Provenance
Collection of the artist
Clara Shumann, Frankfurt
Sotheby's, Paris, 'Collection de Ceramiques Françaises, Verreries et Documentations, from Clara Shumann's villa in Frankfurt', 16 December 2005, lot 49
Private collection, Europe
Exhibited
‘L’objet Sublime - Franse keramiek 1875-1945’, Design Museum, Ghent, 26 March – 13 June 2011

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN COLLECTOR

285

René Buthaud

Dish with mermaid design

circa 1935
Stoneware and porcelain with iron and ash glazes.
16.6 cm (6 1/2 in.) diameter
Painted with RB.

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000 ♠

Contact Specialist
Ben Williams
bwilliams@phillips.com
+44 20 7318 4027

Design

London 24 September 2014 2pm

201
Serge Mouille
Rare seven-armed wall light with 'Casquette' shades
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000
Sold for £134,500
202
Lucie Rie
Spherical vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £4,000
203
Jean Prouvé
Rare 'Cité' bed, model no. 10, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Nancy
Estimate £45,000 - 65,000
204
Charlotte Perriand
Rare and large sideboard, from Cité Cansado, Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
205
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand
Rare double wardrobe and room divider, designed for la chambre d’étudiant de la Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
206
Jean Prouvé
‘Marcoule’ bench, from the Centre d'études atomiques, Marcoule
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £12,500
207
Le Corbusier
Blackboard with chalk holder, designed for la chambre d'étudiant de la Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Estimate £4,000 - 7,000
Sold for £9,375
208
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip and integral pink and blue spiral
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
Sold for £21,250
209
Steph Simon
'70 17 40' pochette
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500
210
Charlotte Perriand
Wall-mounted sideboard
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
211
Takahiro Kondo
'Green Mist' lidded jar, from the 'Silver Mist' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £5,625
212
Bernard Leach
Large vase with inlaid design of fish
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
213
Charlotte Perriand
Set of sixteen dining chairs, model no. 19, from 'L’Équipement de la Maison' series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £21,250
214
Charlotte Perriand
Large dining table
Estimate £45,000 - 55,000
Sold for £86,500
215
Shotaro Hayashi
‘Uchu’ (Cosmos) multicoloured pot
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £5,000
216
Charlotte Perriand
Bench with side table and drawer, from Cité Cansado, Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £18,750
217
Serge Mouille
Early set of four 'Flammes' wall lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £13,750
218
Jean Prouvé
‘Cité’ desk, model no. 500, designed for the Bourse Maritime, Paris
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
219
Jean Prouvé
Row of two lecture theatre chairs with adjustable seats, designed for the Faculté des Lettres, Université de Besançon
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
220
Jean Prouvé
Row of three lecture theatre chairs with adjustable seats, designed for the Faculté des Lettres, Université de Besançon
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
221
Jean Prouvé
'Cité' desk, from the Cité Universitaire, Nancy
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,000
222
Jean Prouvé
Rare wall-mounted sideboard
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £43,750
223
Sori Yanagi
Early 'Butterfly' stool
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
224
Junzo Sakakura
Important side chair, model no. 3221
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £16,250
225
Hans Coper
Large bowl
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
Sold for £86,500
226
Bauhaus Metallwerkstatt
Serving tray
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
227
Bauhaus Tischlerei-Werkstatt
Cabinet, commissioned by the Brauner family, Saxony
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
228
Kálmán Lengyel
Unique cabinet with adjustable desk
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
229
Junzo Sakakura
Pair of lounge chairs, model no. 5016
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £12,500
230
Lucie Rie
Vase, flattened cylindrical form with integral blue and white spiral
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £3,750
231
Lucie Rie
Small vase with flaring lip and integral blue and white spiral
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ♠
Sold for £4,750
232
Junzo Sakakura
Set of four side chairs, model no. 3222
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
233
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 £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £25,000
234
Ewen Henderson
Large 'Sack' form
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £3,750
235
Pierre Jeanneret
Bench, model no. PJ-SI-38-B, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £25,000
236
Pierre Jeanneret
'Square' table, model no. PJ-TA-04-A, designed for private residences, Chandigarh
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
237
Pierre Jeanneret
'Public' bench, model no. PJ-SI-37-B, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £18,750
238
Pierre Jeanneret
Lounge chair, model no. PJ-SI-18-A, designed for the Post Graduate Institute and private residences, Chandigarh
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
239
Hans Coper
Early pot with dark rim
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £6,250
240
Hans Coper
Early tall vase with dark rim
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £27,500
241
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of 'Committee' armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-30-A, designed for the High Court, Assembly and Punjab University administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £22,500
242
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of 'Easy' armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-29-A, designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
243
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of 'Library' chairs, model no. PJ-SI-51-A, designed for the High Court and Punjab University, Chandigarh
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
244
Ewen Henderson
Sculptural 'Flame' form
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £2,500
245
Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley
'Wedge Chair Number 1'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,625
246
Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley
'Diving' Stool
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
247
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Mosaico informale bianco e rosso' vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £11,250
248
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Finestre a mosaico e con polvere' vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £37,500
