Patrick Mauriès, Fornasetti Designer of Dreams, London, 1991, pp. 178-179 for a similar example
Property from a Private Collection, Milan
circa 1950Lithographic transfer-printed wood, mirrored glass.85 x 65 x 2.7 cm (33 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Estimate£4,000 - 6,000
London Auction 26 April 2018
1
Gio Ponti
Rare illuminated sideboard
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000
Sold for £131,250
2
Carlo Scarpa
Rare mirror, model no. 77
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £52,500
3
Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
Rare daybed
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £46,250
4
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model no. 2027
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
5
Two hand mirrors
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
6
Occasional table and free-standing shelving unit, designed for Count Cantoni-Marca, Lombardy
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
7
Important and rare low table, designed for the Contini Bonacossi residence, Quadreria Moderna, Villa Vittoria, Florence
Estimate £180,000 - 240,000
Sold for £261,000
8
Chandelier, model no. 207
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £20,000
9
Ico Parisi
Set of fourteen dining chairs
Sold for £21,250
10
Pietro Chiesa
Ceiling light
Sold for £27,500
11
Paolo Buffa
Important and rare dining table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £45,000
12
Angelo Lelii
Important and rare ceiling light, model no. 12697
13
Pair of rare armchairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
14
Occasional table
Sold for £12,500
15
Two lidded boxes
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £5,000
16
Osvaldo Borsani
Side table
Sold for £8,125
17
Rare table lamp
Sold for £56,250
18
Piero Fornasetti
'Fiori e Cammei' mirror
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
19
Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti
Unique 'Fiori e Cammei' wardrobe
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £75,000
20
Stilnovo
Pair of rare adjustable wall lights, model no. B. 4917
Sold for £16,250
21
Picture frame and cigarette box, model no. 1132
Sold for £6,250
22
Rare illuminated drinks cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £25,000
23
Fontana Arte
Flower-holder
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400
24
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
'Caccia' flatware setting for twelve
25
Studio B.B.P.R.
Chest of drawers, designed for the apartment of Count Luigi Premoli, Milan
Sold for £30,000
26
Giorgio Casali
Twenty photographs of the Torre Velasca, Milan
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £4,750
27
Swivel chair, model no. 1938, designed for the Montecatini S.A. offices, Milan
Sold for £3,000
28
László Moholy-Nagy
Prototype desk set
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡
29
Line Vautrin
'Florence' mirror
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
30
Diego Giacometti
Pair of 'Têtes de Lionnes' armchairs, second version
Estimate £250,000 - 350,000
Sold for £429,000
31
Alberto Giacometti
‘Tête de femme’ table lamp
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡
Sold for £125,000
32
Edward James and Norris Wakefield
Important and unique bed, designed for the Map Room, Monkton House, West Sussex
Estimate £80,000 - 100,000
33
'Toad' table
Estimate £220,000 - 280,000 ‡
Sold for £273,000
34
Jean-Michel Frank
Unique canapé and pair of armchairs, designed for Robert Chevalier, Épinal
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
Sold for £87,500
35
'Berceau' low table, first version
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £285,000
36
Max Ingrand
Adjustable wall light and pair of ceiling lights, model no. 1849
Sold for £18,750
37
Jean Royère
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £40,000
38
Table lamp
Sold for £23,750
39
Louis Süe and André Mare
Tabouret
40
Pair of low tables
Sold for £60,000
41
Eugène Printz
Estimate £28,000 - 34,000
Sold for £35,000
42
Jean Després
Important pair of vases
43
Ceiling light, model no. 1748
Sold for £15,000
44
André Arbus
