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DESIGN

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LOTS 101270

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450 West 15 Street

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Monday Saturday 10am 6pm

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DESIGN

12 DECEMBER 2012 11AM NEW YORK

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VIEWING 45 0 WEST 15TH STREET

Front Cover Maria Pergay, Ring chair, lot 131

Inside Front Cover Ado Chale, Goutte deau coffee table, lot 144

Katsuyo Aoki, Manuscript II, lot 178 (detail)

Opposite Rick Owens, Pair of Stag benches, lot 189 (detail)


PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTION

101 EMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN 1879-1933

Dressing table and stool, circa 1925

Dressing table: macassar ebony-veneered wood, silver-plated bronze, mirrored

glass; stool: macassar ebony-veneered wood, fabric.

Dressing table: 47 5/8 x 39 7/8 x 14 7/8 in (121 x 101.5 x 38 cm)

stool: 22 1/2 x 21 1/8 x 13 3/8 in (57.3 x 53.5 x 34 cm)

Underside of dressing table incised with Ruhlmann (2).

Estimate $50,000 -70,000

PROVENANCE

DeLorenzo Gallery, New York

Sothebys, New York, 20th Century Works of Art & Tiffany, December 1, 2001, lot 210

LITERATURE

Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, p. 97 for a drawing of

similar examples and pp. 256, 262 for similar examples of the stool

Emmanuel Bron, Jacques-mile Ruhlmann: The Designers Archives, Paris, 2004, p. 114

for a similar stool

Florence Camard, Jacques mile Ruhlmann, New York, 2009, pp. 68, 127

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102 JEAN ROYRE 1902-1981

Jet Deau wall light, circa 1951

Gilded metal, paper shades.

26 x 24 3/8 x 11 in (66 x 61.9 x 27.9 cm)

Estimate $15,000 -20,000

PROVENANCE

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2008

LITERATURE

Jean Royre, dcorateur Paris, exh. cat., Muse des Arts Dcoratifs, Paris, 1999, p. 95 for

a drawing of a similar example, and p. 163

Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royre, Paris, 2002, p. 201 for a similar example

The present lot is similar to an example exhibited by Royre at the 1951

Salon des arts mnagers, an annual Paris exhibition which showcased

innovations in domestic living.

The present lot will be included in the forthcoming Monographie de Jean

Royre by Galerie Patrick Seguin and Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris,

December 2012.


103 JEAN ROYRE 1902-1981

Tre coffee table, circa 1955

Oak, veneered oak.

14 5/8 x 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in (37 x 70 x 70 cm)

Estimate $20,000 -50,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Lebanon

Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris

LITERATURE

Jean Royre, dcorateur Paris, exh. cat., Muse des Arts Dcoratifs, Paris, 1999, p. 65

for a similar example



December 2012.


104 JEAN ROYRE 1902-1981

Pair of Tre chairs, circa 1950

Fabric, oak (2).

Each: 32 1/8 x 20 1/8 x 22 7/8 in (81.5 x 51 x 58 cm)

Estimate $18 ,000 -28 ,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Lebanon

Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris

LITERATURE

Mobilier et Dcoration (Paris) JanuaryFebruary 1953, p. 3 for a similar example

Revue Pratique de Dcoration, Le Dcor daujourdhui, Paris, 1954, n. 91, p. V for

a similar example

Dcor dAujourdhui (Paris), December, 1956, p. 28 for a similar example

Pierre Passebon, Jean Royre Mobilier, exh. cat., Galerie du Passage, Paris, 1993,

pp. 40, 42 for a similar example

Jean Royre, dcorateur Paris, exh. cat., Muse des Arts Dcoratifs, Paris, 1999,

p. 70, 98, 116

Catherine and Stphane de Beyrie and Jacques Ouaiss, Jean Royre, New York, 2000,

pp. 76 and 78 for similar examples

Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royre, Paris, 2002, pp. 35, 146, 170, 211



December 2012.



105 JEAN ROYRE 1902-1981

Pair of demi-corbeille wall lights, circa 1948

Painted tubular metal, painted metal, paper shades (2).

Each: 22 1/4 x 30 x 16 in (56.5 x 76.2 x 40.6 cm)

Estimate $18 ,000 -22,000

PROVENANCE

Sothebys, London, 20th Century Decorative Arts & Design, April 6, 2000, lot 146

LITERATURE

Yvonne Brunhammer, Les Styles des Annes 30 a 50, Paris, 1987, p. 103

Patrick Favardin, Le Style 50, Un Moment de LArt Franais, Brussels, 1987, p. 47

Jacques Lacoste, Jean Royre, exh. cat., Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 1999, p. 44-46 for

similar examples

Catherine and Stphane de Beyrie and Jacques Ouaiss, Jean Royre, New York, 2000, p.33

for similar examples

Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royre, Paris, 2002, pp. 129 and 200, and p. 286 for a

similar example

Royre installed similar demi-corbeille wall lights at the French consulate in

Alexandria in 1948 and the following year at the French legation in Helsinki.


PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

106 MAURICE MARINOT 1882-1960

Small dish, circa 1925

Wheel-carved and acid-etched transparent glass.

2 1/2 x 5 x 5 in (6.4 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)

Underside acid-etched with Marinot.

Estimate $5,000 -7,000

PROVENANCE

Piasa, Paris, Art Nouveau Art Dco, June 22, 2001, lot 213


107 JACQUES ADNET 1901-1984

Pair of early club chairs, 1930s

Lacquered wood, fabric (2).

Each: 29 1/2 x 31 3/8 x 39 3/8 in (74.9 x 79.7 x 100 cm)

Estimate $18 ,000 -22,000

PROVENANCE

Barry Friedman, New York

Sothebys, New York, 20th Century Design, The Collection of Barry Friedman, Ltd,

November 19, 1992, lot 191

LITERATURE

Alain-Ren Hardy & Galle Millet, Jacques Adnet, Paris, 2009, p. 94 for a similar example

and pp. 216-217 for his black lacquered furniture of the period



108 JEAN EMILE PUIFORCAT 1887-1945

Serving Tray, circa 1925

Silver, rosewood.

1 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in (2.5 x 24.1 x 24.1 cm)

Underside impressed with JEAN E. PUIFORCAT, E / P

and an illegible mark.

Estimate $7,000-9,000

PROVENANCE

Galerie Vallois, Paris

Karl Lagerfeld, Paris

Sothebys, Paris, Collection of Karl Lagerfeld Arts Dcoratifs Du XXe Sicle,

May 15, 2003, lot 199


PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION

109 JEAN DESPRS 1889-1980

Tureen, 1930s

Silver-plated metal, rosewood.

3 7/8 x 11 1/8 x 8 7/8 in (10 x 28.2 x 22.5 cm)

Underside incised with J Desprs.

Estimate $10,000 -15,000

LITERATURE

Melissa Gabardi, Jean Desprs: Jeweler, Maker and Designer of the Machine Age, London,

2009, p. 193 for a technical drawing

PROVENANCE

Christies, New York, Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design, June 13, 2008, lot 175




Cabinet, circa 1932

Mirrored glass, brass, chrome-plated metal, brass,

rosewood-veneered wood, mahogany.

34 1/4 x 47 1/4 x 12 7/8 in (87 x 120 x 32.7 cm)

Estimate $20,000 -30,000

LITERATURE

Art et Dcoration (Paris), 1932, n.p.

Alain-Ren Hardy and Galle Millet, Jacques Adnet, Paris, 2009, p. 203


111 PIERRE CHAREAU 1883-1950

Stool, circa 1923

Mahogany and mahogany-veneered wood.

15 1/8 x 20 x 13 1/4 in (38.4 x 50.8 x 33.7 cm)

Estimate $15,000 -20,000

LITERATURE

Mark Vellay and Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau: Architecte-Mueblier 1883-1950,

Paris, 1984, p. 318 for a similar example

Brian Brice Taylor, Pierre Chareau, Designer and Architect, Berlin, 1998, p. 42,

and pp. 68, 80 for a similar example



112 DAUM and LOUIS MAJORELLE 1859-1926

Large marble glass vase, circa 1920-1922

Handblown colored glass , gold leaf inclusions, patinated wrought iron.

