairs with adjustable seats, designed for the Faculté des Lettres, Université de Besançon
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
221
Jean Prouvé
'Cité' desk, from the Cité Universitaire, Nancy
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,000
222
Jean Prouvé
Rare wall-mounted sideboard
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £43,750
223
Sori Yanagi
Early 'Butterfly' stool
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
224
Junzo Sakakura
Important side chair, model no. 3221
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £16,250
225
Hans Coper
Large bowl
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
Sold for £86,500
226
Bauhaus Metallwerkstatt
Serving tray
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
227
Bauhaus Tischlerei-Werkstatt
Cabinet, commissioned by the Brauner family, Saxony
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
228
Kálmán Lengyel
Unique cabinet with adjustable desk
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
229
Junzo Sakakura
Pair of lounge chairs, model no. 5016
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £12,500
230
Lucie Rie
Vase, flattened cylindrical form with integral blue and white spiral
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £3,750
231
Lucie Rie
Small vase with flaring lip and integral blue and white spiral
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ♠
Sold for £4,750
232
Junzo Sakakura
Set of four side chairs, model no. 3222
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
233
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of 'Advocate and Press' armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £25,000
234
Ewen Henderson
Large 'Sack' form
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £3,750
235
Pierre Jeanneret
Bench, model no. PJ-SI-38-B, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £25,000
236
Pierre Jeanneret
'Square' table, model no. PJ-TA-04-A, designed for private residences, Chandigarh
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
237
Pierre Jeanneret
'Public' bench, model no. PJ-SI-37-B, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £18,750
238
Pierre Jeanneret
Lounge chair, model no. PJ-SI-18-A, designed for the Post Graduate Institute and private residences, Chandigarh
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
239
Hans Coper
Early pot with dark rim
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £6,250
240
Hans Coper
Early tall vase with dark rim
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £27,500
241
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of 'Committee' armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-30-A, designed for the High Court, Assembly and Punjab University administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £22,500
242
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of 'Easy' armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-29-A, designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
243
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of 'Library' chairs, model no. PJ-SI-51-A, designed for the High Court and Punjab University, Chandigarh
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
244
Ewen Henderson
Sculptural 'Flame' form
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £2,500
245
Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley
'Wedge Chair Number 1'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,625
246
Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley
'Diving' Stool
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
247
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Mosaico informale bianco e rosso' vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £11,250
248
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Finestre a mosaico e con polvere' vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £37,500
249
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase, model no. 2, from the 'Caleidoscopio' series
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,750
250
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Watch' vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £23,750
251
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase, model no. 39
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £20,000
252
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'I Quattro Visi' vase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £25,000
253
Makiko Hattori
‘Tane’ (Seed)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £6,875
254
Gomi Kenji
Covered vessel
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡
255
Jean Royère
Pair of sideboards, for a private commission, Paris
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
256
Jean Royère
Important and rare 'Freeform' wall light
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £80,500
257
Gordon Baldwin
Massive bowl
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
258
Gordon Baldwin
Massive blue bowl
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
259
In the style of Jean Royère
Pair of 'Flic Flac' table lamps
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £13,750
260
Jean Royère
Rare coffee table
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £43,750
261
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Boules' andirons
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £21,250
262
Jean Royère
Serving trolley
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £12,500
263
Jean Royère
‘Persane’ eight-armed wall light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £32,500
264
Jean Royère
'Séville' wall light
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £31,250
265
Jean Royère
Rare and important pair of 'Yo-Yo' wall lights
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
266
Lucie Rie
White oval bowl with gold band
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £27,500
267
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Rhinoceros bleu'
Estimate £24,000 - 28,000 ♠
Sold for £30,000
268
Jean Royère
Pair of three-armed ‘Bouquet’ wall lights