Pair of chairs, designed for the 'Jean Laborde' ocean liner
45
'Croisillon' table lamp
46
Pair of 'Boules' andirons
47
Sofa, designed for Mademoiselle de Bellaing, Paris
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
48
Rare low table
49
Pair of 'Croisillon' table lamps
Sold for £32,500
50
Katsu Hamanaka
Important and rare six-panelled screen with mythological scene
Estimate £80,000 - 150,000
Sold for £100,000
51
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Mouton'
Estimate £150,000 - 200,000
Sold for £477,000
52
Hans Coper
Pot on cylindrical foot
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
53
Lucie Rie
Flaring bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £62,500
54
Conical bowl
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £13,750
55
Footed bowl
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
Sold for £53,750
56
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £10,625
57
'Sack' form with disc
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £137,500
58
Judy Kensley McKie
'Leopard Couch'
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 Ω
Sold for £150,000
59
Pigeon lamp
Sold for £43,750
60
Michele Oka Doner
'Coral Wave' chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
61
Wendell Castle
Unique three-seater sofa
Estimate £140,000 - 180,000 Ω
Sold for £225,000
62
George Nakashima
Set of four early grass-seated chairs
63
Harry Bertoia
'Bush' sculpture
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £47,500
64
Joaquim Tenreiro
65
Three-seater sofa
Sold for £17,500
66
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
67
Arredoluce
Pair of large wall lights
68
Mathieu Matégot
Pair of 'Copacabana' chairs
69
Charlotte Perriand
Important 'Antony' bookcase, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Antony
Estimate £75,000 - 85,000 Ω
70
Serge Mouille
Large ‘Flamme’ wall light
71
Jean Prouvé
'Professor' desk, designed for the Faculté des Lettres, Lille University, Lille
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
72
Adjustable wall light
73
Pair of tripod stools
74
'Compas' desk
Sold for £11,250
75
Rare set of four chairs, model no. 4
Estimate £60,000 - 90,000
76
Table lamp, model no. 584/G
77
'Compas' cafeteria table, model no. 512, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Antony
78
'Antony' chair, model no. 356
79
Pierre Jeanneret
Set of ten 'Committee' armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-30-A, designed for the High Court, the Assembly and Punjab University administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate £150,000 - 250,000
Sold for £200,000
80
'Compas' cafeteria table, model no. 512
Estimate £16,000 - 24,000
81
'Office table' desk with bookcase, model no. PJ-BU-02-A and 'Office Cane Chair', model no. PJ-SI-28-A, designed for the Secretariat and administrative buildings, Chandigarh
82
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 £40,000 - 60,000
83
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Unique sideboard, designed for Little Thakeham, Thakeham, West Sussex
84
Kaare Klint
Pair of early 'Easy' armchairs, model no. 5313
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
85
Two-seater sofa, model no. 5313
86
Axel Salto
Rare 'Three Deers in a Cornfield' vase
87
Märta Blomstedt
Pair of armchairs, designed for the Hotel Aulanko, Hämeenlinna, Finland
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000
88
Oscar Nilsson
'Natura' wardrobe
89
Peder Moos
Table
90
Frits Henningsen
Rare set of eight dining chairs, designed for a private commission, Copenhagen
91
Gianfranco Frattini
Pair of rare ceiling lights, model no. 597/S
92
Flemming Lassen
Sofa
93
Hans J. Wegner
Set of twelve 'The Chair' armchairs
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £81,250
94
Axel Einar Hjorth
‘Sandhamn’ sofa
Sold for £37,500
95
Toyo Ito
'Matsumoto' table
96
Sueharu Fukami
'Sei'
Sold for £8,750
97
Shiro Kuramata
'Glass' chair
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
98
Forrest Myers
Ghost
99
Howard Meister
Unique 'Twilight' table
Sold for £2,500
100
Ron Arad
Blo-void 1
101
Morihiro Wada
Vase
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000
102
Deborah Thomas