5 in (12.7 cm) high, 10 in (25.4 cm) diameter

Glass produced by Daum, France and base produced by Louis Majorelle, France.

Underside of glass signed with L. Majorelle and Daum Nancy.

Estimate $3 ,000 -5,000

LITERATURE

Alastair Duncan, Louis Majorelle, Master of Art Nouveau Design, New York, 1991, p. 134,

figs. 103-04 for similar examples


113 JEAN BESNARD and ARY JEAN LEON BITTER 1889-1958, 1883-1973

Pair of large covered vases, circa 1930

Glazed earthenware.

Each: 27 3/8 in (69.5 cm) high

Each incised with Jean Besnard (2).

Estimate $30,000 -50,000

PROVENANCE

Maurice Philbois, Paris

Thence by descent


114 PAUL DUPR-LAFON 1900-1971

Wardrobe, 1930s

Parchment-covered wood, mirrored glass, wood, brass.

77 x 24 x 79 in (195.6 x 61 x 200.7 cm)

Estimate $40,000 - 60,000

PROVENANCE

DeLorenzo Gallery, New York

LITERATURE

Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes, Dupr-Lafon: dcorateur des millionaires, Paris, 1990,

p. 145 for a similar example of the doors

This work has been authenticated by the legal successors of Paul Dupr-Lafon.



115 JEAN LAMBERT-RUCKI 1888-1967

Tte cubiste, 1921

Oak, walnut, mahogany.

22 3/4 in (57.8 cm) high

Base incised with 1921.

Estimate $10,000 -15,000

PROVENANCE

Private American collection

Thence by descent, circa 1982

LITERATURE

Jacques de Vos, Marc-Andr Ruan, Jean-Pierre Tortil, Jean Lambert-Rucki 1888-1967,



116 ANDR SORNAY 1902-2000

Stool, 1930s

Mahogany, hide.

17 3/4 in (45 cm) high, 12 3/4 in (32.5 cm) diameter

Incised with SORNAY.

Estimate $6,000 -8 ,000

PROVENANCE

Chenu-Scrive-Brard, Lyon, da Majarolle Sornay, October 27, 2003, lot 333


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118 MAURICE DAURAT (1880-1969)

Tureen, circa 1929-1932

Pewter.

3 7/8 in (10 cm) high, 10 5/8 in (27 cm) diameter

Underside impressed with artists rounded monogram MD and with M. DAURAT.

Estimate $6,000 -8 ,000

LITERATURE

Catherine Baumgartner, Maurice Daurat : Orfvre-sculpteur Art Dco, Paris, 2009, p. 102



117 MAURICE DAURAT (1880-1969)

Centerpiece, circa 1927

Hammered pewter.

3 1/2 in (9 cm) high, 11 in (28 cm) diameter

Underside incised with No 3102/Maurice Daurat.

Estimate $6,000 -8 ,000

LITERATURE

Catherine Baumgartner, Maurice Daurat : Orfvre-sculpteur Art Dco, Paris, 2009, p. 89


PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WENDY COOK

119 LUCIE RIE 1902-1995

Cylindrical bulb bowl, 1962

Stoneware, white pitted and owing glaze, manganese elements in the body

creating a brown speckle.


Impressed with artists seal.

Estimate $6,000 -9,000

LITERATURE

John Houston and David Cripps, Lucie Rie, London, 1981, p. 82, g. 163 for a similar example

The present lot was a wedding gift from Sybil Burton, Richard Burtons

then wife, to the satirist Peter Cook and Wendy Cook on the occasion of

their wedding in New York in 1963. This lot is being sold together with a

handwritten letter of provenance and a book by Wendy Cook, So Farewell

Then Peter Cook, with photographs of the wedding and Sybil Burton.


120 EMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN 1879-1933

Side chair, circa 1925

Mahogany, fabric.

32 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 21 1/2 in (83.2 x 42.5 x 54.6 cm)

Underside branded with Ruhlmann.

Estimate $8 ,000 -12,000

LITERATURE

Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, pp. 92, 125, 149, 254


Emmanuel Bron, Jacques-mile Ruhlmann: The Designers Archives, Book one: Furniture,


Florence Camard, Jacques-mile Ruhlmann, New York, 2011, p. 207 for a similar example

The present model side chair, with its cabriole legs and thick cushioned

seat, is very similar to the Drouant chair (Ref. 1 NR), which Ruhlmann

designed in 1924 for the dining room of the Drouant restaurant in Paris.


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121 JEAN BESNARD 1889-1958

Footed bowl, circa 1931

Earthenware, white crawling glaze.

3 3/8 (8.6 cm) high, 11 7/8 in (30.2 cm) diameter

Incised with jB/FRANCE.

Estimate $3 ,000 -5,000

PROVENANCE

Tajan, Paris, Arts Dcoratifs Du 20e Sicle, June 28, 2005, lot 197



Footed dish, circa 1931


4 5/8 x 19 1/2 x 16 1/8 in (11.7 x 49.5 x 41 cm)

Painted with artists monogram and FRANCE.

Estimate $3 ,000 -5,000

PROVENANCE

Tajan, Paris, Arts Dcoratifs Du 20e Sicle, June 23, 2005, lot 42




Bowl, 1931


3 3/4 in (9.5 cm) high, 11 in (27.9 cm) diameter

Incised with jean/Besnard/1931.

Estimate $3 ,0 0 0 -5,0 0 0



Pair of armchairs, circa 1960

Leather-covered metal, fabric, brass (2).

Each: 30 3/8 x 25 7/8 x 29 1/2 in (77.3 x 66 x 75 cm)

Estimate $15,000 -20,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, France



125 JEAN ROYRE 1902-1981

Set of three Hirondelle wall lights, circa 1953

Painted metal, painted tubular metal, brass, paper shades.

Two-armed: 22 5/8 x 17 3/4 x 7 7/8 in (57.5 x 45.1 x 20 cm); three-armed: 22 5/8 x 18 3/8

x 12 1/2 in (57.5 x 46.7 x 31.8 cm); ve-armed: 36 1/4 x 28 x 15 in (92.1 x 71.1 x 38.1 cm)

Comprising a two-armed, a three-armed and a ve-armed wall light (3).

Estimate $40,000 - 60,000

PROVENANCE

Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, Design & Design Art, December 14, 2006 lot 81

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2008

LITERATURE

Jean Royre, exh. cat., Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 1999, p. 48-49 for the three-armed model

Jean Royre, Dcorateur Paris, exh. cat., Muse des Arts Dcoratifs, Paris, 1999, p.20 for the

three-armed model, and p. 60 for the three and ve-armed examples

Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royre, Paris, 2002, pp. 192-193 for the three-armed model

Jean Royre presented the five-arm model of Hirondelle at the 1953

Salon des arts mnagers, an annual Paris exhibition which showcased

innovations in domestic living.



126 JEAN ROYRE 1902-1981

Set of four croisillon side chairs, circa 1947

Painted tubular metal, painted metal, painted wood, fabric (4).

Each: 31 7/8 x 18 1/2 x 18 7/8 in (81.2 x 47 x 47.8 cm)

Estimate $20,000 -30,000

PROVENANCE

DeLorenzo Gallery, New York, 2002

LITERATURE

Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royre, Paris, 2002, pp. 120, 123


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128 LINE VAUTRIN 1913-1997

Mythe du Serpent box, circa 1965

Gilt bronze, mother-of-pearl, cork.

1 3/4 in (4.4 cm) high, 4 1/4 in (10.8 cm) diameter

Underside impressed with LINE/VAUTRIN.

Estimate $8 ,000 -10,000


Mer box, 1965

Silvered bronze, mother-of-pearl, mirrored glass.

5/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in (1.6 x 8.6 x 5.7 cm)

Underside engraved with Line Vautrin.

Estimate $6,000 -8 ,000


130


Dame la Licorne box, circa 1955

Gilt bronze.

