Provenance
Collection of the designer
Thence by descent to the present owners
Catalogue Essay
The present model sofa does not appear in the Kagan Estate's archive which may indicate that it was a unique piece, though other pieces of furniture with the same base were also created in the early 1970s.

Ahead of the Curve: Design from the Estate of Vladimir Kagan

85

Vladimir Kagan

Rare asymmetrical sofa

1970s
Aluminum, velvet upholstery.
30 x 80 x 31 in. (76.2 x 203.2 x 78.7 cm)
Underside with paper label printed MADE BY/VLADIMIR KAGAN DESIGNS INC.

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000

Sold for $30,240

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Design

New York Auction 9 June 2021

1
Max Ingrand
Rare mirror
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,600
2
Gino Sarfatti
Set of four adjustable wall lights, model no. 131
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $15,120
3
Ico Parisi
Console table, model no. 1109
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,720
4
Carlo Scarpa
Ceiling light, model no. 5258
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,048
5
Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
Cabinet
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,600
6
Pietro Chiesa
Floor lamp
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,670
7
Carlo Scarpa
Mirror, model no. 77
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $22,680
8
Gio Ponti
Office cabinet
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,600
9
Vittorio Zecchin
Twelve-arm chandelier
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $18,900
10
Barovier & Toso (Co.)
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $32,760
11
Gio Ponti
Console table
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,080
12
Carlo Scarpa
Vase, model no. 5948
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $25,200
13
Carlo Scarpa
Vase, model no. 5932
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,120
14
Gio Ponti
Cabinet with integrated folding table and benches
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,860
15
Gio Ponti
Set of four side chairs
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $9,450
16
Fausto Melotti
Group of sixteen wall tiles
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,670
17
Stilnovo
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,040
18
Luigi Zuccoli
Unique floor-mounted extendable dining table, designed for the "San Fermo" building, Como
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
19
Mario Gottardi
Desk, model no. 586
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,600
20
Gino Sarfatti
Rare adjustable table lamp, model no. 553
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
21
Sala Pietro Arredamenti
Set of two stacking tables
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,780
22
Gino Sarfatti
Rare extendable ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,970
23
Gianfranco Frattini
Pair of lounge chairs, model no. 831
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,160
24
Gio Ponti
Cabinet with illuminated bookcase, model no. 2140, from the "Modern by Singer" series
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $22,680
25
Studio B.B.P.R.
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
26
Ico Parisi
“Uovo” chair, model no. 813
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,680
27
Venini
Floor lamp, model no. 2241
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,930
28
Gio Ponti
Unique bookcase
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,380
29
Georges Hoentschel
Monumental vase
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
30
Georges Hoentschel
Monumental vase
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
31
Georges Hoentschel
Pitcher
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,040
32
Taxile Doat
Gourd vase with stopper
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,380
33
Félix Agostini
Coffee table
Estimate $9,500 - 10,000
Sold for $11,970
34
Alberto Giacometti
"Grecque" table lamp, tall model
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $516,600
35
Armand-Albert Rateau
Ashtray, model no. 1901
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
36
Alberto Giacometti
Rare pair of "Parallélépipédique" andirons
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
Sold for $378,000
37
François Pompon
"Ours blanc"
Estimate $180,000 - 220,000
Sold for $315,000
38
Diego Giacometti
"L'Autruche"
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $428,400
39
Zsolnay
Tall vase
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $44,100
40
Gustav Gurschner
Vase
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $13,860
41
Torido Mazzotti
“Motorato” vase
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,520
42
Jean-Michel Frank
Folding mirror
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,930
43
Gentil & Bourdet
Pair of vases, mounted as table lamps
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,528
44
René Herbst
Ceiling light, from the architect's residence
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
45
Jean Prouvé
Cabinet
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $151,200
46
Jean Prouvé
"Direction" armchair, model no. 352
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $176,400
47
Jean Prouvé
Bed, model no. 17
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $10,710
48
Jean Prouvé
Coat rack, designed for Cité Technique, Cachan, France
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,720
49
Georges Jouve
Table lamp
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,560
50
Jean Prouvé
Table
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $32,760
51
Lucie Rie
Oval bowl
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,860
52
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $18,900
53
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $47,880
54
Martin Eisler
“Reversível” armchair
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
55
José Zanine Caldas
Coffee table base
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,080
56
Paul McCobb
Sofa
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
57
Irving Harper
Untitled
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,150
58
Irving Harper
Untitled
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,150
59
Wharton Esherick
Bench
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,600
60
Doyle Lane
Weed pot
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $22,680
61
John Mason
Early vessel
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $31,500
62
Scott Burton
"Café Table"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,200
63
Scott Burton
Pair of tables
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,860
64
Andrew Lord
"swallowing"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,900
65
Kathy Butterly
"After Easy"
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $22,680
66
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Pair of “Aleijadinho” candelabras, from the “Brazilian Baroque” series
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $28,980
67
Hervé van der Straeten
"Miroir Pelote N° 240"
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,860
68
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
"Bolotas Sofa (Suede)"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $32,760
69
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
"Bolotas Armchair (Olive)"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,940
70
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
"Bolotas Armchair (Black)" and "Bolotas Ottoman (Black)"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $69,300
71
Marc Newson
Prototype "Alufelt Chair"
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $189,000
72
Yonel Lebovici
"Fer à repasser" table
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $10,710
73
Yoichi Ohira
"Campo dei Fiori" vase
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $34,020
74
Yoichi Ohira
"Un occhio e un petalo rosso" vase
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,600
75
Yoichi Ohira
"Mosaico in verde-giada" vase
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,560
76
Shiro Kuramata
“Glass Chair"
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $88,200
77
Bernar Venet
Sofa
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $40,320
78
Bernar Venet
Coffee table
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,420
79
Bernar Venet
Desk
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $6,300
80
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Rare chair
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $6,300
81
Maria Pergay
“Tapis Volant” (Flying Carpet) daybed
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $94,500
82
Nanda Vigo
"Linea" floor lamp
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $5,292
83
Gabriella Crespi
"Scultura" table, from the "Plurimi" series
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,860
84
Maria Pergay
"Saturn" table
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $94,500
85
Vladimir Kagan
Rare asymmetrical sofa
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,240
86
Maria Pergay
"Pouf Vague" (Wave) bench
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,240
87
Judy Kensley McKie
Set of three "Bird" wall lights
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,040
88
Vladimir Kagan
"Unicorn" side table
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $23,940
89
Vladimir Kagan
"Tri-symmetric" coffee table
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,560
90
Judy Kensley McKie
Unique wall-mounted "Ribbon" cabinet
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,640
91
Gabriella Crespi
"Ippopotamo con piccolo" sculpture
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $40,320
92
Vladimir Kagan
Two prototype children's chairs
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $21,420
93
Vladimir Kagan
Pair of end tables
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $15,120
94
Vladimir Kagan
Headboard
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $11,340
95
Vladimir Kagan
"Lotus" chair
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,032
96
Vladimir Kagan
"Erica" chaise longue
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,292
97
Giancarlo Valle and Rob Wilson
Unique bench
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $2,142
98
Giancarlo Valle and Rob Wilson
Unique tête-à-tête bench
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $1,764
99
Giancarlo Valle and Rob Wilson
Two unique side tables
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $1,638

Design

New York Auction 9 June 2021

Provenance

Catalogue Essay

85

Vladimir Kagan

Rare asymmetrical sofa

Design