Provenance
Private collection, Forlì
Literature
Carlo A. Felice, Arte Decorativa 1930 all'Esposizione di Monza, Milan, 1930, pl. 122
"Nella galleria dell'illuminazione moderna," Domus, no. 31, July 1930, p. 51
Catalogue Essay
The present model was exhibited at the "Gallery of Modern Lights" at the IV Triennale di Monza, 1930.

161

Paolo Buffa

Pair of wall lights

circa 1930
Chromium-plated metal.
Each: 19 x 5 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (48.3 x 13.3 x 8.6 cm)
Produced by Achille Donzelli, Milan, Italy. Together with a certificate of expertise from the Paolo Buffa Archive.

Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000

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Design

New York Auction 17 December 2019

1
Jean Royère
Pair of "Mirabeau" stools
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $287,500
2
Claude Lalanne
"Collier l'Amour en cage"
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $12,500
3
Myrbor
"Le Drapeau" carpet
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $25,000
4
Jean Royère
Rare “Œuf” chest of drawers
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $187,500
5
Attributed to Jean Royère
Pair of side tables
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,500
6
Jean Royère
Side chair
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $6,875
7
Jean Royère
Desk
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $30,000
8
Jean Royère
"Boule" armchair
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $125,000
9
Jean Royère
“Persane” floor lamp
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $150,000
10
Jean Royère
"Ours Polaire" sofa
Estimate $300,000 - 500,000
Sold for $487,500
11
Guy de Rougemont
Three totems
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
12
Pierre Paulin
Pair of low chairs, model no. CM 190
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
13
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $16,250
14
Georges Jouve
"Oiseau 4 pattes"
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $23,750
15
Charlotte Perriand
Daybed, designed for a "chambre d'étudiant," Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $15,000
16
Serge Mouille
Two-arm angled wall light with one "Lampadaire" and one "Casquette" shade
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
17
Pierre Chapo
Table, model no. T21, and pair of benches, model no. S38
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,000
18
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of chairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,000
19
Serge Mouille
"Agrafée" desk lamp
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,500
20
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of "Advocate and Press" armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
21
Serge Mouille
Pair of "Cachan" wall lights
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
22
Jacques Ruelland and Dani Ruelland
Four bottles
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $17,500
23
Paolo Buffa
Low table
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,375
24
Paolo Venini
Rare table lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $15,000
25
Stilnovo
Ceiling light, model no. 1126
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,000
26
Gio Ponti
Pair of sofas
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $22,500
27
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 2258
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $15,000
28
Max Ingrand
Pair of table lamps, model no. 2228
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
29
Gino Sarfatti
Rare ceiling light, model no. 2041
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $75,000
30
Max Ingrand
Set of five "Micro" wall lights, model no. 2093
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,000
31
Fontana Arte
Low table, model no. 2013
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,750
32
Angelo Lelii
Pair of ceiling lights, model no. 12697
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $27,500
33
Paolo De Poli
Set of fourteen door handles
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
34
Toni Zuccheri
Pair of "Tacchino" figures, model no. 412.0
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $18,750
35
Guglielmo Pecorini
Lounge chair
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,750
36
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
"Maschera" statuette
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,375
37
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
Pair of "Gatto" statuettes, model no. 1012
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $12,500
38
Fontana Arte
Two lidded boxes
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,750
39
Melchiorre Bega
Low table
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,250
40
Stilnovo
Rare nine-arm ceiling light
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $30,000
41
Stilnovo
Set of four wall lights, model no. 2128
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,625
42
Gio Ponti
Low table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $9,375
43
Carlo Ratti
Daybed
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,250
44
Franco Albini
Early "Fiorenza" armchair
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
45
Stilnovo
Floor lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,125
46
Stilnovo
Pair of ceiling lights, model no. 1158
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $12,500
47
Gio Ponti
Wall-mounted magazine rack
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,000
48
Ignazio Gardella
Pair of adjustable games tables
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,250
49
Stilnovo
Floor lamp, model no. 4076
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,375
50
Stilnovo
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $15,000
51
Angelo Lelii
Adjustable floor lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,625
52
Gio Ponti
Desk and side table
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $10,000
53
Vittorio Gregotti
Bookcase
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
54
Elio Monesi
Ceiling light, model no. 12859
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,250
55
Angelo Ostuni and Roberto Forti
Adjustable floor lamp, model no. 399
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
