Private collection, Milan
Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego, Venini: Light 1921-1985, exh. cat., Le Stanze del Vetro, Venice, 2022, p. 375 for the chandelier version
circa 1965A canne quadrate coloured and clear glass, painted steel, brass.80 x 15.5 x 19.5 cm (31 1/2 x 6 1/8 x 7 5/8 in.)Produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy.
Estimate£4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £4,445
Antonia King Head of Sale, Design +44 20 7901 7944 Antonia.King@phillips.com
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
Rare chandelier
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £82,550
4
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
Mirror, model no. 77
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £40,640
7
Floor lamp, model no. 527
Sold for £25,400
8
Unique extendable dining table, from Gio Ponti's private residence, Via Dezza, Milan
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
9
Folding table, model no. A90, from the 'Apta' series
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
Rare wall-mounted console, from Casa Kramer, Milan
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £114,300
15
Paolo Buffa
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
Sold for £20,320
19
Seguso
Large vase
Sold for £5,715
20
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £16,000 - 22,000 ‡
21
Vittorio Donà
Large 'Mugnoni' vase
Sold for £19,050
22
Rocking chaise longue
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
23
Monumental ceiling light, from the 'Esprit' series
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
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 ‡
26
Coffee table
Sold for £57,150
27
Unique desk
28
Set of four wall lights, model no. 442
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
Sold for £21,590
31
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
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
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
Sold for £16,510
37
Henri Simmen
Lidded vase
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
41
Pair of wall-mounted mirrors
Sold for £7,620
42
Pair of armchairs and ottoman
43
Clément Rousseau
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £17,780
44
Eugène Printz
Desk
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
45
Serge Mouille
'Dallux' table lamp
Sold for £3,048
46
André Dubreuil
Pair of 'Paris' tables
47
Paolo Venini
Ceiling light
Sold for £5,080
48
Pair of 'Paris' chairs
Sold for £12,065
49
Chandelier, model no. 5251
Sold for £8,890
50
Maison Ramsay
51
Pair of 'Perles' candleholders
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
Sold for £13,970
54
Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand
Two-sided wardrobe, designed for Cité Universitaire, Antony
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 ‡
56
Jean Prouvé
Set of six 'Semi-metal' chairs, model no. 305
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £101,600
57
'Compas' desk, designed for Cité Universitaire, Antony
58
Two 'Tout bois' chairs
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
59
'Compas' table, model no. 512
Sold for £35,560
60
Pair of 'Tuyau' wall lights
Sold for £5,588
61
George Nakashima
'Frenchman's Cove' dining table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,700
62
Two wall lights
Sold for £3,810
63
Armchair, designed for Casa Grimaldi, Naples
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Sold for £2,794
64
José Zanine Caldas
Lounge armchair
65
Pierre Paulin
'Élysée' floor lamp
66
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Unique large 'Sushi Boat' bowl
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡
67
Bench, from the 'Denúncia' series
68
Ritsue Mishima
'Medusa' vase
69
Peder Moos
'Debut' floor lamp
70
Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm
71
Set of twelve adjustable wall lights, from Les Arcs ski resort, Savoie
Estimate £4,500 - 6,500
72
Poul Kjærholm
Dining table, model no. PK 54
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
73
'Sonia Diniz' chair
74
'Alfa' vase
75
Helge Vestergaard Jensen
Bench
76
Pair of wall lights, model no. 1944
77
Marianne Richter
'Josefina' rug
78
Børge Mogensen
Early 'Hunting' chair, from Børge Mogensen's private residence, Gentofte
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
79
Ole Wanscher
80
Nanna Ditzel and Jørgen Ditzel
Rare two-seater sofa
81
Candle stand
82
Hans J. Wegner
Set of eight 'Cowhorn' chairs, model no. 505
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
83
'Vela' ceiling light, model no. 12385
84
Daybed, model no. PK 80
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
85
Shiro Kuramata
'Luminous' chair
86
Arteluce
Set of five rare ceiling or wall lights
87
Martin Szekely
'Nord' vase
Sold for £38,100
88
Large wall mirror
89
Tom Dixon
'Flame-Cut' chair
90
Maison Desny
Adjustable floor lamp
Sold for £24,130
91
Ron Arad
'Blo-Void 5'
92
Rare wall light
93
Rose Adler
Letter tray
94
Taizo Kuroda
'Untitled A' Meiping vase
95
'How High the Moon' armchair
96
Toni Zuccheri
Set of twenty-four modular tiles, from the 'Pannelli' series
97
Roy Adzak
Two 'Fesse' chairs
Sold for £6,985
98
'Presse Papier' chest of drawers
99
Faye Toogood
'Spade' chair
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000
Sold for £2,032
100
Unique pair of monumental sculptures, from the 'Volume' series
101
'Brisée' ottoman
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
102
Pair of 'Mara' side tables
103
Pair of 'Trévise' chairs
104
Pair of 'Three Graces' table lamps
105
'Pettit' desk
106
Side table with rotating shelves
Sold for £3,556
107
Joe Colombo
Set of four rare slipper chairs
108
Fontana Arte
Set of six ceiling lights, model no. 2405
Sold for £11,430
109
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Park Lane' coffee table
110
'Burma' totem
111
Masanori Umeda
'Tawaraya' ring
112
Gaetano Pesce
Double bed, from the 'Nobody's Perfect' series
Sold for £69,850
113
'Giacomo' floor lamp
114
Unique carpet
Sold for £33,020
115
Stilnovo
Rare adjustable ceiling light
116
Rare early mirror
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 ‡
117
Three vases, model nos. 321, 262 and 316
118
Osvaldo Borsani
Two rare wall-mounted sideboards
119
Piero Fornasetti
'Fossili' occasional table
120
Renzo Zavanella
Swivel armchair
121
Chandelier, model no. 5552 A
122
Rare low table
123
Pair of armchairs, designed for the VI Triennale, Milan
124
Dining table, model no. 2089
125
126
Unique chair, from the Dulciora offices, Milan
127
Pietro Chiesa
Large coffee table
128
Set of four vessels
129
Occasional table, designed for the 'Conte Grande' ocean liner
130
Set of eight rare armchairs
Sold for £34,290
131
132
Picture frame, lidded box and cigarette box
133
Giovanni Ferrabini
Unique prototype desk
Sold for £22,225
134
Paolo Venini and Enrico Capuzzo
'Barchetta' ceiling light
135
Pair of console tables
136
Rare set of five vases
137
Ernesto Basile
Pair of adjustable armchairs, from the 'Carretto Siciliano' series
138
Side table, from the 'Carretto Siciliano' series
Sold for £4,064
139
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp
140
Sofa, from the 'Carretto Siciliano' series
