Provenance
Private collection, Milan
Literature
Franco Grigioni, Arredamento, Mobili Ambienti, Milan, 1956, pl. 566 for a similar example
Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, p. 117 for a similar example

147

Paolo Buffa

Dressing table

circa 1950
Mahogany-veneered wood, mahogany, mirrored glass, brass.
76.5 x 125.2 x 55.5 cm (30 1/8 x 49 1/4 x 21 7/8 in.)
Possibly manufactured by Paolo Lietti or Serafino Arrighi, Cantù, Italy. Interior with metal label printed A. RIVA-MOBILI D'ARTE/MILANO-VIA A. STOPPANI, 31-36. Together with a certificate of expertise from the Paolo Buffa Archive.

Estimate
£6,000 - 8,000

Sold for £13,750

Contact Specialist
Antonia King
Interim Head of Sale
+44 20 7901 7944
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Design

London Auction 17 October 2019

1
Gio Ponti
Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £62,500
2
Pietro Lingeri
Rare cabinet, designed for the ‘Sala dei gabinetti di prova’ at the IV Monza Triennale
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £18,750
3
Carlo Scarpa
Rare mirror, model no. 77
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £27,500
4
Venini
Standard lamp, model no. 518
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £18,750
5
Gio Ponti
Wall-mounted chest of drawers
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £43,750
6
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
7
Gino Sarfatti
Rare adjustable standard lamp, variant of model no. 1050/1
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 Ω
Sold for £32,500
8
Pietro Chiesa
Important and rare illuminated drinks cabinet
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000
Sold for £287,500
9
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Two ‘Sasso’ adjustable table lamps, model no. Lta 1
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £27,500
10
Pierluigi Giordani
Pair of rare sofas
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
11
Giuseppe Ostuni
Adjustable floor to ceiling lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £8,125
12
Paolo Buffa
Rare illuminated drinks cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £22,500
13
Gio Ponti
Pair of andirons
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £32,500
14
Gio Ponti
Armchair, model no. 489
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £10,625
15
Piero Fornasetti
Unique 'Architettura' chest
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £47,500
16
Thomas Stearns
Ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £8,750
17
Gio Ponti
Important executive desk
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £193,750
18
Carlo Scarpa
Table mirror, model no. 7
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,500
19
Carlo Scarpa
Rare 'Lattimo Aurato' table lamp, model no. 9029
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £21,250
20
Tomaso Buzzi
Bench
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £2,500
21
Gilbert Poillerat
Set of four wall ornaments
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £32,500
22
Line Vautrin
‘Soleil torsadé’ mirror
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £20,000
23
Line Vautrin
‘Soleil à pointes’ mirror, model no. 2
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
24
Line Vautrin
‘Chardon’ mirror
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
25
André Sornay
Pair of armchairs and ottoman
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
26
Pietro Chiesa
Rare table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
27
Gio Ponti
Set of eight dining chairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £15,000
28
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Gioco del Fuoco' vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £18,750
29
Yoichi Ohira
Unique ‘Polvere con finestre’ vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £17,500
30
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Notturno Veneziano' vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £6,250
31
Yoichi Ohira
Unique ‘Nastri e Murrine’ vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £10,000
32
Peder Moos
Pivoting wall light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
33
Junzo Sakakura
Pair of lounge chairs, model no. 5016
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,250
34
Barbro Nilsson
Unique 'Hantverkets matta' rug, from the boardroom of Stockholms stads hantverksförening, The Craftsmen's House, Brunkebergstorg, Stockholm
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £81,250
35
Vittorio Gregotti, Lodovico Meneghetti and Giotto Stoppino
Table lamp, model no. 12827s
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,750
36
Uno Åhrén
Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £7,500
37
Poul Henningsen
Pair of 'Artichoke' ceiling lights, designed for the Langelinie Pavilion restaurant, Copenhagen
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £20,000
38
Hans J. Wegner
Drop-leaf dining table, model no. AT304
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
39
Hans J. Wegner
'Chinese' armchair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
40
Dagobert Peche
Table lamp, model no. M 3476
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £20,000
41
Ragnar Östberg
Sofa
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
42
Flavio Poli
Important and unique ceiling light
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £56,250
43
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £17,500
44
Osvaldo Borsani
Mirror
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,625
45
Fontana Arte
Three lidded boxes, model nos. 1781, 2121 and 2183
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £8,125
46
Paolo Buffa
Set of eight side chairs
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
47
Paolo Buffa
Illuminated drinks cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
48
Gio Ponti
Ceiling light, model no. 5254
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £60,000
49
Rick Owens
'Stag' bench
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £18,750
50
Ado Chale
