Provenance
Private collection, Milan
Literature
"Per Natale," Domus, no. 144, December 1939, p. 56
Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, fig. 144
Sergio Montefusco, Fontana Arte: repertorio 1933-1943 dalle immagini dell’epoca, Genoa, 2012, p. 196

4

Pietro Chiesa

"Tenaglia" coffee table

circa 1938
Ebonized oak, glass.
20 x 35 1/8 x 18 3/4 in. (50.8 x 89.2 x 47.6 cm)
Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy.

Estimate
$5,000 - 7,000

Sold for $5,625

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Design

New York Auction 29 July 2020

1
Max Ingrand
Illuminated mirror, model no. 2044
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $93,750
2
Fontana Arte
Rare coffee table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $9,375
3
Max Ingrand
Rare table lamp
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $60,000
4
Pietro Chiesa
"Tenaglia" coffee table
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,625
5
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 2054
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $10,000
6
Ico Parisi
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,000
7
Fontana Arte
Mirror
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,125
8
Guglielmo Ulrich
Pair of table lamps
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $21,250
9
Venini
Ceiling light, from the “Esprit” series
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
10
Marzio Cecchi
Pair of benches
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $21,250
11
Marzio Cecchi
Rare dining table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
12
Fontana Arte
Pair of wall lights, model no. 2340
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
13
“Knieschwimmer” armchair
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
14
Flavio Poli
Set of four wall lights, designed for the Hotel Bristol, Merano, Italy
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,000
15
Guglielmo Ulrich
Pair of side tables
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
16
Gio Ponti
Coffee table, from the "Modern by Singer" series
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $18,750
17
Franco Albini
Set of twelve "Luisa" armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
18
Oscar Torlasco
Table lamp
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,500
19
Max Ingrand
Set of three ceiling lights, model no. 2073
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,000
20
Gio Ponti
Side table, model no. 1128, from the "Modern by Singer" series
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,125
21
Stilnovo
Ceiling light
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $25,000
22
Arturo Roversi
Rare dining table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
23
Osvaldo Borsani
Pair of "T1" side tables
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
24
Martin Eisler
Set of eight dining chairs
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $32,500
25
Gio Ponti
"Domus" flatware service for 16
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,125
26
Angelo Lelii
Adjustable table lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
27
Bruno Gregory
Unique "Integrated System (Construction 2)" vanity
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $16,250
28
Kanji Ueki
"Dino" and "Dina" chairs
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,750
29
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Giorno" bookcase
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,750
30
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Tahiti" lamp
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $2,750
31
Ron Arad
Unique "Looming Lloyd" armchair
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,875
32
George Sowden
"Neos" table clock
Estimate $700 - 900
Sold for $625
33
Hubert le Gall
"Edelweiss" side table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,750
34
Gaetano Pesce
Set of seven wall lights, from Il Cestello restaurant, Florence, Italy
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,000
35
George Sowden
“Schrödinger” table clock
Estimate $700 - 900
Sold for $1,063
36
Maarten Baas
Set of four prototype “Clay” chairs
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,250
37
Ron Arad
Unique "Rolling Volume" armchair
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $60,000
38
Yoichi Ohira
"Cristallo Sommerso N. 32 - Scolpito" vase
Estimate $22,000 - 28,000
Sold for $23,750
39
Yoichi Ohira
"Mosaico con polvere e a ghiaccio" vase
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $18,750
40
Yoichi Ohira
"Foglie Autunnali" vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,250
41
Archizoom Associati
Modular "Safari" sofa
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $43,750
42
Wendell Castle
Bookcase
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
43
George Sowden
"Alhambra" armchair
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
44
Tom Dixon
Unique "Concrete Reinforcement Rod Chair"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
45
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
"Panda Banquete" chair
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $33,750
46
Ron Arad
"Reinventing the Wheel (RTW)" bookshelf
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $21,250
47
Shiro Kuramata
“Cabinet de Curiosité”
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $32,500
48
Andrea Branzi
"Evanescenze" sideboard
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
49
Zaha Hadid
"Serif 2" shelf, from the "Seamless" collection
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,500
50
Marcel Wanders
"Crochet" chair
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $93,750
51
Marcel Wanders
"Pizzo Carrara" bench
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $37,500
52
Marcel Wanders
"Pizzo Carrara" table
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $27,500
53
Jay Sae Jung Oh
Unique "Savage Chair_Black Edition_2014"
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $17,500
54
Studio Job
Floor lamp, from the "Robber Baron" series
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $62,500
55
Studio Job
Cabinet, from the "Robber Baron" series
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $150,000
56
Jeroen Verhoeven
"Cinderella" table
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $100,000
57
Maria Pergay
