Provenance
Private collection, Milan
Literature
Anna Venini Diaz de Santillana, Venini Catalogue Raisonné 1921-1986, Milan, 2000, p. 242
Franco Deboni, Venini Glass: Its History, Artists and Techniques, Volume 1, The Blue Catalogue, Turin, 2007, pl. 44B

130

Venini

Mirror, model no. 66

circa 1939
Coloured a treccia glass, mirrored glass, brass.
64 x 52 x 4.6 cm (25 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy. Both brackets on reverse impressed VENINI/MURANO.

Estimate
£6,000 - 8,000 ‡

Sold for £12,065

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
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Design

London Auction 31 October 2023

1
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, from the 'Augustus' ocean liner
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £44,450
2
Max Ingrand
Prototype ceiling light, model no. RA 2631
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡
Sold for £82,550
3
Gio Ponti
Rare occasional table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,240
4
Gio Ponti
Low seat
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £44,450
5
Gio Ponti
'Arlecchini'
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £10,160
6
Max Ingrand
Large mirror
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000 ‡
Sold for £215,900
7
Renzo Zavanella
Occasional table
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
8
Jean-Michel Frank
Armchair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £35,560
9
Jean Royère
Large 'Tour Eiffel' console
Estimate £70,000 - 100,000 ‡♠
10
Jean Royère
Coffee table
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡♠
11
Jean Royère
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £60,960
12
Jean Royère
Occasional table
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £203,200
13
Jean Royère
Pair of chairs
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
14
This lot is no longer available.
15
Ivan da Silva Bruhns
Carpet
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £6,350
16
Jean Royère
Rare low table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £12,700
17
François-Xavier Lalanne
'Carpe d’or'
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £48,260
18
Pietro Chiesa
Table
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £20,320
19
Jean Royère
Pair of 'Herbier' beds with integrated headboard and bedside tables
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £7,620
20
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of wall lights, model no. 442
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £20,955
21
Janine Janet
Unique 'Tête d'Actéon'
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £76,200
22
Stilnovo
Table lamp
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £3,810
23
Gilbert Poillerat
Pair of andirons
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £5,334
24
Gio Ponti
Coffee table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £10,160
25
Tomaso Buzzi
Vase, model no. 3426
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
26
Venini
Eight door handles
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ‡
Sold for £3,302
27
Gio Ponti
Unique 'Labirinto' embroidered textile
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
28
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of rare ceiling lights, model no. 5258
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
29
Gio Ponti
Sideboard
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
30
Carlo Scarpa
Large vase, model no. 4323
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,350
31
Gio Ponti
Dining table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
32
Fontana Arte
Set of four ceiling lights, model no. 2319
Estimate £3,500 - 5,500 ‡
Sold for £20,320
33
Jean Prouvé
'Semi-metal' chair, model no. 306
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £9,525
34
Maison Desny
Adjustable floor lamp
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
35
Jean Prouvé
Panel with portholes, from the École Maternelle de Bouqueval
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
Sold for £50,800
36
Charlotte Perriand
Set of four wall lights, model no. CP1
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800 ‡
Sold for £4,445
37
Michel Boyer
Table, from the 'Osaka' series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
38
Tito Agnoli
Adjustable wall light, model no. 177A
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £3,810
39
Charlotte Perriand
'Tokyo' bench
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £50,800
40
Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand
'Compas' cafétéria table, designed for the Cité Universitaire d'Antony
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £12,065
41
Charlotte Perriand
High 'Berger' stool
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £6,350
42
Charlotte Perriand
High 'Berger' stool
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
43
Jean Prouvé
Pair of 'Semi-metal' chairs, model no. 305
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £25,400
44
Stilnovo
Ceiling light
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
45
Charlotte Perriand
Pair of armchairs, model no. 21
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £24,130
46
Alvar Aalto
Floor lamp, model no. A811
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £6,350
47
José Zanine Caldas
Rare free-form coffee table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 Ω
Sold for £30,480
48
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £3,556
49
Augusto Bozzi
Adjustable 'Tirolo' bench
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £9,525
50
Jean Dunand
Footed cup
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡
Sold for £4,826
51
Josef Hoffmann
Mirror
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £24,130
52
Venini
Table lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
53
Gabriella Crespi
Pair of 'Quick-Change' adjustable sofas, from the 'Plurimi' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £57,150
54
Carlo Bugatti
Pair of knife rests
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £4,064
55
Gabriella Crespi
Two chests of drawers, model no. 2033, from the 'Unicum' series
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £30,480
56
Nicola L.
Rare 'Bouche' floor lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 Ω
Sold for £27,940
57
Shiro Kuramata
'Glass Chair'
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
Sold for £22,860
58
Christopher Dresser
Garden armchair, model no. 240809
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
59
Gio Ponti
Vase
Estimate £1,000 - 1,200 ‡
Sold for £2,413
60
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Anhanguera' sofa, from the 'Brazilian Baroque' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £33,020
61
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Illuminated vase
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
62
Virgil Abloh
'Alaska' chair
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £25,400
63
Studio Drift
'Fragile Future 3.5'
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £48,260
64
Ado Chale
Group of four bowls and one ball
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £11,430
65
Rick Owens
Custom 'Plug' table, from the 'Unique' edition
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £35,560
66
