Provenance
Dansk Møbelkunst Gallery, Copenhagen
Jon Stryker, New York, 2006
Sotheby's, New York, 'The Jon Stryker Collection: Masterworks of European Modernism', 16 December 2014, lot 118
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Ivan Schlechter, 'Designs by Fabricius and Kastholm', Mobilia, May 1964, n.p.

70

Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm

Desk

circa 1964
Wenge-veneered wood, wenge, plastic laminate-covered wood, chrome-plated steel.
67.9 x 182 x 95 cm (26 3/4 x 71 5/8 x 37 3/8 in.)

Estimate
£3,000 - 5,000

Sold for £3,048

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
Antonia.King@phillips.com

Design

London Auction 13 November 2024

1
Line Vautrin
Rare 'Monaco' mirror
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £228,600
2
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of rare chairs
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
3
Carlo Scarpa
Rare chandelier
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £82,550
4
Carlo Scarpa
Two rare console tables
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
5
Gio Ponti
Pair of rare wall lights
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000 ‡
Sold for £91,440
6
Carlo Scarpa
Mirror, model no. 77
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £40,640
7
Carlo Scarpa
Floor lamp, model no. 527
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
8
Gio Ponti
Unique extendable dining table, from Gio Ponti's private residence, Via Dezza, Milan
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
9
Gio Ponti
Folding table, model no. A90, from the 'Apta' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
10
Carlo Enrico Rava
Sofa
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £10,160
11
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
12
Paolo De Poli
Large vase, model no. 4074
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £9,525
13
Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana
Rare coffee table, from Casa Kramer, Milan
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £95,250
14
Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana
Rare wall-mounted console, from Casa Kramer, Milan
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £114,300
15
Paolo Buffa
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
16
Ico Parisi
Rare chaise longue
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
17
Venini
Two ceiling lights, designed for the Municipal Opera House, Florence
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
18
Carlo Graffi
Unique dining table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
19
Seguso
Large vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,715
20
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £16,000 - 22,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
21
Vittorio Donà
Large 'Mugnoni' vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
22
Ico Parisi
Rocking chaise longue
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
23
Venini
Monumental ceiling light, from the 'Esprit' series
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £25,400
24
Osvaldo Borsani and Adriano Spilimbergo
Bar cabinet
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
25
Fulvio Bianconi
Vase, model no. 4317
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £4,445
26
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £57,150
27
Gio Ponti
Unique desk
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
28
Carlo Scarpa
Set of four wall lights, model no. 442
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £63,500
29
Pietro Lingeri
Custom illuminated wall-mounted bar cabinet
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
30
Piero Bottoni
Pair of adjustable armchairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £21,590
31
Carlo Scarpa
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £21,590
32
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Fontaine Pleureuse'
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000 ‡♠
33
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Pair of 'Abstract' andirons
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £76,200
34
Jean Dunand
Lidded box
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
35
Katsu Hamanaka
Rare three-panel screen
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡
Sold for £139,700
36
Max Ingrand and Bernard Dunand
Wall-mounted panel
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
37
Henri Simmen
Lidded vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
38
Seizô Sugawara
Rare armchair
Estimate £220,000 - 280,000 ‡
Sold for £247,650
39
Margaretha Dubach
Necklace with detachable brooch
Estimate £3,500 - 5,500
Sold for £6,350
40
Jacques Quinet
Sofa
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
41
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of wall-mounted mirrors
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £7,620
42
Jacques Quinet
Pair of armchairs and ottoman
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
43
Clément Rousseau
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £17,780
44
Eugène Printz
Desk
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £114,300
45
Serge Mouille
'Dallux' table lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £3,048
46
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Paris' tables
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
47
Paolo Venini
Ceiling light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
48
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Paris' chairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £12,065
49
Carlo Scarpa
Chandelier, model no. 5251
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
50
Maison Ramsay
Desk
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £6,350
51
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Perles' candleholders
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £152,400
52
Le Corbusier
Staircase, designed for l'Unité d'Habitation
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £22,860
53
Angelo Lelii
Unique wall light
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
54
Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand
Two-sided wardrobe, designed for Cité Universitaire, Antony
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £27,940
55
Charlotte Perriand
'Tunisie' bookcase, designed for the student rooms of La Maison de la Tunisie, Cité Internationale Universitaire, Paris
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡
Sold for £139,700
56
Jean Prouvé
Set of six 'Semi-metal' chairs, model no. 305
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £101,600
57
Jean Prouvé
'Compas' desk, designed for Cité Universitaire, Antony
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £9,525
58
Jean Prouvé
Two 'Tout bois' chairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £15,240
59
Jean Prouvé
'Compas' table, model no. 512
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £35,560
60
Serge Mouille
Pair of 'Tuyau' wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,588
61
George Nakashima
'Frenchman's Cove' dining table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,700
62
Venini
Two wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,810
63
Gio Ponti
Armchair, designed for Casa Grimaldi, Naples
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Sold for £2,794
64
José Zanine Caldas
Lounge armchair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
65
Pierre Paulin
'Élysée' floor lamp
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
66
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Unique large 'Sushi Boat' bowl
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡
Sold for £3,048
67
José Zanine Caldas
Bench, from the 'Denúncia' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
68
Ritsue Mishima
'Medusa' vase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
69