249
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase, model no. 2, from the 'Caleidoscopio' series
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,750
250
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Watch' vase
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £23,750
251
Yoichi Ohira
Unique vase, model no. 39
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £20,000
252
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'I Quattro Visi' vase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £25,000
253
Makiko Hattori
‘Tane’ (Seed)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £6,875
254
Gomi Kenji
Covered vessel
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡
255
Jean Royère
Pair of sideboards, for a private commission, Paris
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
256
Jean Royère
Important and rare 'Freeform' wall light
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £80,500
257
Gordon Baldwin
Massive bowl
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
258
Gordon Baldwin
Massive blue bowl
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
259
In the style of Jean Royère
Pair of 'Flic Flac' table lamps
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £13,750
260
Jean Royère
Rare coffee table
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £43,750
261
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Boules' andirons
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £21,250
262
Jean Royère
Serving trolley
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £12,500
263
Jean Royère
‘Persane’ eight-armed wall light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £32,500
264
Jean Royère
'Séville' wall light
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £31,250
265
Jean Royère
Rare and important pair of 'Yo-Yo' wall lights
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
266
Lucie Rie
White oval bowl with gold band
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £27,500
267
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Rhinoceros bleu'
Estimate £24,000 - 28,000 ♠
Sold for £30,000
268
Jean Royère
Pair of three-armed ‘Bouquet’ wall lights
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £23,750
269
Henri Simmen and Eugenie O'Kin
Gourd with carved stopper
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £43,750
270
Henri Simmen and Eugenie O'Kin
Pot on tripod foot with stopper
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £43,750
271
Henri Simmen
Gourd vase
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000 ♠
272
Henri Simmen
Tall vase with pierced foot
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
273
Taxile Doat
Gourd vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £15,000
274
Taxile Doat
'La Musique et La Danse' coloquinte et bouchon
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £22,500
275
Taxile Doat
Dish with cameo of Bacchus
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
276
Taxile Doat
Dish with central cameo
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
277
Taxile Doat
Vase with dots
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
278
Séraphin Soudbinine
Pot with stopper
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £50,000
279
Séraphin Soudbinine
Lidded pot
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £35,000
280
Séraphin Soudbinine
Bowl with lip on pedestal
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,000
281
Séraphin Soudbinine
Bowl with inlay
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000
Sold for £12,500
282
Séraphin Soudbinine
Oval bowl
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000
Sold for £8,125
283
René Buthaud
Footed cylindrical vase with female portrait
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
284
René Buthaud
Vase with female bust
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ♠
285
René Buthaud
Dish with mermaid design
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
286
René Buthaud
Vase with mermaid design
Estimate £9,000 - 12,000 ♠
287
René Buthaud
Large dish
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
288
Albert Cheuret
Rare 'Torchère' standard lamp
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 Ω
Sold for £206,500
289
Eugène Printz
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 Ω
290
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Mirror
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £25,000
291
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
'Crapaud' armchair, model no. 10AR/266NR
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,000
292
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Drinks cabinet
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
293
André Dubreuil
'Perles' lantern
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £32,500
294
Edgar Brandt
Pair of table lamps
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £5,625
295
André Arbus
Desk and armchair
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
296
André Arbus
Pair of side tables
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £13,750
297
Jean Besnard
Table lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
298
Pierre Chareau
Stool, model no. MT 1015
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
299
Gabriella Crespi
Console with table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,250
300
Gabriella Crespi
Pair of ‘Scultura piccola’ adjustable low tables from the ‘Plurimi’ series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £23,750
301
Angelo Mangiarotti
Early dining table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
302
André Dubreuil
Early 'Spine' chair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
303
Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Mirror
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £4,750
304
André Dubreuil
Candelabrum
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,750
305
Maria Pergay
'Gerbe' table, model no. 56A
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
306
Joe Colombo
Unique prototype 'Roll' armchair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
307
Verner Panton
Set of six chairs, model no. 275
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £10,000
308
Stilnovo
Pair of wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £5,250
309
Shiro Kuramata
'Just in Time' clock, designed for the 'Clocks by 31 Artists' exhibition, Tokyo
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £3,750
310
Verner Panton
Rare ‘Sitzrad’ sitting wheel
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,625
311
Orsina Sforza
Unique 'Blue Bernini' standard lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,500
312
Joe Colombo
Illuminated 'Combi centre'
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
313
Mario Ceroli
'La Bocca della Verità' bed
Estimate £6,000 - 9,000
314
Zaha Hadid
'Serif' shelf, from the 'Seamless' collection
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 †
Sold for £10,000
315
Gino Sarfatti
Set of three wall lights, model no. 237/7
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
316
Zaha Hadid
Black 'Aqua' table