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £23,750
269
Henri Simmen and Eugenie O'Kin
Gourd with carved stopper
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £43,750
270
Henri Simmen and Eugenie O'Kin
Pot on tripod foot with stopper
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £43,750
271
Henri Simmen
Gourd vase
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000 ♠
272
Henri Simmen
Tall vase with pierced foot
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
273
Taxile Doat
Gourd vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £15,000
274
Taxile Doat
'La Musique et La Danse' coloquinte et bouchon
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £22,500
275
Taxile Doat
Dish with cameo of Bacchus
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
276
Taxile Doat
Dish with central cameo
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
277
Taxile Doat
Vase with dots
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
278
Séraphin Soudbinine
Pot with stopper
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £50,000
279
Séraphin Soudbinine
Lidded pot
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £35,000
280
Séraphin Soudbinine
Bowl with lip on pedestal
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,000
281
Séraphin Soudbinine
Bowl with inlay
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000
Sold for £12,500
282
Séraphin Soudbinine
Oval bowl
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000
Sold for £8,125
283
René Buthaud
Footed cylindrical vase with female portrait
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
284
René Buthaud
Vase with female bust
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
285
René Buthaud
Dish with mermaid design
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
286
René Buthaud
Vase with mermaid design
Estimate £9,000 - 12,000 ♠
287
René Buthaud
Large dish
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
288
Albert Cheuret
Rare 'Torchère' standard lamp
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 Ω
Sold for £206,500
289
Eugène Printz
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 Ω
290
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Mirror
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £25,000
291
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
'Crapaud' armchair, model no. 10AR/266NR
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,000
292
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Drinks cabinet
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
293
André Dubreuil
'Perles' lantern
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £32,500
294
Edgar Brandt
Pair of table lamps
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £5,625
295
André Arbus
Desk and armchair
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
296
André Arbus
Pair of side tables
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £13,750
297
Jean Besnard
Table lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
298
Pierre Chareau
Stool, model no. MT 1015
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
299
Gabriella Crespi
Console with table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,250
300
Gabriella Crespi
Pair of ‘Scultura piccola’ adjustable low tables from the ‘Plurimi’ series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £23,750
301
Angelo Mangiarotti
Early dining table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
302
André Dubreuil
Early 'Spine' chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
303
Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Mirror
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £4,750
304
André Dubreuil
Candelabrum
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
305
Maria Pergay
'Gerbe' table, model no. 56A
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
306
Joe Colombo
Unique prototype 'Roll' armchair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
307
Verner Panton
Set of six chairs, model no. 275
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £10,000
308
Stilnovo
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £5,250
309
Shiro Kuramata
'Just in Time' clock, designed for the 'Clocks by 31 Artists' exhibition, Tokyo
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £3,750
310
Verner Panton
Rare ‘Sitzrad’ sitting wheel
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,625
311
Orsina Sforza
Unique 'Blue Bernini' standard lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,500
312
Joe Colombo
Illuminated 'Combi centre'
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
313
Mario Ceroli
'La Bocca della Verità' bed
Estimate £6,000 - 9,000
314
Zaha Hadid
'Serif' shelf, from the 'Seamless' collection
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 †
Sold for £10,000
315
Gino Sarfatti
Set of three wall lights, model no. 237/7
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
316
Zaha Hadid
Black 'Aqua' table
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 †
Sold for £50,000
317
Fontana Arte
Coffee table
Estimate £25,000 - 30,000
Sold for £40,000
318
Carlo Scarpa
Rare ceiling light, model no. 5258
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £13,750
319
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, model no. 803
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
320
Venini
Rare four-panel screen
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £6,875
321
Pietro Chiesa
Early and rare table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £7,500
322
Pietro Chiesa
Rare chest of drawers
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
323
Ernesto Puppo
Rare globe vase
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £16,250
324
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, from a private commission, Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £8,750
325
Fontana Arte
Mirror
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
326
Pietro Chiesa
Early and rare table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,875
327
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, model no. 516