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Large bowl
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £20,320
67
Nanna Ditzel and Jørgen Ditzel
Rare sofa
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
68
Edvard Kindt-Larsen and Tove Kindt-Larsen
Low swivel stool
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
69
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Bowl
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £8,890
70
Venini
Frame, model no. 8
Estimate £1,000 - 1,200 ‡
Sold for £3,302
71No Reserve
Børge Mogensen
Sideboard, model no. BM57
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for £2,794
72
Ico Parisi
'Paraggi' hanging mirror
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
73No Reserve
Fritz Hansen
Vanity table and stool, model no. S 218
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 •‡
Sold for £2,032
74
Paolo Buffa
Chair
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 ‡
Sold for £3,302
75
Jacques Adnet
Adjustable table lamp, model no. 7706
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,572
76
Armand-Albert Rateau
Stool
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £8,255
77
Albert Cheuret
Pair of 'Cigogne' illuminated mirrors
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £203,200
78
Gio Ponti
Nine-armed chandelier, model no. 5557
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
79
Gio Ponti
Rare dining table
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £38,100
80
Ico Parisi
Pair of 'Uovo' armchairs, model no. 813
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £48,260
81
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Cabinet
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
Sold for £48,260
82
Venini
Custom pair of monumental 'Poliedri' ceiling lights, from the Teatro Giacosa, Aosta
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡
Sold for £41,910
83
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Nefertiti' writing desk
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
84
Josef Hoffmann
Octagonal flower basket, model no. M 609
Estimate £1,500 - 2,500 ‡
Sold for £4,064
85
Carlo Scarpa
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
86
Josef Hoffmann
Unique sideboard
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 Ω
Sold for £82,550
87
Josef Hoffmann
Flower basket, model no. M 698
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
88
This lot is no longer available.
89
Carlo Scarpa
Miniature vase
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000 ‡
Sold for £1,270
90
Studio B.B.P.R.
Ceiling light
Estimate £70,000 - 90,000 ‡
Sold for £254,000
91
G.R.A.U.
Custom bookcase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
92
G.R.A.U.
Custom table
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
93
G.R.A.U.
Pair of custom floor lamps with cabinets
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
94
G.R.A.U.
Pair of custom console tables
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
95
G.R.A.U.
Pair of custom chests of drawers
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £7,620
96
G.R.A.U.
Pair of custom beds
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
97
G.R.A.U.
Custom desk
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
98
G.R.A.U.
Pair of custom bookcases
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,080
99
Alessandro Mendini
Unique 'Spaziale' table
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡
Sold for £63,500
100
Alessandro Mendini
Prototype mirror
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £3,810
101
Pierre Guariche
Pair of 'Courchevel' lounge chairs
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
102
Gio Ponti
Desk with pair of integrated chairs, model no. A012, from the 'Apta' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,350
103
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Rare tall vessel
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £10,795
104
Gio Ponti
Pair of wardrobes, from the 'Apta' series
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
105
Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola
Rare 'Trilogia' sideboard
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
106
Ruth Francken
'Homme' chair
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000 ‡
107
Ico Parisi
Unique desk
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
108
Carlo Scarpa
Ceiling light, model no. 5258
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £4,445
109
Pietro Chiesa
Console table
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡
Sold for £24,130
110
Gio Ponti
'Natura morta con mandolino'
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
111
Gio Ponti
'Natura morta con tavolo da gioco'
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £10,478
112
Gio Ponti
Desk
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡
113
Stilnovo
Rare floor lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £9,525
114
Max Ingrand
Rare ceiling light, model no. 2177
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
115
Gio Ponti
Prototype 'Distex' armchair, model no. 807
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
116
Gio Ponti
Rare coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £19,050
117
Gio Ponti
Set of six chairs, model no. 687
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000 ‡
Sold for £17,780
118
Franco Buzzi
Adjustable floor lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
119
Gio Ponti
Pair of sofas
Estimate £16,000 - 22,000 ‡
120
Max Ingrand
Pair of wall lights, model no. 1944
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £9,525
121
Gio Ponti
Twelve armchairs, from the Dulciora offices, Milan
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000 ‡
122
Venini
Large mirror, model no. 20
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £12,700
123
George Nakashima
Free-form coffee table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £8,890
124
Fontana Arte
Centrepiece
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ‡
Sold for £3,302
125
Gio Ponti
Sideboard
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,700
126
Pietro Chiesa
Two lidded boxes
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ‡
127
Gio Ponti
'Dattilo' desk, designed for the Vetrocoke offices, Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
Sold for £13,970
128
Gio Ponti
Two vases
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
129
Gio Ponti
Rare rocking armchair
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £29,210
130
Venini
Mirror, model no. 66
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £12,065
131
Paolo Buffa
Chest of drawers
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £21,590
132
Venini
Ceiling light
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £12,065
133
Ico Parisi
Pair of side tables
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £10,795
134
Gio Ponti
Two flower and candle holders (one prototype)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡
Sold for £9,525
135
Carlo de Carli
Rare desk
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £15,240
136
Carlo Scarpa
Chandelier, model no. 5323 A6
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡
Sold for £20,955

Design

London Auction 31 October 2023

Provenance

Literature

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Venini

Mirror, model no. 66

Design