Stilnovo

Adjustable wall light

1950s
Acrylic, painted aluminium, painted brass, brass.
32 x 36.5 x 100 cm (12 5/8 x 14 3/8 x 39 3/8 in.), fully extended
Manufactured by Stilnovo, Milan, Italy. Fixture impressed with stilnovo/BREVETTATO/PATENT.

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta e Costa
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4019

Design

London Auction 27 April 2017

1
Edouard Chapallaz
Vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,000
2
Edouard Chapallaz
Vase
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £3,750
3
Edouard Chapallaz
'Cyclade' vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
4
Edouard Chapallaz
Vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £1,250
5
Francine Del Pierre
Large flat vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £8,125
6
Francine Del Pierre
Bottle
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £3,500
7
Francine Del Pierre
Bottle
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £2,000
8
Francine Del Pierre
Bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £3,750
9
Fance Franck
Flacon
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
10
Fance Franck
Flacon
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
11
Fance Franck
Bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
12
Fance Franck
Bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
13
Fance Franck
Vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £5,250
14
Gutte Eriksen
Large jar
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £6,250
15
Elisabeth Joulia
'Châtaigne'
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £2,250
16
Elisabeth Joulia
'Petit vase amande'
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
17
Elisabeth Joulia
'Grand caillou'
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
18
Pierre Bayle
'Quatre Olives'
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £3,750
19
Pierre Bayle
'Quasar' footed cup
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
20
Pierre Bayle
'Colonne à lame'
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £6,875
21
Bernard Leach
Vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £6,875
22
Bernard Leach
Vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £6,875
23
Bernard Leach
Vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £5,000
24
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
Sold for £27,500
25
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 16,000 ♠
Sold for £40,000
26
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £4,375
27
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ♠
Sold for £5,000
28
Hans Coper
'Cycladic' pot with spherical volume and oval lip
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
Sold for £60,000
29
Lucie Rie
Bottle vase with flaring lip
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £25,000
30
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip and vertically fluted body
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 ♠
Sold for £27,500
31
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £25,000
32
Lucie Rie
Large vase with flaring lip and integral spiral
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £31,250
33
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Rare six beaded ‘Halo’ ceiling light, designed for Gledstone Hall, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £28,750
34
Jean Dunand
Vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £12,500
35
Jean-Michel Frank
'Croisillon' table lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £18,750
36
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £18,750
37
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
'Guindé' armchair, model no. 80AR/153NR
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000
Sold for £41,250
38
Jean Royère
Dining table
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 Ω
Sold for £37,500
39
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of standard lamps
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £50,000
40
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of rare side tables
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
41
Jean Royère
Set of eight armchairs
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £50,000
42
Lucie Rie
Green bowl
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £15,000
43
Jean Royère
'Mirabeau' standard lamp
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £93,750
44
Jean Royère
Pair of rare consoles
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
45
Georges Jouve
'Tête de Femme' pitcher
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
46
Jean Royère
Set of six dining chairs
Estimate £50,000 - 80,000
Sold for £56,250
47
Charlotte Perriand
Bibliothèque, from La Maison du Mexique, Cité Universitaire, Paris
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 Ω
48
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Early garden table, model no. MR 515
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
49
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Beugelstoel
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
50
Jean Prouvé
Bed, model no. 17, designed for the Lycée Fabert, Metz
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £10,625
51
Serge Mouille
Pivoting two-armed wall light with 'Lampadaire' and 'Casquette' shades
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £17,500
52
Jean Prouvé
Low table, model no. GB 21
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £37,500
53
Serge Mouille
'Antony' table lamp
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £20,000
54
Jean Prouvé
Pair of 'Antony' chairs, model no. 356
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £37,500
55
Jean Prouvé
‘Tout bois’ chair
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
56
Jean Prouvé
'Semi-metal' chair, model no. 306
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
57
Jean Prouvé
'Semi-metal' chair, model no. 305
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
58
Jean Prouvé
'Semi-metal' chair, model no. 305
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £25,000
59
Jean Prouvé
'Cité' table, model no. 500
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £8,750
60
Jean Prouvé
Five-panelled sun-shutter, from the Cité scolaire de La Dullague, Béziers
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
61
Jean Prouvé
'Cafétéria' table, model no. 511