1 1/8 x 7 1/8 x 2 1/2 in (3 x 18.1 x 6.5 cm)


Estimate $8 ,0 0 0 -10,0 0 0

LITERATURE

Line Vautrin and Patrick Mauris, Line Vautrin: Miroirs, Paris, 2004, p. 11


De la Poudre et des Bals box, circa 1960

Gilt bronze, cork.

1 1/8 x 7 x 2 1/8 in (3 x 17.9 x 5.3 cm)


Estimate $8 ,0 0 0 -10,0 0 0

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131 MARIA PERGAY b. 1930

Ring chair, circa 1968

Stainless steel.

32 x 28 x 23 in (81.3 x 71.1 x 58.4 cm)

Produced by Design Steel, France.

Together with a certicate of authenticity from Maria Pergay.

Estimate $35,000 -45,000

LITERATURE

Societ de Cration et de Diffusion de Meubles Contemporains, Design Steel, cat.,

Paris, ref. no. 030 for a drawing

Suzanne Demisch, Maria Pergay: Between Ideas and Design, Verona, 2006,

front and back covers pp. 28, 36-37, 82-83, 141, 143

Adam Lindemann, Collecting Design, Cologne, 2010, p. 87

Suzanne Demisch and Stephane Danant, Maria Pergay: Complete Works 1957-2010,

Bologna, 2011, pl. 24-25

Among her earliest designs in stainless steel, Maria Pergays Ring

chair comprises three concentric rings of stainless steel above four

legs. As Suzanne Demisch has mentioned, Pergay was inspired to

create her iconic chair while peeling an orange.

If my design stays the course, if my vision stays the course, its because the metal guides it. Its the metal that gives it this strength.

MARIA PERGAY


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132 MARIA PERGAY b. 1930

Cocktail table, 1970s

Brushed stainless steel, mirrored glass.

14 x 43 1/8 x 43 1/8 in (35.6 x 109.5 x 109.5 cm)

Produced by Design Steel, France.

Estimate $15,000 -20,000

LITERATURE

Societ de Cration et de Diffusion de Meubles Contemporains, Design Steel, cat.,

Paris, ref. no. 025 for a drawing

Suzanne Demisch, Maria Pergay: Between Ideas and Design, Verona, 2006, p. 142

Suzanne Demisch and Stephane Danant, Maria Pergay: Complete Works 1957-2010,

Bologna, 2011, pl. 18


133 SAMUEL MARX 1885-1965

Set of four side chairs, circa 1950

Ash, acrylic, printed vinyl (4).

Each: 30 3/4 x 17 1/4 x 21 in (78.1 x 43.8 x 53.3 cm)

Estimate $7,000 -9,000

LITERATURE

Liz OBrien, Ultra Modern: Samuel Marx Architect, Designer, Art Collector, New York, 2007,

pp. 86, 200 for similar examples


134 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT 1869-1959

Bedroom desk, designed for the J.A. Sweeton House, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, circa 1950

Redwood-veneered plywood.

32 1/8 x 44 7/8 x 23 15/16 in (81.6 x 114 x 60.8 cm)

Together with a photocopy of Wrights drawings for the Sweeton house.

Estimate $6,000 -8 ,000

PROVENANCE

Sweeton House, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Private collection, Ohio

Wright, Chicago,Modern + Contemporary Design, March 28, 2006, lot 279

LITERATURE

Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1942-1950, Vol. 7, Tokyo, 1988,

pp. 305-07


135 K.E.M. WEBER 1889-1963

Airline armchair, from the projection room, Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, 1934-1935

Birch, ash, vinyl, leather, chrome-plated metal.

30 7/8 x 24 5/8 x 31 1/8 in (78.5 x 62.5 x 79 cm)

Manufactured by Airline Chair Company, U.S.A. Underside of arm with inventory

paper label WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS/2400 ALAMEDA AVE./NO. 3793/

BURBANK, CALIFORNIA.

Estimate $15,000 -20,000

PROVENANCE

Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California

Mark McDonald, New York, May 31, 2005

LITERATURE

David Gebhard and Harriette Von Breton, K.E.M. Weber: The Moderne in Southern

California 1920-1941, Santa Barbara, 1976, p. 82

Lisa Phillips and David Hanks, et. al., High Styles: Twentieth-Century American Design,

exh. cat., Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1985, p. 121

J. Stewart Johnson, American Modern 1925-1940: Design for a New Age, New York, 2000,

pp. 139, 175

Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton and Ghislaine Wood, Art Deco 1910-1939, exh. cat., The Victoria

and Albert Museum, London, 2004, p. 360


136 Attributed to

JEAN PROUV 1901-1964

Large pair of doors, circa 1930-1939

Iron, glass (2).

One: 130 1/4 x 28 3/4 x 3 1/4 in (330.8 x 73 x 8.3 cm); the other: 130 1/4 x 33 1/2 x 2 3/4 in

(330.8 x 85.1 x 7 cm)

Estimate $25,000 -35,000

PROVENANCE

Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, Design and Design Art, December 14, 2006, lot 40

LITERATURE

Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouv: uvre Complte, Vol. 1: 1917-1933, Basel, 1999, pp. 192-93 for

similar examples



137 MAXIME OLD 1910-1991

Pair of armchairs, 1953-1954

Sycamore, fabric (2).

Each: 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 x 25 1/4 in (86 x 64 x 64 cm)

Estimate $7,000 -9,000

PROVENANCE

Amy Perlin Antiques, Bridgehampton, 2007

LITERATURE

Yves Badetz, Maxime Old: architecte-decorateur, Paris, 2000, pp. 202, 205


138 CARLO ZAULI 1926-2002

Sphere, circa 1980

Stoneware, white Zauli glaze.

10 1/4 in (26 cm) high

Incised with Zauli.

Estimate $4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE

Garth Clark Gallery, New York, 2004

LITERATURE

Garth Clark ed, Carlo Zauli, Garth Clark Gallery,

New York, 2004, illustrated p. 37


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140 ANGELO MANGIAROTTI 1921-2012

Footed bowl, 1962

Cast and polished bronze.


Manufactured by Bernini, Italy. Underside cast with MANGIAROTTI.

Estimate $3 ,000 -4,000

LITERATURE

Enrico D. Bona, Angelo Mangiarotti: Il Processo Del Construire, Milano 1980, p. 90,

fig. 273, p. 113, fig. 334

Beppe Finessi, Su Mangiarotti Architettura, design, scultura, Milan, 2002, pp. 146-47

139 ANGELO MANGIAROTTI 1921-2012

Tazza, 1960s

Cast and polished bronze.


Manufactured by Bernini, Italy. Underside cast with BERNINI ITALY

and MANGIAROTTI.

Estimate $2,500 -3 ,500


141 MASSIMO VIGNELLI b. 1931

Ceiling light, model no. 2049/4, circa 1964

Anodized aluminum, fabric.

20 x 17 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. (50.8 x 43.5 x 43.5 cm)

Manufactured by Arteluce, Italy.

Estimate $5,000 -7,000

PROVENANCE

Galerie kreo, Paris

LITERATURE

Clmence Krzentowski and Didier Krzentowski, eds., The complete designers lights

(1950-1990) 30 years of collecting, Paris, 2012, p. 169

The present model is part of a system of ceiling lights with fringes

ranging in length from the ceiling to the oor.

Phillips de Pury & Company wish to thank Massimo Vignelli for his assistance

in the cataloguing of the present lot.


143 CARLO ZAULI 1926-2002

Column, 1981

Stoneware, white Zauli glaze.

26 3/8 in (67 cm) high

Incised twice with Zauli.

Estimate $6,000 -8 ,000

PROVENANCE

Garth Clark Gallery, New York, 2004

LITERATURE

Garth Clark ed, Carlo Zauli, Garth Clark Gallery, New York, 2004, illustrated p. 27

142 JULES WABBES 1919-1974

Pair of table lamps, circa 1970

Bronze, synthetic vellum shades (2).

Each: 25 1/2 in (64.8 cm) high, 16 in (40.6 cm) diameter

Estimate $10,000 -15,000

LITERATURE

Marie Ferran-Wabbes, Jules Wabbes 1919-1974: Architecte dIntrieur,

Brussels, 2002, p. 44


144 ADO CHALE b. 1928

Goutte deau coffee table, circa 1970

Bronze, painted metal.