Pair of "Deer" table lamps
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
58
Maria Pergay
"Pouf Ruban" stool
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
59
Maria Pergay
"Pouf Ruban" stool
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
60
Alberto Giacometti
"Écossais" table lamp
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $112,500
61
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Unique console table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,875
62
Pierre Guariche
Adjustable "Cerf-volant" wall light
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,375
63
In the style of Jacques Adnet
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,125
64
Jacques Adnet
Sideboard
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,250
65
Maurice Marinot
Bottle
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,625
66
Jean Royère
"Ondulation" armchair
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,875
67
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
"Marguerite" rug
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
68
Jean Prouvé
"Cité" armchair
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $112,500
69
Serge Mouille
"Simple" floor lamp with "Lampadaire" shade
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
70
Serge Mouille
"Antony" desk lamp
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
71
Jean Dunand
Vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,875
72
Jean Dunand
Important vase
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
73
Claudius Linossier
Vase
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $5,625
74
Jean Dunand
Footed cup
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $1,250
75
Ingrid Donat
Pair of "Table Basse Or aux Engrenages"
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $150,000
76
Alberto Giacometti
"Tête de femme" table lamp
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $325,000
77
Charlotte Perriand
Important argentier
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
78
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $162,500
79
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $15,000
80
Lucie Rie
Covered bowl
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $25,000
81
Lucie Rie
Large vase with flaring lip
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
82
Lucie Rie
Vase with oval lip
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $35,000
83
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $225,000
84
Hans Coper
Ovoid pot with disc
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $162,500
85
Lucie Rie
Cylindrical vase with flaring lip
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $52,500
86
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
87
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,750
88
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $37,500
89
Kenzo Tange
Chair
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
90
Philip Johnson and Richard Kelly
Floor lamp
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $13,125
91
Kim Moltzer
Set of ten "Bamboo" wall lights
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
92
Jean-Michel Sanejouand
"Symmetrical" rocking chair
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
93
Seiji Kobayashi
Vase
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,500
94
Arline Fisch
Bracelet
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
95
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
"Still Life"
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $15,000
96
Harry Bertoia
“Bush” sculpture
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $50,000
97
Claude Conover
"Hockab" vessel
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,875
98
Peter Voulkos
"Untitled" Stack
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,000
99
George Nakashima
Free-edge "Long" chair
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $47,500
100
Keiichi Shimizu
Vase
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $2,500
101
Keiichi Shimizu
Vase
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $3,250
102
Tetsuya Yamada
"Untitled (from the Smoke series)"
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,875
103
Wendell Castle
Pair of chairs
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
104
Wendell Castle
Dining table
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $110,000
105
Wendell Castle
Settee
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $43,750
106
Betty Woodman
"Venus #11"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
107
John Mason
"Charcoal Elliptical Orbit with Tracers"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
108
Ron Nagle
"Designated Diver"
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $36,250
109
Marcel Breuer
Suite of furniture from Rhoads Hall, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,250
110
Rudolph Schindler
"Unit" chair and ottoman, from the Van Patten residence, Los Angeles, California
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $32,500
111
Poul Kjærholm
Set of four armchairs, model no. PK 11
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
112
Poul Kjærholm
Pair of lounge chairs, model no. PK 20
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
113
Vilhelm Lauritzen and Frits Schlegel
Rare adjustable table lamp
Estimate $8,000 - 10,000
114
Fritz Hansen
Pair of armchairs, model no. 1669
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $100,000
115
Ritva Puotila
"Karpalo" rug
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
116
Paavo Tynell
Pair of wall lights, model no. 6204
Estimate $10,000 - 12,000
117
Josef Frank
Dining table, model no. 1020
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
118
Paavo Tynell
Rare three-armed ceiling light, model no. 110/3
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
119
Hans J. Wegner
“Papa Bear” armchair, model no. AP19, and ottoman
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,750
120
Paavo Tynell
Pair of adjustable ceiling lamps, model no. 1965
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
121
Finn Juhl
Pair of armchairs, model no. FJ 53
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $18,750

Design

New York Auction 29 July 2020

Provenance

Literature

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Pietro Chiesa

"Tenaglia" coffee table

Design