Low table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £50,000
51
Jim Partridge
'Hall table'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
52
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Ceiling light
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,750
53
Lucie Rie
Oval bowl with fluted sides
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £8,125
54
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £37,500
55
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £20,000
56
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £27,500
57
Ico Parisi
‘Lerici’ modular bookcase
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £30,000
58
Marco Comolli, Enrico Taglietti and Gigi Radice
Rare ‘Dodecaedra e poliedra o romboide’ ceiling light, model no. 12439
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
59
Ico Parisi
Rare low table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £21,250
60
Gio Ponti
Rare bookcase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £11,250
61
Gio Ponti
Armchair, from the Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, Forlì
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £11,250
62
Augusto Romano
Side table
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Sold for £5,250
63
Venini
Ceiling light, from the ‘Cheerio’ series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,250
64
Max Ingrand
Flower-holder
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £6,250
65
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of rare table lamps, model no. 584/G
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £25,000
66
Ico Parisi
Unique extendable dining table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £11,250
67
Ico Parisi
Rare dining table
Estimate £28,000 - 38,000
Sold for £32,500
68
Gio Ponti
Illuminated wardrobe
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
69
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, designed for the second class dining room of the ‘Conte Biancamano’ ocean liner
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
70
Gio Ponti
Unique prototype folding coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £100,000
71
Gio Ponti
Unique prototype folding coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £81,250
72
Ico Parisi
Fourteen dining chairs, model no. 691
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
73
Gino Sarfatti
Extendable wall light, model no. 194n
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £5,000
74
Ico Parisi
Pair of 'Bergère' armchairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
75
Ico Parisi
‘Paraggi’ hanging mirror
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,000
76
Max Ingrand
Standard lamp, model no. 1569
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £13,750
77
Jean Royère
Sofa
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £62,500
78
Armand-Albert Rateau
Pair of wall lights, designed for Jeanne Lanvin, Paris
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000
Sold for £175,000
79
Ado Chale
'Goutte d’eau' low table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £87,500
80
Gio Ponti
‘Mongolfiere’ bowl
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
81
Stilnovo
Adjustable standard lamp, model no. 4067
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500
Sold for £4,375
82No Reserve
Junzo Sakakura
Set of four side chairs, model no. 3222
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω•
Sold for £1,875
83
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of low chairs, model no. PJ-SI-36-A, designed for the High Court and P. U. Student residences, Chandigarh
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 †
Sold for £87,500
84
Pierre Jeanneret
Low sofa, model no. PJ-SI-36-B, designed for the High Court and P. U. Student residences, Chandigarh
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 †
Sold for £77,500
85
Charlotte Perriand
Large ‘Tokyo’ bench
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £35,000
86
Charlotte Perriand
Armchair, model no. 21 and side chair, model no. 18, from 'L’Équipement de la Maison' series, Grenoble
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £11,250
87
Le Corbusier
Important and rare demountable Minister’s desk, model no. LC-TAT-07-A, designed for the High Court and the Secrétariat, Chandigarh
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 †
Sold for £137,500
88
Pierre Jeanneret
Demountable easy chair, model no. PJ-SI-08-A, designed for the architect's own house, Chandigarh
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 †
89
Stilnovo
Adjustable standard lamp, model no. 4033
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
90
Charlotte Perriand
Dining table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £56,250
91
Charlotte Perriand
Set of eight side chairs, model no. 18
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £9,375
92
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of rare adjustable table lamps, model no. 569/N
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,875
93
Ico Parisi
Unique desk
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,625
94
Charlotte Perriand
Bench with drawer, from Cité Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £9,375
95
Stilnovo
Standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
96
Gio Ponti
Two plates
Estimate £3,500 - 5,500
Sold for £7,500
97
Gio Ponti
'Diavolessa' preparatory drawing
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £7,500
98
Louis Durot
‘Spirale’ chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £9,375
99
François-Xavier Lalanne and Kazuhide Takahama
‘Rhinocéros’ five-panelled screen, from the ‘Ultramobile’ series
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £81,250
100
Max Ingrand
Rare table lamp
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,250
101
Vladimir Kagan
'Curved Floating Seat and Back' sofa, model no. 176SC
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £23,750
102
Angelo Lelii
Set of six rare ceiling lights, model no. 12712
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £75,000
103
Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