56
Max Ingrand
Low table, model no. 2012
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,750
57
Ico Parisi
Chest of drawers
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $16,250
58
Giulio Ponti
Rare sofa
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
59
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
"Mikado" table lamp
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
60
Alessandro Mendini and Giorgio Gregori
Unique cabinet
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $11,875
61
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Alessandria d'Egitto" bookcase from the "Bau.Haus II" collection
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,750
62
Yoichi Ohira
Unique "Composizione a Canne e Polvere" vase
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,500
63
Yoichi Ohira
Unique "Finestre" vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,000
64
Yoichi Ohira
Unique "Mosaico a Polvere" vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $17,500
65
Eva Hild
"Single-Track"
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $52,500
66
Jeroen Verhoeven
"Lectori Salutem"
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $150,000
67
nendo
"5000mm-table," from the "thin black lines" series
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,875
68
Max Lamb
"Bronze Poly Chair"
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $37,500
69
Ron Arad
"After Spring"
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
70
Tetsuya Yamada
Unique coffee table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,000
71
Hiroshi Suzuki
"Miyabi-Fire V"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
72
Hiroshi Suzuki
"Aqua-Poesy VII"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
73
This lot is no longer available.
74
This lot is no longer available.
75
Edmund de Waal
Teapot
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $11,250
76
Edmund de Waal
Lidded jar and two vessels
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $27,500
77
Taro Tabuchi
"Untitled"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,000
78
Taro Tabuchi
"Barbaric White"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,875
79
Wendell Castle
Pair of "three-legged" chairs
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,000
80
June Schwarcz
Small vessel
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $10,000
81
Jim Partridge
"Black Bowl"
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,250
82
Colin Pearson
"Winged Form"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,875
83
Nicholas Homoky
"Essential Vase" and "Six-way teapot"
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Sold for $2,000
84
Gordon Baldwin
"Untitled Vessel (Black with White Signs)"
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $3,750
85
Gordon Baldwin
"Cloudscape"
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $3,750
86
This lot is no longer available.
87
Joaquim Tenreiro
Rare daybed
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,750
88
John Ward
Vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
89
John Ward
"Black and White Vessel"
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,875
90
John Ward
"Large Brown Jug"
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
91
George Nakashima
“Minguren I” table
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
92
Isamu Noguchi
Pair of "Three-Legged Cylinder" table lamps, model no. 9
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $13,750
93
Frank Lloyd Wright
Side chair, designed for Taliesin West
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,750
94
José Zanine Caldas
Console table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
95
Donald Colflesh
Decanter and six cordials, from the “Circa ‘70” line
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,250
96
Gio Ponti
“Diamond” flatware service for 24
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,500
97
Charles Eames and Ray Eames
Pair of "DAR" armchairs
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $1,000
98
Isamu Noguchi
"Cyclone" dining table, model no. 311
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $313
99
Charles Eames and Ray Eames
ESU, model no. 270-C
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,250
100
Herbert Bayer
"Chromatic Circles" tapestry, commissioned for the ARCO offices, Los Angeles
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,125
101
A large full-bodied molded gilt copper “Hackney” horse weathervane
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
102
A full-bodied molded gilt copper Peacock weathervane
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $12,500
103
A full-bodied molded copper and zinc “Horse and Hoop” weathervane
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $7,500
104
A carved painted and giltwood dog weathervane mold
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
105
A full-bodied molded gilt copper and zinc “Index” horse weathervane
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
106
A full-bodied molded copper gamecock weathervane
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $7,500
107
A large full-bodied molded and cast-iron Rooster weathervane
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
108
A primitive sheet iron stag weathervane
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,750
109
Vilhelm Lauritzen
Floor lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,500
110
Hans J. Wegner
"Ox" lounge chair and ottoman, model nos. AP-46 and AP-49
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
111
Finn Juhl
Pair of armchairs, model no. FJ 53
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $21,250
112
Finn Juhl
Desk, model no. BO 69
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
113
Finn Juhl
“Chieftain” chair, model no. FJ 49 A
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $47,500
114
Ursula Morley-Price
Two "Bottle Form" vessels
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $3,750
115
Finn Juhl
Pair of lounge chairs, model no. FJ 45
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $21,250
116
Kaare Klint
Set of six "Red" armchairs, model no. 3758A
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
117
In the Manner of Axel Einar Hjorth
Table
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