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,000
62
Pierre Jeanneret
'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
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £30,000
63
Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of 'Cane seat cane back' office armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-43-A, designed for Punjab University, Chandigarh
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
64
Pierre Jeanneret
Demountable bed, model no. PJ-L-05-A, designed for the Members Legislative Assembly flats, Punjab University student halls and other residencies
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
Sold for £27,500
65
Pierre Jeanneret
Rare 'Working table', model no. PJ-TA-07-A, designed for private residencies, Chandigarh
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £27,500
66
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 £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £45,000
67
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand
Double wardrobe and room divider, from a 'chambre d’étudiant', Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £21,250
68
Charlotte Perriand
Low bench, from Cité Cansado, Cansado, Mauritania
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,250
69
Robert Mathieu
Rare pivoting desk lamp and paper tray
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
70
Mathieu Matégot
Pair of 'Canasta' tables
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
71
Axel Salto
Vase in the 'Sprouting' style
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
72
Axel Salto
'Dafne forvandles til et Træ' (Daphne transforms into a tree) sculpture
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £37,500
73
This lot is no longer available.
74
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
'Tusenskönan' (Daisy) rug
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £47,500
75
Hans J. Wegner
Set of eight 'Cowhorn' chairs, model no. JH 505
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £62,500
76
Peder Moos and Kay Simmelhag
Unique coffee table, depicting Leda and the Swan
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000
Sold for £12,500
77
Edvard Kindt-Larsen and Tove Kindt-Larsen
Pair of 'Fireplace' armchairs
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £22,500
78
Frits Henningsen
Rocking chair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,500
79
Poul Henningsen
Pair of early table lamps, type 4/3 shades
Estimate £20,000 - 25,000
80
Poul Henningsen
Pair of standard lamps, type 3/2 shades
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000
Sold for £18,750
81
Hans J. Wegner
Architect's desk, model no. JH 571
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £37,500
82
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of benches, model no. JH 555
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
83
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of 'Ox' lounge armchairs, model no. AP-47 and stool, model no. AP-49
Estimate £20,000 - 25,000
84
Palle Suenson
Pair of large wall lights, designed for the canteen, Aarhus Oil Factory A/S
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000
Sold for £20,000
85
Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen
Rare desk
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £20,000
86
Kaj Gottlob
Pair of rare sofas, designed for the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Committee Hall, Copenhagen
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £57,500
87
Vilhelm Lauritzen
Pair of adjustable wall lights, designed for the Radiohuset (National Broadcasting House), Copenhagen
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £9,375
88
Børge Mogensen
Chest of drawers, model no. BM 59
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
89
Ilmari Tapiovaara
Rare ‘Dolphin’ chaise longue
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
90
Børge Mogensen
Sideboard, model no. BM 57
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
91
Axel Einar Hjorth
Set of twelve chairs, from the 'Utö' series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £27,500
92
Timo Sarpaneva
'Purkaus' (Eruption) glass sculpture, from the 'Finlandia' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
93
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
94
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of rare ceiling lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £25,000
95
Carlo Mollino
Desk, designed for the Lattes Publishing House, Turin
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 Ω
Sold for £62,500
96
Stilnovo
Adjustable wall light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
97
Studio B.B.P.R.
Set of three large wall lights, designed for the Mediolanum Cinema, Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £28,750
98
Mauro Reggiani
Rare desk
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
99
Carlo Scarpa
Rare five-armed chandelier, model no. 5329
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,750
100
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs and ottomans, designed for the First Class of the 'Conte Grande' transatlantic ocean liner
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £27,500
101
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 1508
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £15,000
102
Gio Ponti
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £20,000
103
Fontana Arte
Coffee table
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £75,000
104
Fulvio Bianconi
Pair of rare ceiling lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £32,500
105
Paolo Buffa
Side table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £12,500
106
Carlo Scarpa
Mirror, model no. 30
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £42,500
107
Gio Ponti
Armchair, model no. 504, designed for the First Class Dining Room of the 'Conte Grande' transatlantic ocean liner
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,000
108
Tomaso Buzzi
Rare ceiling light, model no. 5235
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
109
Venini
Table mirror, model no. 74
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
110
Venini
Large illuminated mirror, model no. 68
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
111
Arredoluce
Rare side table, designed for the Arredoluce showrooms
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