Unique chandelier
103
Jennifer Lee
'Pale, tilted rim, asymmetric, ridge, speckled bands' pot
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ♠
104
'Pale, granite traces' pot
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
105
'Speckled, olive base, haloed granite rim' pot
Estimate £10,000 - 14,000 ♠
106
Guy de Rougemont
Rare ‘Nuage’ table lamp
Sold for £10,000
107
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Early 'Ratrih' standard lamp
Sold for £5,625
108
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Double 'Black Light'
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 Ω
109
Louis Durot
'Spirale' chair
110
Danilo Silvestrin
Rare 'acrylic sphere', designed for Lothar Wolleh's penthouse, Düsseldorf
111No Reserve
Pair of 'Hammer House' hammers
Estimate £200 - 300 •‡
Sold for £4,000
112
Johanna Grawunder
‘Specchio d’Italia’, from the 'Street Glow' series
Sold for £9,375
113
'Acrylic stool', designed for the Spiral boutique, The Axis Building, Roppongi, Tokyo
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
114
Armchair, from the 'Furniture with Drawers' series
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
115
Rare set of four dining chairs, designed for the SOSEIKAN House, Takarazuka, Hyogo
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
116
Two vases, model nos. 628 and 632, from the 'Onde' series
117
Large vase, model no. 588, from the 'Ceramiche a colaggio' series
Sold for £6,000
118
Lidded box, model no. 598
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
Sold for £2,125
119
Two vases, model nos. 629 and 630, from the 'Onde' series
120
Vase, model no. 584, from the 'Ceramiche a colaggio' series, and dish, model no. 631, from the 'Onde' series
121
Lidded jar, model no. 387
122
Rare vase, model no. 610
123
Lidded pot, model no. 198, from the ‘Ceramiche di lava’ series
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
124
Fruit bowl, model no. 442a
125
Vase, model no. YP33a, and ashtray, model no. YP1, from the 'Yantra di Terracotta' series
126
Rolltop desk
127
Rare table lamp, model no. 598
128
Standard lamp, model no. 1080/PX
129
Joe Colombo
Pair of 'Triedro' clamp lamps, 'Topo' standard lamp, and 'Elmo' desk lamp
130
Adjustable sofa, model no. D70
131
Bruno Gecchelin
Ettore Sottsass
132
Two 'Asteroid' table lamps
133
'Nefertiti' writing desk
Sold for £65,000
134
Unique totem, no. 18
Sold for £187,500
135
Composizione di elementi di legno colorato e specchio, il tutto unito da funi di canapa, designed for Galleria Arform, Milan
Sold for £309,000
136
Ignazio Gardella
Rare lounge chair and ottoman
137
Adjustable standard lamp, model no. 2380
138
Pair of table lamps, model no. 2022
139
Gabriella Crespi
'2000' extendable coffee table, from the 'Plurimi' series
140
Pair of armchairs, model no. 110
141
Set of nine picture frames
142
Rare standard lamp
143
Carlo Paccagnini
Armchair and ottoman, designed for a private commission, Milan
144
Daybed, designed for a private commission, Milan
145
Coffee table with magazine rack, designed for a private commission, Milan
146
Desk and chair, designed for a private commission, Milan
Estimate £5,000 - 6,000
Sold for £36,250
147
Unique bookcase, designed for Enrichetta Ritter, Milan
148
Sold for £4,375
149
Viganò
Pair of 'Tripoline' folding chairs
150
Large ceiling light, variant, model no. 2068
151
152
Franco Albini
'Fiorenza' armchair, model no. 432
153
Rare armchair
154
155
Fulvio Bianconi
Rare vase
156
Wall-mounted chest of drawers, designed for the Hotel Royal, Naples
157
'Fascie di colore' vase, model no. 3839
Sold for £7,500
158
Pair of armchairs, model no. 118/F
159
Venini
Pair of ceiling lights, model no. 802.6
160
Coffee table
161
Double-pedestal desk, designed for the public administration offices, Forlí
162
Rare ceiling light, model no. 2271
163
Ceiling light, model no. 2088
164
Giorgio Ramponi
Unique centre table, designed for the Hotel Palace, Bari
165
Side table, model no. 1128
166
Group of eight ceiling droplets, designed for the Alba Theatre, Alba
167
Rare standard lamp, model no. 2251
168
Ado Chale
Low table
Estimate £20,000 - 25,000
169
Mirror
170
Set of three wall lights, model no. 2135
171
'Limante' table lamp