12 1/2 x 46 5/16 x 22 3/4 in (31.8 x 117.6 x 57.8 cm)

Estimate $25,000 -35,000

LITERATURE

Philippe Cruysmans, Ado Chale, Brussels, n.p. for a similar example



145 JEAN PROUV 1901-1984

Pair of Swing-Jib wall lights, circa 1947

Painted tubular metal, painted metal, wire.

Each: 11 3/4 x 1 7/6 x 41 3/4 in (29.8 x 5.5 x 106 cm)

Manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouv, France (2).

Estimate $20,000 -30,000

LITERATURE

Galeries Jousse Seguin and Enrico Navarra, Jean Prouv, Paris, 1998, pp. 196, 200, 203, 205

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouv, Vol. 2, Paris, 2007, p. 374 - 377


146 JEAN PROUV 1901-1984

Bench, designed for the Centre dtudes atomiques, Marcoule, circa 1955

Painted bent sheet steel, painted tubular steel, fabric.

28 3/4 x 56 1/4 x 17 3/4 in (73 x 143 x 45 cm)

Manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouv, France.

Estimate $6,000 -8 ,000

PROVENANCE

Centre dtudes atomiques, Marcoule, France

LITERATURE

Galerie Patrick Seguin and Sonnabend Gallery, Jean Prouv, Vol. 1, Paris, 2007, pp. 146, 202

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouv, Vol. 2, Paris, 2007, pp. 317, 326-29


147 PIERRE JEANNERET 1896-1967

Ofce table desk, model no. PJ-BU-02-A, designed for administrative buildings,

Chandigarh, circa 1957-1958

Indian rosewood, leather, aluminum.

28 1/4 x 48 x 33 in (71.8 x 121.9 x 83.8 cm)

Estimate $18 ,000 -28 ,000

PROVENANCE

Administrative building, Chandigarh, India

LITERATURE

Eric Touchaleaume and Gerald Moreau, Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret, The Indian

Adventure, Design-Art-Architeture, Paris, 2010, pp. 200-01, 572


Ofce cane chair, model no. PJ-SI-28-A, designed for the Architects ofce,


Teak, cane.

31 7/8 x 20 1/8 x 20 7/8 in (81 x 51 x 53 cm)

Estimate $4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE

Chandigarh, India

LITERATURE

Eric Touchaleaume and Gerald Moreau, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret: The Indian

Adventure Design-Art-Architecture, Paris, 2010, pp. 191, 343, 562


147

148



149 SERGE MOUILLE 1922-1988

Three-armed wall light, circa 1953

Painted tubular metal, painted aluminum, brass.

33 in (83.8 cm) high, 64 1/2 in (163.8 cm) wide

Produced by Atelier Serge Mouille, France.

Estimate $30,000 -50,000

PROVENANCE


LITERATURE

Pierre mile Pralus, Serge Mouille a French Classic, Saint Cyr au Mont dOr, 2006, p. 162


150 LE CORBUSIER 1887-1965

Bookshelf and blackboard, designed for the students rooms of the la chambres

dtudiant del la Maison du Brsil, Cit Internationale Universitaire de Paris, 1957-1959

Bookshelf: Oak-veneered wood, oak; blackboard: oak, painted cork (2).

Bookshelf: 27 1/2 x 27 5/8 x 8 5/8 in (69.9 x 70.2 x 21.9 cm); blackboard: 27 1/2 x 55 x 4

1/2 in (69.9 x 139.7 x 11.4 cm)

Estimate $3 ,000 -5,000

PROVENANCE

Maison du Brsil, Cit Internationale Universitaire de Paris

Galerie Downtown, Paris

Private collection, New York

LITERATURE

Franoise Choay, `Vous montre le Pavillon du Brsil que Le Corbusier

vient dachever la Cit Universitaire de Paris, LOeil, September 1959, pp. 54-59

W. Boesiger, ed., Le Corbusier et son atelier 35 rue de Svres, uvre Complte 1957-1965,

New York, 1990, pp. 192-99

Elisabeth Vedrenne, Le Corbusier: Mmoire de Style, Paris, 1998, pp. 66-67

`Le Corbu La Cit U., LOeil, November 1998, pp. 70-75

Elisabeth Vedrenne, Le Corbusier, Paris, 1999, pp. 66-67


151 CHARLOTTE PERRIAND 1903-1999

Set of four three-legged stools, for the lEquipement de la Maison series, designed 1949

Pine.

Each: 15 1/4 in (38.7 cm) high, 12 3/4 in (32.4 cm) diameter

Manufactured by BCB, France (4).

Estimate $6,000 -8 ,000

LITERATURE

Mary McLeod, ed., Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, New York, 2003, p. 243, pl. 47

Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand-Un Art dHabiter, Paris, 2005, p. 335, fig. 24 for a

BCB prospectus, pp. 392, 400, 405, 456


PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR


Bookcase with adjustable shelves, model no. PJ-R-26-A, designed for the University

Library, Chandigarh,

circa 1961-1962

Teak-veneered wood, teak, aluminum.

82 1/8 x 66 7/8 x 15 in (208.5 x 170 x 38.2 cm)

Estimate $100,000 -120,000

PROVENANCE

University Library, Chandigarh, India

Artcurial Briest Poulain F. Tajan, Paris, Modern Design for Living: Prouv

Perriand Le Corbusier Jeanneret, April 15, 2008, lot 42

LITERATURE

Eric Touchaleaume and Gerald Moreau, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret: The Indian Adventure

Design-Art-Architecture, Paris, 2010, pp. 377 detail, 378, 596


153 LE CORBUSIER and BALKRISHNA DOSHI 1887-1965, b. 1927

Rare table, designed for the Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad, circa 1960

Teak, teak-veneered wood, painted tubular metal, painted metal.

28 3/8 x 42 1/8 x 42 1/8 in (72 x 107 x 107 cm)

Estimate $6,000 -10,000

PROVENANCE

Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad, India

LITERATURE


Adventure Design-Art-Architecture, Paris, 2010, p. 609 for a similar example


154 JEAN PROUV 1901-1984

Bed, model no. 102, designed for the Lyce Fabert, Metz, circa 1936

Painted bent sheet steel, oak, fabric.

25 3/4 x 93 1/4 x 36 1/4 in (65.5 x 236.7 x 92 cm)


Estimate $28 ,000 -35,000

LITERATURE

Galeries Jousse Seguin and Enrico Navarra, Jean Prouv, Paris, 1998, p. 124

Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouv: uvre Complte, Vol. 2: 19341944, Basel, 2000, pp. 110-111,

figs. 534.1,1 534.1,5 for drawings, specification sheets and period illustrations

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouv, Vol. 2, Paris, 2007, pp. 354, 361




Wall light, circa 1960

Painted aluminum, brass, painted steel.

23 x 34 1/4 x 8 7/8 in (58.4 x 87 x 22.5 cm)

Manufactured by Atelier Serge Mouille and editioned by Steph Simon, France.

Estimate $3 ,000 -4,000

PROVENANCE

Tajan, Paris, Design, Paris, May 17, 2004, lot 39

LITERATURE

Pierre mile Pralus, Serge Mouille, A French Classic, Saint Cyr au Mont dOr, 2006,

p. 168 for a similar example



Public bench, model no. PJ-SI-37-B, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh, circa

1959-1960

Teak, hide.

33 1/2 x 55 1/2 x 23 5/8 in (85 x 141 x 60 cm)

Estimate $5,000 -8 ,000

PROVENANCE

High Court, Chandigarh, India

LITERATURE


Adventure, Design-Art-Architecture, Paris, 2010, pp. 162-63, 566


157 JEAN PROUV 1901-1984

Coat rack, designed for Cit Technique, Cachan, 1955

Painted bent sheet steel, painted tubular aluminum, oak, painted chipboard.

Together with twelve painted metal coat hangers.