112
Pia Guidetti Crippa
Rare 'Quadro luminoso' wall light
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,750
113
Gio Ponti
Bench, designed for the public administration offices, Forlí, Italy
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £10,000
114
Gio Ponti
Bench, designed for the public administration offices, Forlí, Italy
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £10,000
115
Fontana Arte
Mirror, model no. 1928
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
116
Fontana Arte
Standing ashtray
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £8,125
117
Fontana Arte
Set of three wall lights, model no. 2140
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £15,000
118
Max Ingrand
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £16,250
119
Augusto Romano
Unique pair of sofas, designed for Casa Cirio, Turin
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,125
120
Augusto Romano
Unique set of six dining chairs, designed for Casa Cirio, Turin
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £7,500
121
Max Ingrand
Set of four wall lights, model no. 1568
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £40,000
122
Angelo Mangiarotti
Early low table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £8,125
123
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Rare 'Tempus' wall-mounted unit
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
124
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of ceiling lights, model no. 3027
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
125
Gino Sarfatti
Rare table lamp, model no. 522
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
126
Gino Sarfatti
Counterbalance ceiling light, model no. 2121
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
127
Tito Agnoli
Ceiling light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
128
Gianfranco Frattini
Writing desk
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,625
129
Giuseppe Ostuni
'Trittico' adjustable standard lamp, model no. 339
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £13,750
130
Gabriella Crespi
Prototype 'Photospore' candle holder
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £3,750
131
Gabriella Crespi
'2000' extendable coffee table, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £16,000 - 24,000
Sold for £43,750
132
Gino Sarfatti
Set of three wall lights, model no. 249/2
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £8,750
133
Angelo Lelii
Standard lamp
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £18,750
134
Gio Ponti
Swivel chair, model no. 1938, designed for the Montecatini S.A. offices, Milan
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,375
135
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of standard lamps, model no. 1081b
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £27,500
136
Max Ingrand
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,625
137
Gio Ponti
Sideboard, model no. 2184, from the 'Modern by Singer' series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £18,750
138
Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Unique mirror
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £15,000
139
Gio Ponti
Desk
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
140
Gino Sarfatti
Outdoor floor light, model no. 1102
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £3,750
141
Vistosi
Set of three side tables
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £18,750
142
Martin Szekely
'Nord' vase
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £26,250
143
Marc Newson
'Super Guppy' standard lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £1,250
144
Shiro Kuramata
Pair of 'three-legged B' chairs, model no. R108 and table, model no. T8008
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,000
145
Martin Szekely
'P.P.C.' table
Estimate £20,000 - 25,000 Ω
Sold for £18,750
146
Maarten Baas
Unique 'Smoke' cabinet
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £15,000
147
This lot is no longer available.
148
Konstantin Grcic
Pair of stools, designed for the 'Missing Object' exhibition, Galerie kreo, Paris
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £20,000
149
Shigeru Uchida
'Come Shine' chest of drawers, from the 'Furniture as Remembrance' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
150
Maarten Van Severen
Wall-mounted shelf, model no. K7V90
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £19,230
151
Hella Jongerius
Set of six 'Groove' and 'Long Neck' bottles
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £4,000
152
Hella Jongerius
Unique 'Cupboard #12', from the 'Collection Cupboards' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £8,125
153
Johanna Grawunder
'Big Round Light', from the Street Glow series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
154
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Mono Sushi' sofa
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £37,500
155
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
‘Banquete’ chair
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,000
156
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Cake' stool
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
157
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Mosaico a Polvere' vase
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £17,500
158
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Murrine con fasce verticali' vase
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
159
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'La Diva Callas Vestita di Fortuny' vase
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
160
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'A Nastri' vase
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £18,750
161
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Gocce di Cristallo' vase, from the 'Metamorfosi' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
162
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Sta sera vado alla Scala' vase
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
163
Yoichi Ohira
Unique 'Vaso rosso con murrine a lente', from the 'Gocce di Murrine' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000

Design

London Auction 27 April 2017

Provenance

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Stilnovo

Adjustable wall light

Design