Provenance
Private collection, Westport, Connecticut
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Laura Falconi, Fontana Arte: Una Storia Trasparente, Milan, 1998, p. 96
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Max Ingrand, Du verre à la lumière, Paris, 2009, p. 196 for a similar example
Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, fig. 328

110

Max Ingrand

Ceiling light

circa 1953
Glass, brass.
17 in. (43.2 cm) drop, 30 in. (76.2 cm) diameter
Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy.

Estimate
$18,000 - 24,000

Sold for $27,500

Contact Specialist
Cordelia Lembo
Specialist, Head of Sale
+1 212 940 1265

Design

New York Auction 12 December 2017

1
Carlo Scarpa
Mirror, model no. 30
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $36,250
2
Tomaso Buzzi
Pair of large "feather" wall lights, model no. 413
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $20,000
3
Gio Ponti
Large cabinet
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
4
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of floor lamps, model no. 518
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $62,500
5
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of wall lights, variation of model no. 2124
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
6
Fulvio Bianconi
Nude figure, model no. 4212
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
7
Gio Ponti
Pair of andirons
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $22,500
8
Gio Ponti
Rare console table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
9
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
Coffee table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
10
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,000
11
Attributed to Max Fabiani
Settee and pair of armchairs, model no. 150
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
12
Claudius Linossier
Tall vase on stand
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
13
Edgar Brandt
"Ginkgo" table lamp
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $9,375
14
Attributed to Samuel Marx
Set of three nesting tables
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $5,000
15
In the Manner of Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
16
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of table lamps
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $50,000
17
Paul Dupré-Lafon
Dressing table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,000
18
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of occasional tables, from the École de Puériculture, Paris
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $93,750
19
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of floor lamps
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $93,750
20
Armand-Albert Rateau
Set of four garden armchairs
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
21
Line Vautrin
Vide poche
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $3,750
22
This lot is no longer available.
23
Line Vautrin
Small mirror
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
24
Line Vautrin
Large "Chardon" mirror
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
25
Line Vautrin
"Soleil torsadé" mirror
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
26
Line Vautrin
Small "Chardon" mirror
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
27
Jean Prouvé
Curved “Compas” desk
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
28
This lot is no longer available.
29
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 $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $40,000
30
Serge Mouille
"Antony" desk lamp
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
31
Charlotte Perriand
Pair of low tripod stools
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $23,750
32
Charlotte Perriand
Cabinet, for Miferma, Cansado
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $10,000
33
Charlotte Perriand
Set of five tripod stools
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
34
Serge Mouille
"Simple" floor lamp with "Lampadaire" shade
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
35
Jean Prouvé
Low table
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
36
Jean Prouvé
"Semi-metal" chair, model no. 305
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,750
37
Jean Prouvé
Guéridon
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
38
Charlotte Perriand
Bench with drawer, for Miferma, Cansado
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
39
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of "Easy" armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-29-A, designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
40
Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier
Table, model no. B 307
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
41
Le Corbusier
Stool, from a "chambre d’étudiant," Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $60,000
42
Jean Royère
Desk
Estimate $50,000 - 80,000
43
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $43,750
44
Hugo Gorge
Armchair
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $3,750
45
Alvar Aalto
"Mehiläispesä (Beehive)" ceiling light, model no. A 331
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
46
Hans J. Wegner
Desk, model no. AT 325
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
47
Fritz Hansen
Sofa, model no. 1669a, and pair of armchairs, model no. 1669
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $43,750
48
Børge Mogensen
"Hunting" chair, model no. 2229
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,500
49
Paavo Tynell
Rare set of three wall lights, designed for the Jylhämä hydroelectric power plant, Vaala
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $13,750
50
Marianne Richter
Two "Korsvirke brun" rugs
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
51
César Janello
Early “W” chair
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
52
José Zanine Caldas
Low table
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $21,250
53
Harry Bertoia
"Sonambient" sounding sculpture
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $43,750
54
Robert Goossens
Large mirror
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,000
55
Jules Wabbes
Low table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