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £22,500
328
Gio Ponti
Sofa, designed for Casa e Giardino
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
329
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, designed for Casa e Giardino
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £11,875
330
Pietro Chiesa
Ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
331
Gino Sarfatti
Standard lamp, model no. 1076
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
332
Vittorio Introini
Wall-mounted sideboard, model no. P500
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
333
Pietro Chiesa
Rare three-armed ceiling light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
334
Pietro Chiesa
Rare console
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
335
Fontana Arte
Rare mirror
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,500
336
Giusto Toso
Rare 'Gogi-Gogi' game and table lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £5,625
337
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
'Beaux Rêves' bed
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
338
Fratelli Toso
Early and rare six-armed chandelier
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
339
Lucio Fontana and Roberto Menghi
Unique centre table, model no. 1295 A
Estimate £140,000 - 180,000
Sold for £152,500
340
Fontana Arte
Pair of bookends
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,750
341
Carlo Enrico Rava
Console
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,250
342
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
343
Gio Ponti
Rare dressing table
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £80,500
344
Gio Ponti
Daybed, from the Fondazione Garzanti, Forlì
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £11,250
345
Stilnovo
Standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
346
Guglielmo Ulrich
Unique and monumental coffee table, designed for Casa Levi Broglio, Milan
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,000
347
Ico Parisi
Dining table, private commission from Casa Galli, Milan
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
348
Pietro Chiesa
Rare standard lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
349
Fontana Arte
Pair of table lamps, model no. 2049
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £10,000
350
Gio Ponti
Serving tray
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £3,750
351
Ico Parisi
Desk, from Palazzina Fago, Rome
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £25,000
352
Angelo Lelii
Standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,375
353
Gio Ponti
Rare dining table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
354
Gianfranco Frattini
Pair of rocking chairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,875
355
Unknown Designer
'Saturn' standard lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £4,375
356
Carlo Scarpa
Ten-armed chandelier, model no. 5315
Estimate £16,000 - 24,000
357
Max Ingrand
Set of three ‘Dahlia’ wall lights, model no. 1461
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £9,375
358
Ico Parisi
Pair of armchairs, model no. 857
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £10,625
359
Paolo De Poli
Two large bowls
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £6,000
360
Max Ingrand
Set of four wall lights, model no. 1943
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
361
Gino Sarfatti
Set of four wall lights, model no. 249/1
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £7,500
362
Ico Parisi
Rare set of six chairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
363
Angelo Lelii
Three-armed ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
364
Gino Sarfatti
Standard lamp, model no. 1051/PX
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
365
Ico Parisi
Wall-mounted corner console, private commission for the Apartment T., Malgrate
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
366
Arredoluce
Pair of large wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £4,375
367
Gio Ponti
Rare ‘Siluro’ standard lamp
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £27,500
368
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £24,000 - 28,000
Sold for £56,250
369
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare mirror
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £13,750
370
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Pair of 'Califfo' sofas
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £17,500
371
Venini
Set of four ‘Fiocco’ wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £7,500
372
Franco Albini
Early set of six 'Luisa' chairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
373
Attributed to Sergio Conti
Unique headboard with bedside tables and reading lights
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
374
Attributed to Sergio Conti
Unique wall-mounted dressing table and chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £5,625
375
Ico Parisi
Prototype armchair, model no. 865
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
376
Gino Sarfatti
Large standard lamp, model no. 1034
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
377
Unknown Designer
Italian table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £10,625
378
Gino Sarfatti
Adjustable wall and standard lamp, model no. 1045
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
379
Ignazio Gardella
Pair of standard lamps
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £9,375
380
Attributed to Carlo De Carli
Rare wall-mounted console
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500
381
Gio Ponti
Rare sideboard with integrated shelf
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £18,750
382
Vittorio Zecchin
Large sixteen-armed chandelier
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £18,750

Design

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Provenance

Literature

207

Le Corbusier

Blackboard with chalk holder, designed for la chambre d'étudiant de la Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris

Design