58 7/8 x 83 3/8 x 22 5/8 in (149.7 x 211.7 x 57.6 cm)


Estimate $20,000 -35,000

PROVENANCE

Centre National dEnseignement, Cit Technique, Cachan. France

LITERATURE

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouv, Vol. 2, Paris, 2007, p. 463


158 LE CORBUSIER and PIERRE JEANNERET 1887-1965, 1896-1967

Pair of Advocate and Press armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A, designed for the

High Court, Chandigarh, circa 1955-1956

Teak, hide (2).

Each: 35 x 24 7/8 x 27 1/8 in (89 x 63.3 x 69 cm)

Estimate $12,000 -18 ,000

PROVENANCE


LITERATURE

Le Corbusier, My Work, London, 1960, p. 241


Adventure, Design-Art-Architeture, Paris, 2010, pp. 168-169, 567


159 JEAN PROUV 1901-1984

Cit table, model no. 500, designed for the Bourse Maritime, Paris, 1953

Painted tubular steel, bent sheet steel, oak.

28 1/2 x 58 7/8 x 20 7/8 in (72.4 x 149.8 x 52.9 cm)


Estimate $4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE

Bourse Maritime, Paris

LITERATURE

Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouv: uvre Complte, Volume 3: 1944-1954, Basel, 2005, p. 232, g. 1221.3

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouv, Vol. 2, Paris, 2007, pp. 404, 412-13


160 JEAN PROUV 1901-1984

Mtropole chair, model no. 306, circa 1952

Painted bent metal, painted tubular metal, vinyl, aluminum, rubber.

31 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 18 1/2 in (79.5 x 42 x 47 cm)


Estimate $4,000 -8 ,000

LITERATURE

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouv, Vol. 2, Paris, 2007, pp. 235, 267




Set of four wall lights, circa 1960

Painted aluminum, painted tubular metal, brass.

Each: 21 x 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in (53.3 x 21 x 14 cm)

Manufactured by Atelier Serge Mouille, France (4).

Estimate $8 ,000 -12,000

LITERATURE

Pierre mile Pralus, Serge Mouille, A French Classic, Saint Cyr au Mont dOr, 2006, p. 169


162 JEAN PROUV 1901-1984

Cit table, model no. 20, circa 1933

Painted bent sheet steel, painted tubular steel, oak, aluminum.

28 7/8 x 39 1/4 x 27 1/2 in (73.4 x 99.7 x 70 cm)


Estimate $8 ,000 -12,000

LITERATURE

Galeries Jousse Seguin and Enrico Navarra, Jean Prouv, Paris, 1998, p. 131 for a

similar example

Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouv: uvre Complte, Vol. 1: 1917-1933, Basel, 2000, p. 204, g. 258.2,

p. 206 g. 158.2,1

Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouv: uvre Complte, Vol. 2: 1934-1944, Basel, 2000, p. 39, g. 283.2

Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouv: uvre Complte, Vol. 3: 1944-1954, Basel, 2005, p. 233, g. 1221.2,1

Galerie Patrick Seguin and Sonnabend Gallery, Jean Prouv, Paris, 2007, pp. 404, 410, 412

for drawings


163 LE CORBUSIER and PIERRE JEANNERET 1887-1965, 1896-1967

Judges high-back armchair, model no. LC/PJ-SI-43-A, designed for the High Court,


Teak, hide.

48 7/8 x 27 7/8 x 27 1/2 in (124 x 71 x 70 cm)

Estimate $6,000 -9,000

PROVENANCE


LITERATURE


Adventure Design-Art-Architecture, Paris, 2010, pp. 174-77, 567



Easy armchair, model no. PJ-SI-29-A, designed for Administrative buildings,


Teak, cane.

27 3/8 x 21 5/8 x 27 3/4 in (69.4 x 55 x 70.4 cm)

Estimate $5,000 -8 ,000

PROVENANCE


LITERATURE

Norma Evenson, Chandigarh, Los Angeles, 1966, pls. 82-83

Sarbjit Bahga and Surinder Bahga, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints on the

Sands of Indian Architecture, New Delhi, 2000, p. 258

Kiran Joshi, ed., Corbusiers Concrete: Challenges Of Conserving Modern Heritage, New

Delhi, 2005 pp. 158-59


Adventure Design-Art-Architecture, Paris, 2010, pp. 342-43, 352-55, 375, 563


Easy armchair, model no. PJ-SI-29-A, designed for Administrative buildings,


Teak, cane.

27 1/2 x 20 7/8 x 27 7/8 in (69.8 x 53.3 x 70.7 cm)

Estimate $5,000 -8 ,000

PROVENANCE


LITERATURE

Norma Evenson, Chandigarh, Los Angeles, 1966, pls. 82-83

Sarbjit Bahga and Surinder Bahga, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints on the

Sands of Indian Architecture, New Delhi, 2000, p. 258

Kiran Joshi, ed., Corbusiers Concrete: Challenges Of Conserving Modern Heritage, New

Delhi, 2005 pp. 158-59


Adventure Design-Art-Architecture, Paris, 2010, pp. 342-43, 352-55, 375, 563

164

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166 GEORGE NAKASHIMA 1905-1990

Wall-mounted cabinet, circa 1958

American black walnut, Pandanus cloth.

14 1/4 x 47 7/8 x 13 1/4 in (36.1 x 121.7 x 33.6 cm)

Underside signed in red crayon Krosnick.

Estimate $8 ,000 -10,000

PROVENANCE

Dr. Arthur and Evelyn Krosnick, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, Design, December 13, 2007, lot 50

LITERATURE

George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree, A Woodworkers Reflections, Tokyo, 1981, p. 178


Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima,

New York, 2003, p. 174 for a similar example


167 KAKUREZAKI RYUICHI b. 1950

Dish, 2010

Stoneware, marble-type ash glaze.

5 x 33 1/2 x 15 1/2 in (12.7 x 85.1 x 39.4 cm)

Incised with artists mark. Together with a signed box.

Estimate $5,000 -7,000



Conoid Bench with Back, 1976

American black walnut, hickory, two East Indian rosewood buttery keys.

29 3/4 85 40 1/2 in (75.6 215.9 102.9 cm)

Together with a copy of the original order card from the George Nakashima studio.

Estimate $30,000 -40,000

PROVENANCE

Margaret and William Hahn, Annapolis, Maryland

LITERATURE

George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree, A Woodworkers Reflections, Tokyo, 1981, p. 151

for a drawing

Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima, Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum,


Steven Beyer, George Nakashima and the Modernist Moment, exh. cat., James A.

Michener Museum, Doylestown, 2001, p. 35 for a similar example

Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima,

New York, 2003, p. 173, 176 for similar examples

Todd Merrill and Julie V. Iovine, Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to

High Glam, New York, 2008, p. 132 for a similar example


LAYOUT/RETOUCHING

NOTE

George Nakashimas Conoid line of furniture was introduced in 1961

and named after the Conoid studio at Nakashimas workshop in New

Hope, Pennsylvania. The studios curved vault and open space inspired

a need for more exibility and expansion in Nakashimas own designs.

In the Conoid Bench with Back, Nakashima frees himself from his

previous bench designs and their Windsor predecessors by providing a

lower seat and an overhanging portion of a single wide slab to act as an

integrated end table. Each bench is uniquely designed around the shape

and graining of a single slab. The placement of the hickory spindles,

different for each bench, follows neither the line of the traditional

Windsor crest rail, nor that of the free-edge walnut slab, and exhibits

Nakashimas extraordinary sensibility for proportion.


169 LUCIE RIE 1902-1995

Small bowl, circa 1979

Porcelain, gray glaze, pale rim, pink inlaid and blue bands.


Impressed artists seal.

Estimate $3 ,000 -4,000

PROVENANCE

Purchased directly from the artist

LITERATURE

John Houston and David Cripps, Lucie Rie, London, 1981, p. 87, g. 199 for a similar example


170 IIZUKA ROKANSAI 1890-1958

Fuku-fukuro (Lucky bag), a fower basket, circa 1940

Bamboo, laquered bamboo stem holder.