Peder Moos
'Debut' floor lamp
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £21,590
70
Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm
Desk
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,048
71
Charlotte Perriand
Set of twelve adjustable wall lights, from Les Arcs ski resort, Savoie
Estimate £4,500 - 6,500
Sold for £10,795
72
Poul Kjærholm
Dining table, model no. PK 54
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,890
73
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Sonia Diniz' chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,240
74
Ritsue Mishima
'Alfa' vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
75
Helge Vestergaard Jensen
Bench
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,445
76
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights, model no. 1944
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
77
Marianne Richter
'Josefina' rug
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £17,780
78
Børge Mogensen
Early 'Hunting' chair, from Børge Mogensen's private residence, Gentofte
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £12,700
79
Ole Wanscher
Desk
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,350
80
Nanna Ditzel and Jørgen Ditzel
Rare two-seater sofa
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
81
Peder Moos
Candle stand
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £40,640
82
Hans J. Wegner
Set of eight 'Cowhorn' chairs, model no. 505
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
83
Angelo Lelii
'Vela' ceiling light, model no. 12385
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
84
Poul Kjærholm
Daybed, model no. PK 80
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £22,860
85
Shiro Kuramata
'Luminous' chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £35,560
86
Arteluce
Set of five rare ceiling or wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £17,780
87
Martin Szekely
'Nord' vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £38,100
88
Ico Parisi
Large wall mirror
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
89
Tom Dixon
'Flame-Cut' chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,350
90
Maison Desny
Adjustable floor lamp
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £24,130
91
Ron Arad
'Blo-Void 5'
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £35,560
92
Venini
Rare wall light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £4,445
93
Rose Adler
Letter tray
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £13,970
94
Taizo Kuroda
'Untitled A' Meiping vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £4,445
95
Shiro Kuramata
'How High the Moon' armchair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £15,240
96
Toni Zuccheri
Set of twenty-four modular tiles, from the 'Pannelli' series
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £19,050
97
Roy Adzak
Two 'Fesse' chairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,985
98
Martin Szekely
'Presse Papier' chest of drawers
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
99
Faye Toogood
'Spade' chair
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000
Sold for £2,032
100
Ron Arad
Unique pair of monumental sculptures, from the 'Volume' series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £53,340
101
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
'Brisée' ottoman
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £6,985
102
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Pair of 'Mara' side tables
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £9,525
103
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Trévise' chairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
104
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Pair of 'Three Graces' table lamps
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £19,050
105
Martin Szekely
'Pettit' desk
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
106
Ico Parisi
Side table with rotating shelves
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,556
107
Joe Colombo
Set of four rare slipper chairs
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
108
Fontana Arte
Set of six ceiling lights, model no. 2405
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £11,430
109
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Park Lane' coffee table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £3,810
110
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Burma' totem
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £27,940
111
Masanori Umeda
'Tawaraya' ring
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £16,510
112
Gaetano Pesce
Double bed, from the 'Nobody's Perfect' series
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £69,850
113
Gaetano Pesce
'Giacomo' floor lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
114
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Unique carpet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £33,020
115
Stilnovo
Rare adjustable ceiling light
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
116
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare early mirror
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
117
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Three vases, model nos. 321, 262 and 316
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
118
Osvaldo Borsani
Two rare wall-mounted sideboards
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
119
Piero Fornasetti
'Fossili' occasional table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
120
Renzo Zavanella
Swivel armchair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
121
Gio Ponti
Chandelier, model no. 5552 A
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £11,430
122
Gio Ponti
Rare low table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
123
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, designed for the VI Triennale, Milan
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,890
124
Fontana Arte
Dining table, model no. 2089
Estimate £16,000 - 22,000 ‡
125
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £24,130
126
Gio Ponti
Unique chair, from the Dulciora offices, Milan
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,810
127
Pietro Chiesa
Large coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £17,780
128
Paolo De Poli
Set of four vessels
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,556
129
Gio Ponti
Occasional table, designed for the 'Conte Grande' ocean liner
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
130
Gio Ponti
Set of eight rare armchairs
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £34,290
131
Max Ingrand
Table lamp
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
132
Pietro Chiesa
Picture frame, lidded box and cigarette box
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
133
Giovanni Ferrabini
Unique prototype desk
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £22,225
134
Paolo Venini and Enrico Capuzzo
'Barchetta' ceiling light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,700
135
Giovanni Ferrabini
Pair of console tables
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
136
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare set of five vases
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
137
Ernesto Basile
Pair of adjustable armchairs, from the 'Carretto Siciliano' series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £11,430
138
Ernesto Basile
Side table, from the 'Carretto Siciliano' series
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡
Sold for £4,064
139
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £16,510
140
Ernesto Basile
Sofa, from the 'Carretto Siciliano' series
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £9,525

Design

London Auction 13 November 2024

Provenance

Literature

70

Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm

Desk

Design