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 †
Sold for £50,000
317
Fontana Arte
Coffee table
Estimate £25,000 - 30,000
Sold for £40,000
318
Carlo Scarpa
Rare ceiling light, model no. 5258
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £13,750
319
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, model no. 803
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
320
Venini
Rare four-panel screen
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £6,875
321
Pietro Chiesa
Early and rare table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £7,500
322
Pietro Chiesa
Rare chest of drawers
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
323
Ernesto Puppo
Rare globe vase
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £16,250
324
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, from a private commission, Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £8,750
325
Fontana Arte
Mirror
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
326
Pietro Chiesa
Early and rare table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,875
327
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, model no. 516
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £22,500
328
Gio Ponti
Sofa, designed for Casa e Giardino
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
329
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, designed for Casa e Giardino
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £11,875
330
Pietro Chiesa
Ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
331
Gino Sarfatti
Standard lamp, model no. 1076
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
332
Vittorio Introini
Wall-mounted sideboard, model no. P500
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
333
Pietro Chiesa
Rare three-armed ceiling light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
334
Pietro Chiesa
Rare console
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
335
Fontana Arte
Rare mirror
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,500
336
Giusto Toso
Rare 'Gogi-Gogi' game and table lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £5,625
337
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
'Beaux Rêves' bed
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
338
Fratelli Toso
Early and rare six-armed chandelier
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
339
Lucio Fontana and Roberto Menghi
Unique centre table, model no. 1295 A
Estimate £140,000 - 180,000
Sold for £152,500
340
Fontana Arte
Pair of bookends
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,750
341
Carlo Enrico Rava
Console
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,250
342
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
343
Gio Ponti
Rare dressing table
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £80,500
344
Gio Ponti
Daybed, from the Fondazione Garzanti, Forlì
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £11,250
345
Stilnovo
Standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
346
Guglielmo Ulrich
Unique and monumental coffee table, designed for Casa Levi Broglio, Milan
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,000
347
Ico Parisi
Dining table, private commission from Casa Galli, Milan
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
348
Pietro Chiesa
Rare standard lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
349
Fontana Arte
Pair of table lamps, model no. 2049
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £10,000
350
Gio Ponti
Serving tray
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £3,750
351
Ico Parisi
Desk, from Palazzina Fago, Rome
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £25,000
352
Angelo Lelii
Standard lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,375
353
Gio Ponti
Rare dining table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,500
354
Gianfranco Frattini
Pair of rocking chairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £6,875
355
Unknown Designer
'Saturn' standard lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £4,375
356
Carlo Scarpa
Ten-armed chandelier, model no. 5315
Estimate £16,000 - 24,000
357
Max Ingrand
Set of three ‘Dahlia’ wall lights, model no. 1461
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £9,375
358
Ico Parisi
Pair of armchairs, model no. 857
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £10,625
359
Paolo De Poli
Two large bowls
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £6,000
360
Max Ingrand
Set of four wall lights, model no. 1943
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
361
Gino Sarfatti
Set of four wall lights, model no. 249/1
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £7,500
362
Ico Parisi
Rare set of six chairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
363
Angelo Lelii
Three-armed ceiling light
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
364
Gino Sarfatti
Standard lamp, model no. 1051/PX
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
365
Ico Parisi
Wall-mounted corner console, private commission for the Apartment T., Malgrate
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
366
Arredoluce
Pair of large wall lights
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £4,375
367
Gio Ponti
Rare ‘Siluro’ standard lamp
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £27,500
368
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £24,000 - 28,000
Sold for £56,250
369
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare mirror
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £13,750
370
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Pair of 'Califfo' sofas
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £17,500
371
Venini
Set of four ‘Fiocco’ wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £7,500
372
Franco Albini
Early set of six 'Luisa' chairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
373
Attributed to Sergio Conti
Unique headboard with bedside tables and reading lights
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
374
Attributed to Sergio Conti
Unique wall-mounted dressing table and chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £5,625
375
Ico Parisi
Prototype armchair, model no. 865
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
376
Gino Sarfatti
Large standard lamp, model no. 1034
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
377
Unknown Designer
Italian table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £10,625
378
Gino Sarfatti
Adjustable wall and standard lamp, model no. 1045
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
379
Ignazio Gardella
Pair of standard lamps
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £9,375
380
Attributed to Carlo De Carli
Rare wall-mounted console
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500
381
Gio Ponti
Rare sideboard with integrated shelf
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £18,750
382
Vittorio Zecchin
Large sixteen-armed chandelier
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £18,750

Design

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Provenance

Exhibited

285

René Buthaud

Dish with mermaid design

Design