Incised with artists marks. Together with signed wooden box.

Estimate $8 ,000 -10,000

LITERATURE

Iizuka Rokansai: Master of Modern Bamboo Crafts, exh. cat., Tochigi Prefectural

Museum of Fine Arts, 1989, n.p. for similar examples


171 TAKASHI IKURA 1962

Where Shadow Meets Form 2009-04, 2009

Semi-porcelain.

7 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/4 in (17.8 x 13.7 x 13.4 cm)

Together with original signed wooden box.

Estimate $4,0 0 0 - 6,0 0 0

EXHIBITED

Art Crafting Towards the Future, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary, Kanazawa,

April 28 - August 31, 2012

LITERATURE

Art Crafting Towards the Future, exh. cat., 21st Century Museum of Contemporary,

Kanazawa, 2012, illustrated p. 40



Early Minguren II end table, 1968-1969

American black walnut, two East Indian rosewood buttery keys.

20 7/8 x 32 1/4 x 28 1/2 in (53.3 x 81.8 x 72.5 cm)

Underside signed in black marker with LOVELAND. Together with a copy of the

original order card from the George Nakashima Studio.

Estimate $8 ,000 -12,000

PROVENANCE

Tom Loveland, Governors Island, New York

LITERATURE

George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree, A Woodworkers Reflections, Tokyo, 1981, pp. 190-

91 for a similar example

Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima, Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum,



173 AKIO NIISATO AND TATSUO MIYAJIMA b. 1977, b. 1957

Bowl for light, 2011

Glazed porcelain.

5 3/8 in (13.5 cm) high, 6 3/4 in (17 cm) diameter

Incised with artists marks. Together with original signed wooden box.

Estimate $3 ,500 -4,500

EXHIBITED

Revalue Nippon Project, Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Kasama, 2011


174 TAIZO KURODA b. 1946

Tall-foot plate with crack, 2008

Unglazed porcelain.

7 3/4 in (19.8 cm) high, 15 3/8 in (39 cm) wide

Incised with Taizo/08 and artists mark. Together with the original signed

wooden box.

Estimate $7,0 0 0 -10,0 0 0

LITERATURE

Philip Jodidio, Taizo Kuroda, New York, 2009, p. 34 for a similar example


175 SHINOBU KAWASE b. 1950

Soro bowl, 2010

Porcelain, celadon glaze.

5 1/2 in (14 cm) high, 12 7/8 in (32.8 cm) wide


Estimate $5,000 -7,000

EXHIBITED

Ambient Green Flow The Emergence and Rise of East Asian Celadon, New Taipei

City Yingge Ceramics Museum, 2011

LITERATURE

Ambient Green Flow The Emergence and Rise of East Asian Celadon, exh. cat.,

New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, 2011, illustrated p. 162


176 SUEHARU FUKAMI b. 1947Sei, circa 1996

Porcelain, Seihakuji celadon glaze, walnut base.

30 5/8 x 30 3/8 x 7/8 in (77.8 x 77 x 2.5 cm); pedestal: 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 in (21.9 x 21.9 cm)

Incised under glaze with 1 / 10S. Fukami. Together with signed wooden box.

Estimate $10,0 0 0 -14,0 0 0

LITERATURE

Fukami Sueharu, LToh, vol. 81, July 25, 1993, illustrated n.p.

White porcelain and Celadon, exh. cat., Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum catalogue, no.

96, 2003, illustrated n.p.


177 TAKASHI IKURA 1962

Where Shadow Meets Form 2012-03, 2012

Semi-porcelain.

6 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in (17 x 16.4 x 16.5 cm)


Estimate $4,000 - 6,000

EXHIBITED

Art Crafting Towards the Future, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art,

Kanazawa, April 28 - August, 31, 2012


178 KATSUYO AOKI b. 1972

Manuscript II, 2011

Cast and carved porcelain, glaze.

67 x 18 1/2 x 7 in (170.2 x 47 x 17.8 cm)

Together with a certicate of authenticity from Roentgenwerke AG.

Estimate $12,000 -16,000

PROVENANCE

Roentgenwerke AG, Tokyo

EXHIBITED

Art Crafting Towards the Future, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary, Kanazawa,

April 28 - August 31, 2012


179 FRANOIS-XAVIER LALANNE 1927-2008

Brebis, circa 1993

Epoxy stone, bronze.

35 x 39 5/8 x 15 3/8 in (89 x 100.5 x 39 cm)

Produced by Landowski Fondeur, France. Number 48 from the edition of 250.

Head impressed with 48 / 250 fxl LALANNE and right-facing leg impressed L.

Estimate $80,000 -100,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Switzerland

Artcurial, (Paris) `Art Contemporain June 8, 2006, lot 344

LITERATURE

Daniel Marchessau, Les Lalanne, Paris, 1998, pp. 37, 57, 115, and 146

Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, pp. 186-91, 322, 325, 335

Les Lalanne at Fairchild, exh. cat., Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, 2010, pp. 5-10

Les Lalanne, exh. cat., Muse des Arts Dcoratifs, Paris, 2010, pp. 142-43

Paul Kasmin, Claude & Franois-Xavier Lalanne: Art/Work/Life, New York, 2012, throughout


180 ANDR DUBREUIL b. 1951

Unique stool, 1986

Concrete reinforcement steel rods.

27 1/4 x 39 1/8 x 17 7/8 in (69.3 x 99.3 x 45.7 cm)

Estimate $12,000 -15,000

PROVENANCE

Collection of the artist, Bassett Road, London, 1986

Collection of the artist, Beethoven Street, London

Celia Lyttelton, London

LITERATURE

Cut and Shut: The History of Creative Salvage, London, 2012, illustrated p. 120

Andr Dubreuil denes his work as Super Classical (Cut and Shut:

The History of Creative Salvage, London, 2012, p. 120), which is borne out

in his practice (and even by him naming his dog after Emile-Jacques

Ruhlmann). Dubreuil moved to London in 1969 and the present stool,

which was one of Dubreuils earliest pieces, was part of the artists

collection when he lived on Bassett Road and then Beethoven Street,

London. He later gifted it to the artist Celia Lyttelton. Dubreuil prefers to

work in three dimensions. He produces little on paper, eschewing drafts,

and works freehand by sculpting the pieces in space. He has described

working with concrete reinforcement rods: I did love those concrete

rods. It was like drawing, but in three dimensions. Its amazing how you

get volume (ibid.). In 1992, Dubreuil left London for the Dordogne where

he continues to live and work.


PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF SARA AND DAVID LIEBERMAN

181 OLGA DE AMARAL b. 1932

Umbra 4, 1996

Painted fabric, silver leaf, acrylic, mounted on board.

61 3/8 x 20 1/8 in (156 x 51 cm)

Signed on the verso in black pen with 834 c/UMBRA 4/Olga de Amaral/1996.

Estimate $16,000 -24,000

PROVENANCE

Bellas Artes, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 29, 1997



182 GORDON BALDWIN b. 1932

Reach 1, Tall Articulated 1 and Tall Articulated 2, a grouping, 1998

Earthenware, matte and shiny black glazes.

Tallest: 47 1/4 in (120 cm) high

Two painted with GB 98 (3).

Estimate $18 ,000 -24,000

PROVENANCE

Barrett Marsden Gallery, London, June 1999

EXHIBITED

Shared Passion: Sara and David Lieberman Collection of Contemporary Ceramics and

Craft, ASU Art Museum - Nelson Fine Arts Center, Tempe, February 8 - May 18, 2003

Barrett Marsden Gallery, London, 11 June - 24 July, 1999



183 JOHN MCQUEEN b. 1943

Fundamentalism, 1995

White pine bark, waxed string.

24 in (61 cm) high

Estimate $5,000 -7,000

PROVENANCE

Perimeter Gallery, Chicago



184 SHEILA HICKS b. 1934

Magnetic Love Affair, 1998

Fabric (2).