118
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
"Still Life"
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $28,750
119
Paavo Tynell
Rare ceiling light
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
120
Axel Einar Hjorth
Daybed, from the "Sandhamn" series
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,500
121
Paul Jeanneney
Gourd-form vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,625
122
Paul Jeanneney
Gourd-form vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,125
123
Paul Jeanneney
Gourd-form vase with elongated neck
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
124
Paul Jeanneney
Large vase
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
125
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Inkwell with silver mount
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,750
126
Gilbert Méténier
Gourd-form vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
127
Auguste Delaherche
Vase with four handles
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
128
Victor Saglier
Vase with decorative mount
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
129
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix
Gourd-form inkwell with toads
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $13,750
130
Taxile Doat
Vase with applied flowers
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,625
131
Taxile Doat
"Profils d'Amazones" vase
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
132
Taxile Doat
"La Dentelle de Minerve" bottle on stand
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
133
Taxile Doat
Plaque
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
134
Edmond Lachenal
Vase with lizard handle
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
135
Auguste Delaherche
Large vase
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $10,000
136
Alexandre Bigot
Dish
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,125
137
Auguste Delaherche
Vase with peacock feather decoration
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
138
Maurice Gensoli
Bottle
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
139
Tiffany Studios
Lamp base
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
140
Tiffany Studios
"Horse Chestnut" vase
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
141
Tiffany Studios
Vase with seed pods
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
142
Tiffany Studios
"Diatreta" vase
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
143
André Méthey
Tazza with reindeer decoration
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,500
144
Jean Mayodon
Vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
145
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
"Feuilles de Chardon" vase
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
146
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
"La Danse" vase
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
147
This lot is no longer available.
148
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
"Scènes de Chasse" bowl
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
149
Burgun Schverer & Cie.
Beaker-form vase with irises
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
150
Burgun Schverer & Cie.
Baluster-form vase with irises
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
151
Claggett Wilson
Sideboard
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $21,250
152
Claggett Wilson
Set of twelve dining chairs
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $67,500
153
Claggett Wilson
Extendable dining table
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $22,500
154
Jean Després
Pair of vases
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $27,500
155
Paul Lester Wiener
Rare armchair, designed for the apartment of Dr. Fritz Wittels, New York
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
156
Eckart Muthesius
Pair of stools, designed for the Maharaja of Indore's Bar, Manik Bagh Palace, Indore
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
157
Gilbert Rohde
Rare armchair and ottoman
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
158
Agnoldomenico Pica
Desk
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
159
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of floor lamps
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $93,750
160
Hammond Kroll
Set of four side chairs
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
161
Paolo Buffa
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
162
Paolo Buffa
Daybed
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,000
163
Carlo Scarpa
Monumental chandelier
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $67,500
164
Pietro Chiesa
Table lamp
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $9,375
165
Paolo Buffa
Sideboard
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
166
Paolo Buffa
Floor lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,875
167
Seguso
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $15,000
168
Paolo Buffa
Desk
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
169
Paolo Buffa
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
170
In the Manner of Paolo Buffa
Rare sofa
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
171
Pietro Chiesa
Floor lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,250
172
Fontana Arte
Mirror
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $15,000
173
Fontana Arte
Set of three ceiling lights
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,750
174
Venini
Folding mirror, model no. 21
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,000
175
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
176
Seguso
Four wall lights
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,625
177
Gilbert Poillerat
Console table
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,750
178
Gio Ponti
Sofa
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
179
Gio Ponti
Pair of stools and two ottomans
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
180
Giovanni Gariboldi
Large vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
181
Giovanni Gariboldi
Bar cabinet
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250

Design

New York Auction 17 December 2019

Provenance

Literature

Catalogue Essay

161

Paolo Buffa

Pair of wall lights

Design