Provenance
Private collection, Milan
Literature
"Alcuni Mobili di Paolo Buffa," Domus, no. 178, October 1942, p. 431 for a similar example
Roberto Aloi, L'arredamento moderno, quarta serie, Milan, 1949, fig. 366 for a similar example

169

Paolo Buffa

Pair of armchairs

circa 1950
Cherry wood, fabric upholstery.
Each: 32 1/2 x 26 x 30 3/8 in. (82.6 x 66 x 77.2 cm)
Together with a certificate of expertise from the Paolo Buffa Archive.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000

Sold for $12,500

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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

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Paolo Buffa

Pair of armchairs

Design