Each: 13 in (33 cm) high

Estimate $10,000 -14,000

PROVENANCE

Brown Grotta Arts, SOFA Chicago, April 1998

EXHIBITED

Brown Grotta Arts, SOFA Chicago, April 1998



185 YASUHISA KOHYAMA b. 1936

Ceramic 4, 1998

Stoneware, Shigaraki clay with ash glazes.

19 x 17 x 4 1/4 in (48.3 x 43.2 x 10.8 cm)

Incised with artists mark.

Estimate $6,000 -9,000

PROVENANCE

Brown Grotta Arts, SOFA, Chicago, April 1998

EXHIBITED

Brown Grotta Arts, SOFA, Chicago, April 1998

LITERATURE

Joe Earle, Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century, Boston, 2005, front

cover, p. 50 for a similar example



186 RUTH DUCKWORTH 1919-2009

Untitled, model no. 5591097, 1994

Porcelain, glaze.

33 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 in (84.5 x 16.5 x 23.5 cm)

Marked in pen with 5591097.

Estimate $15,000 -20,000

PROVENANCE

Bellas Artes, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 16, 2000

EXHIBITED

Ruth Duckworth New Work, Bellas Artes Gallery, 2000

Shared Passion: Sara and David Lieberman Collection of Contemporary Ceramics and

Craft, ASU Art Museum, Nelson Fine Arts Center, Tempe, February 8May 18, 2003

LITERATURE

Jo Lauria and Tony Birks, Ruth Duckworth Modernist Sculptor, exh. cat.,

Museum of Arts and Design, New York, 2005, illustrated p. 143, pl. 147



187 FERNE JACOBS b. 1942

Shin, 1996

Coiled waxed linen thread.

24 x 20 x 10 in (61 x 50.8 x 25.4 cm)

Estimate $6,000 -9,000

PROVENANCE

Hand and the Spirit Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona

EXHIBITED

Intertwined: Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman Collection, ASU

Art Museum - Nelson Fine Arts Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, December 10 ,

2005 - April 1, 2006

LITERATURE

Intertwined: Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman Collection, exh.

cat., ASU Art Museum - Nelson Fine Arts Center, Arizona State University, Tempe,

2005, illustrated p. 28



188 NICHOLAS RENA b. 1963

All Other Routes, 2003

Press-molded earthenware, painted and polished.

7 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 10 in (19.1 x 56.5 x 25.4 cm)

Estimate $5,000 -7,000

PROVENANCE

Barrett Marsden Gallery, London, October 2003

EXHIBITED

Transit Space, Barrett Marsden Gallery, October 24 - November 22, 2003


189 RICK OWENS b. 1962

Pair of Stag benches, circa 2006

Stained plywood, stained wood, fallow deer antlers.

One bench: 53 1/2 x 44 1/4 x 28 1/2 in (135.9 x 112.4 x 72.4 cm); other bench:

49 5/8 x 43 x 28 1/4 in (126 x 109.2 x 71.8 cm)

Produced by Rick Owens, France. Number 4 from the edition of 20 pairs. Each

bench with metal plaque with facsimile signature Rick Owens and 4 / 20 (2).

Estimate $20,000 -25,000

PROVENANCE

Jousse Entreprise, Paris, 2007

Sophie Lovell, Limited Edition: Prototypes, One-Offs and Design Art Furniture, Basel,

2009, p. 143 for a similar example

Carol Kino, `Feigning Domesticity, Cultured, Summer 2012, p. 71 for a similar example


190 MARC NEWSON b. 1963

Pair of Wicker chairs, designed 1988

Wicker, powder-coated aluminum, chrome-plated aluminum.

Each: 29 1/2 x 26 3/8 x 34 1/4 in (75 x 67 x 87 cm)

Manufactured by Ide, Japan. Each leg with manufacturers decal IDE (2).

Estimate $4,000 - 6,000

LITERATURE

Alice Rawsthorn, Marc Newson, London, 1999, p. 60

Conway Lloyd Morgan, Marc Newson, London, 2002, pp. 164-165

Domus (Milan), no. 773, December 1991, p. 83


191 MARCEL WANDERS b. 1963

Crochet chair, 2006

Crocheted ber, epoxy resin.

22 x 47 1/4 x 49 1/4 in (56 x 120 x 125 cm)

Number 12 from the edition of 20. Underside with locket impressed with 12 / 20.

Estimate $30,000 -40,000

LITERATURE

Tutto Wanders, Flair, March 2007, front cover

The Doily Show: This Just In: Space-Age Seating. No Joke, The New York Times Style

Magazine, April 2007, New York, p. 54

Josephine Minutillo, The Performance Artist, Whitewall, Summer 2007, p. 134

Modern Magazine, Spring 2012, front cover, p. 130


192 TOM DIXON b. 1959

Prototype chaise longue, 1988

Fabric, steel.

51 3/4 x 60 x 23 1/4 in (131.4 x 152.4 x 59.1 cm)

Estimate $6,000 -8 ,000

PROVENANCE

Commissioned directly from the artist, 1988


I always start out doing drawings and when I like something and the form keeps coming back to me, even if its something ugly or a little bit deviant, my inner voice says I have to do it. So I say, Lets make it.

JOEP VAN LIESHOUT


193 ATELIER VAN LIESHOUT

Bodytable, 2005-2006

Reinforced berglass.

29 1/2 x 137 3/4 x 90 in (74.9 x 349.9 x 228.6 cm)

Produced by Atelier Van Lieshout, the Netherlands.

From the production of one blue and one green table.

Estimate $25,000 -35,000

The Bodytable was designed for two different dining establishments in

the Netherlands: the restaurant of the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum

and the cafeteria of the KOW Architects ofce. In both instances, the

Bodytable was implemented in order to enhance communication. The

irregular shape of the table was designed so people would sit closer to

each other, and thus be more likely to start a conversation.


194 FERNANDO and HUMBERTO CAMPANA b. 1961, b. 1953

Mixed Banquete chair, circa 2002

Stuffed toy animals, brushed tubular steel.

38 x 43 x 37 in (96.5 x 109.2 x 94 cm)

Manufactured by Estudio Campana, Brazil. Number 32 from the edition of 150

plus ve artists proofs and three prototypes. One animal embroidered with

Campana N. 32.

Estimate $18 ,000 -22,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Santa Monica

Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, Design, June 3, 2009, lot 98

LITERATURE

Campana Brothers, Complete Works (So Far), New York, 2010, pp. 186-87, 266


195 PHILIP MICHAEL WOLFSON b. 1958

Prototype FloorDance O table, from the Origami series, 2011

Folded and painted aluminum, glass.


Prototype from the edition of 8.

Estimate $8 ,000 -12,000

EXHIBITED

Themes and Variations Gallery, London, 2011

LITERATURE

Modern Magazine, Spring 2011, p. 72


196 RALPH BACERRA b. 1938

Large turquoise bowl, 2005

Porcelain, glaze.


Incised under the glaze with Bacerra/2005.

Estimate $6,000 -9,000

PROVENANCE

Frank Lloyd Gallery, Santa Monica

EXHIBITED

Ralph Bacerra: A survey of recent work, Frank Lloyd Gallery,

Santa Monica, February 11 - March 11, 2006

Ive never really thought of my work in post-modern terms. But I

suppose in many ways it ts the denition. My pieces are based on

traditional ideas and engage in certain cultural appropriations

in form, in design, in glaze choices. However, my work is not post-

modern in the sense that I am not making any statements

social, political, conceptual, even intellectual. Theres no meaning or

metaphor. Im committed more to the idea of pure beauty. The nished

piece should be like an ornament, exquisitely beautiful.

Ralph Bacerra


197 ETTORE SOTTSASS JR. b. 1917-2007

Vase, circa 1977

Colored glass.


Manufactured by Vistosi, Italy. Manufacturers paper

labels with Made in Italy and vistosi/Murano.

Estimate $3 ,000 -4,000

LITERATURE

Electa, Vetri Murano Oggi, Milan, 1981, p. 116

Ronald T. Labaco, Ettore Sottsass: Architect and Designer, London, 1996, p. 77 for a

similar example


198 ELIZABETH GAROUSTE and MATTIA BONETTI b. 1949, b. 1953

Unique dining table, 1992

Wenge, gold leaf, painted wood, MDF, painted metal.

