Provenance
Private collection, Milan
Literature
Quaderni Fontana Arte 1, sales catalogue, Milan, 1960s, p. 41
"Stand di Fontana-Arte alla 39a Fiera di Milano," Vitrum, no. 147, February 1965, pp. 28-29, 31
Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, fig. 316
Catalogue Essay
Please note the present ceiling light is the larger of two versions of the model produced by Fontana Arte, as specified in the Fontana Arte sales catalogue.

1

Max Ingrand

Ceiling light, model no. 2077/1

circa 1958
Chiseled glass, opaque glass, painted steel.
23 in. (58.4 cm) drop, 46 in. (116.8 cm) diameter
Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy.

Estimate
$40,000 - 60,000

Sold for $106,250

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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

Catalogue Essay

1

Max Ingrand

Ceiling light, model no. 2077/1

Design