'Bucranio' and 'Diavolo' masks
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £5,250
104
Gio Ponti
Pair of fireplace chairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
105
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Oiseau d'argent' extendable side table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £30,000
106
Maria Pergay
‘Tapis Volant’ (Flying Carpet) daybed
Estimate £55,000 - 75,000 Ω
Sold for £62,500
107
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare table lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
108
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare mirror
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £30,000
109
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Important and unique coffee table with integrated bookshelves, from the architect's own apartment, Milan
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £30,000
110
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. 183, from the ‘Ceramiche di serie’ series
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,625
111
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. 593, from the ‘Ceramiche a Fischietto’ series
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,500
112
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/28, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
113
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/36, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,375
114
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
‘Giorno di Nebbia’
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
115
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Unique collage
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ♠
Sold for £22,500
116
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/34, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,375
117
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare vase, model no. Y/15, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
118
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/32, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,500
119
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/29, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,500
120
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Lidded box, model no. Y/27, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
121
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. Y/34, from the ‘Yantra di Terracotta’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
122
Norman Foster
'Arc' table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,250
123
Tord Boontje
Large 'Blossom' chandelier
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £12,500
124
Joris Laarman
'Bone' armchair
Estimate £180,000 - 220,000
Sold for £237,500
125
Ron Arad
‘Blo-Void 1’
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
126
Lino Sabattini
Unique 'Espansione in vetro verde', 'Espansione libera in rosso' and two 'O-Servo' vases
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
127
Attributed to Umberto Bellotto
Large ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £15,000
128
Ron Arad
‘Blo-Void 2’
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
129
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £10,625
130
Max Ingrand
Mirror
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
131
Fontana Arte
Coffee table, model no. 2354
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £11,875
132
Carlo Scarpa
Vase, model no. 3569
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,375
133
Augusto Romano
Settee
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
134
Arteluce
Adjustable wall light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
135
Carlo Scarpa
Vase, model no. 11002
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £25,000
136
Carlo Paccagnini
Desk
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £12,500
137
Angelo Lelii
Pair of large wall lights, model no. 12824
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £9,375
138
Pierluigi Giordani
Coffee table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
139
Osvaldo Borsani
Unique wall-mounted cabinet
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
140
Gio Ponti
Vase, model no. 1023
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,500
141
Ico Parisi
Unique bedside table
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £5,000
142
Angelo Lelii
Standard lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
143
Venini
Pair of large and rare ceiling lights
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £75,000
144
Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli
Rare 'Pisa' table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,875
145
Gaetano Pesce
Prototype 'Moloch' adjustable floor lamp
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £87,500
146
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
‘Città d’argento’ vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £6,875
147
Paolo Buffa
Dressing table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £13,750
148
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model no. 2066
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
149
This lot is no longer available.
150
Josef Hoffmann
Set of twelve 'Rundes modell' tea-coffee spoons, model no. S 0799 (M 0851)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £7,500
151
Josef Hoffmann
Table lamp, model no. M 3038
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £12,500
152
Osvaldo Borsani
Side table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,500
153
Gio Ponti
Ceiling light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,625
154
Paolo De Poli
Vase, dish and bowl
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
155
Roberto Aloi
Writing desk
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,750
156
Fausto Melotti
Set of 20 tiles, from Ico and Luisa Parisi's apartment, Como
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £20,000

Design

London Auction 17 October 2019

Provenance

Literature

147

Paolo Buffa

Dressing table

Design