56
François-Xavier Lalanne
Pigeon lamp
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $40,000
57
Viola Frey
World Civilization #1
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
58
David Gilhooly
Group of seventeen sculptures
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,500
59
Rudy Autio
Oracle of the Pale Horse
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,500
60
Jerry Rothman
Sculpture, from the "Naked Lily" series
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,000
61
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
62
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,000
63
Philippe Hiquily
"Unisex" canapé and pair of "Polysex" armchairs
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $52,500
64
André Dubreuil
Pair of tables
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,625
65
Martin Szekely
"Nord" vase
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
66
Yonel Lebovici
Prototype "Métronome" lamp
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
67
Yonel Lebovici
Prototype "Métronome" lamp
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
68
Yonel Lebovici
"Quatre à quatre" desk
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
69
Shiro Kuramata
Rare low table, from the "Furniture with Drawers" series
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $47,500
70
Shiro Kuramata
Rare "Chair C (Square Pipe Armchair)," from the Lavina Yamagiwa Meeting Room
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,000
71
Shiro Kuramata
"Three-legged Chair A" and "Three-legged Chair B"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,000
72
Steven Holl
Ceiling light, from Museum Tower, New York
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,250
73
Steven Holl
"Sketch" carpet, from Museum Tower, New York
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,875
74
Steven Holl
Pair of side tables with integrated lamps, from Museum Tower, New York
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $13,750
75
Guy Limone
"Tapisserie Rouge"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,000
76
Forrest Myers
Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
77
Maria Pergay
"Pliée" low table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
78
This lot is no longer available.
79
Arik Levy
Unique “FractalLED”
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $11,250
80
Mattia Bonetti
Set of three "Polyhedral" tables
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
81
Gae Aulenti
"Ruspa" table lamp
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,500
82
Superstudio
"Olook" ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
83
Roberto Gabetti, Aimaro Isola, Luciano Re and Guido Drocco
"Bul-Bo" floor lamp
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
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Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Valigia" table lamp
Estimate $600 - 800 •
Sold for $375
85
Superstudio
"Gherpe" table lamp
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,000
86
Gae Aulenti
"Patroclo" lamp
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $2,750
87
Arredoluce
Pair of table lamps
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,875
88
Nanda Vigo
"Utopia" table lamp
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,500
89
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,625
90
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Colonna" pedestal
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,000
91
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Fruit bowl, model no. 197-B
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
92
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Small bottle
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
93
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Bowl
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
94
Fausto Melotti
Tall "Fungo" vase
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
95
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Side table
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,875
96
Gino Sarfatti
Rare adjustable wall light, model no. 179
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
97
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Canada" sofa
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,500
98
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Pair of "Canada" armchairs
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $10,000
99
Vittoriano Viganò
Ceiling light, model no. 2062
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
100
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Mirror
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,000
101
Stilnovo
Ceiling light, model no. 1202
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
102
Roberto Menghi
"Libra-Lux" counterbalance table lamp
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
103
Stilnovo
Ceiling light
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
104
Stilnovo
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $27,500
105
Stilnovo
Pair of bedside lamps
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
106
Vico Magistretti
Bookshelf
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,250
107
Gio Ponti
"Dattilo" desk, designed for the Vembi-Burroughs offices, Turin
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,000
108
Gio Ponti
Partner's desk, designed for the Vembi-Burroughs offices, Turin
Estimate $35,000 - 55,000
Sold for $37,500
109
Max Ingrand
"Caffettiera" table lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
110
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $27,500
111
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,750
112
Gio Ponti
Table and side chair
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $25,000
113
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
114
Ico Parisi
Table
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $35,000
115
Gio Ponti
Pair of “Il Sole” wall lights
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $22,500
116
Flavio Poli
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,000

Design

New York Auction 12 December 2017

Provenance

Literature

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Max Ingrand

Ceiling light

Design