29 3/4 x 93 1/4 x 51 in (75.6 x 236.9 x 129.5 cm)

Produced by Galerie Not, France.

Together with the original artists rendering and presentation material.

Estimate $7,000 -9,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Dawson Place, London

LITERATURE

Vogue (London), July 1995, pp. 130-135

Alex Buck and Alex Vogt et al., Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, Frankfurt , 1996, p. 112

Pierre Staudenmeyer, Nadia Croquet and Laurent Le Bon et al., Elizabeth Garouste &

Mattia Bonetti, Paris, 1998, p. 24

Chlo Braunstein-Kriegel and ric Germain, Les annes Staudenmeyer, 25 ans de design

en France, Paris, 2009, p. 366 and 368 for drawings


199 POUL KJRHOLM 19291980

Pair of lounge chairs, model no. PK 0, designed 1952, executed 1997

Painted and laminated beech.

Each: 26 7/8 x 26 x 24 3/4 in (68.3 x 66 x 62.9 cm)

Manufactured by Fritz Hansen, Denmark. Numbers 469 and 470 from the edition of

600 plus eight prototypes. Underside of one with manufacturers metal label PK0

POUL KJRHOLM/469/Fritz Hansen/1872-1997/MADE IN DENMARK and the other

PK0 POUL KJRHOLM/470/Fritz Hansen/1872-1997/MADE IN DENMARK (2).

Estimate $6,000 -8 ,000

LITERATURE

Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 299

Christoffer Harlang, Keld Helmer-Petersen and Krestine Kjrholm, Poul Kjrholm,

Copenhagen, 1999, pp. 13, 173, p. 11 for a drawing

Michael Sheridan, The Furniture of Poul Kjrholm: Catalogue Raisonn, New York, 2007,

pp. 36-39


200 TAPIO WIRKKALA 19151985

Jvuori (Iceberg) vase, model no. 3794, 1961

Still-mold blown crystal glass.

8 1/4 in (21 cm) high, 14 1/8 in (36 cm) wide

Manufactured by Iittala, Finland. Underside incised with TAPIO WIRKKALA

3794 and rim egraved with AURAN PANIMO OY (PLOUGH BREWERY LTD) and

ILMARI KATAJA 17. 9. 1961.

Estimate $8 ,000 -12,000

LITERATURE

Domus (Milan), no. 256, March 1951, n.p. for similar examples

Marianne Aav, Rosa Barovier Mentasti and Gordon Bowyer, et al., Tapio Wirkkala - eye,

hand and thought, exh. cat., Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2000, p. 307 for a

similar example


201 KAARE KLINT 18881954

Propeller folding stool, model no. 8783, designed 1930, executed circa 1965

Stained ash, leather, brass.

16 5/8 x 22 3/4 x 19 1/4 in (42.2 x 57.8 x 48.9 cm)

Produced by Rud. Rasmussen Snedkerier A/S, Denmark. Underside with two

paper labels RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/KBENHAVN/DANMARK and

artists monogram.

Estimate $3 ,000 -5,000

PROVENANCE

Vance Trimble, New York

LITERATURE

Rigmor Anderson, Kaare Klint mbler, Copenhagen, 1979, p. 47

Erik Zahle, ed., A Treasury of Scandinavian Design, New York, 1961, p. 117, fig. 77

Grete Jalk, Dansk Mbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Vol. 4 1957-1966, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 214,

fig. 1, 283, fig. 1-2

Frederik Sieck, Contemporary Danish Furniture Design a short illustrated review,

Copenhagen, 1990, pp. 34, 152

The present model stool was exhibited at both the 1962 and 1964 Copenhagen

Cabinetmakers Guild Exhibitions at the Kunstindustrinuseet.


202 VILHELM LAURITZEN 18941984

Sofa, designed for the National Broadcasting Building, Copenhagen, 1936-1941

Cuban mahogany, leather, brass.

31 7/8 x 64 5/8 x 28 3/8 in (81 x 164 x 72 cm)

Produced by Rud. Rasmussen Snedkerier A/S, Denmark.

Estimate $20,000 -30,000

PROVENANCE

National Broadcasting Building, Copenhagen, Denmark


203 AXEL JOHANN SALTO 1889-1961

Vase, 1949

Stoneware, Sung glazes.


Produced by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark. Crown and ROYAL COPENHAGEN

DENMARK stamp in green under the glaze with painted blue wave mark, incised

in the body G80 and Salto.

Estimate $30,000 -40,000


204 POUL KJRHOLM 19291980

Pair of low chairs, model no. PK 22, circa 1956

Cane, matte chrome-plated steel.

Each: 29 x 25 x 24 in (73.7 x 63.5 x 61 cm)

Manufactured by E. Kold Christensen, Denmark. Each frame impressed with

manufacturers mark (2).

Estimate $6,000 -8 ,000

LITERATURE

Frederik Sieck, Contemporary Danish Furniture Design a short illustrated review,

Copenhagen, 1990, p. 146

Christoffer Harlang, Keld Helmer-Petersen and Krestine Kjrholm, eds., Poul

Kjrholm, Copenhagen, 1999, pp. 84-85, 175, 180

Michael Sheridan, The Furniture of Poul Kjrholm: Catalogue Raisonn, New York, 2007,

pp. 72-77

Arne Karlsen, Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Vol. 2, Copenhagen, 2007,

pp. 71, 196-97


206 CHARLES and RAY EAMES 1907-1978, 1912-1988

Pair of DCM (Dining Chair Metal) chairs, designed 1946

Ash-laminated plywood, chrome-plated steel, rubber.

Each: 29 3/4 x 19 3/8 x 21 in (75.6 x 49.2 x 53.3 cm)

Manufactured by The Herman Miller Furniture Company, USA. Underside of

each with manufacturers paper labels `DESIGN BY CHARLES EAMES/HERMAN

MILLER ZEELAND, MICH. and patent specications (2).

Estimate $1,000 -1,500

PROVENANCE


205 In the style of

LINA BO BARDI 1914-1992

Lounge chair, circa 1950

Fabric, berglass, painted metal.

29 x 28 1/4 x 29 1/4 in (73.7 x 71.8 x 74.3 cm)

Estimate $5,000 -7,000

PROVENANCE

Form & Function, New York

LITERATURE

John Neuhart, Marilyn Neuhart and Ray Eames, Eames Design: The Work of the Office

of Charles and Ray Eames, New York, 1989, pp. 74-75

The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention, exh. cat., Library of Congress and

Vitra Design Museum, New York, 1997, pp. 22, 26, 64, 141

Pat Kirkham, Charles and Ray Eames: Designers of the Twentieth Century, Cambridge, 1998,

pp. 153, 161, 172, 189, 196, 224-227, 245, 273, 368

205

206



Leaf dish, circa 1951

Laminated-birch plywood.

1 1/2 x 6 7/8 x 5 1/4 in (3.7 x 17.6 x 13.2 cm)

Produced by Martti Lindqvist, Finland. Underside incised with W.

Estimate $4,000 - 6,000

LITERATURE

Edgar Kaufmann Jr, The Wonderworks of Tapio Wirkkala, Interiors, November 1951, p. 95


Domus (Milan), vol. 259, 1951, p. 18 for similar examples

Domus (Milan), vol. 266, January 1952, masthead, pp. 18, 44 for similar examples

Forms in Glass and Plywood, Arts & Architecture, July 1953, pp. 20-21 for similar examples

Marianne Aav and Nina Stritzler Levine, eds., Finnish Modern Design: Utopian Ideals and

Everyday Realities, 1930-1997, New York, 1998, p. 247 for similar examples


hand and thought, exh. cat., Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2000, pp. 224, 252, g.

435, p. 262, g. 455 for similar examples


Leaf dish, circa 1951

Laminated-birch plywood.

1 5/8 x 11 3/8 x 9 1/8 in (4.1 x 29 x 23.3 cm)

Produced by Martti Lindqvist, Finland. Underside incised with W.

Estimate $4,000 - 6,000

LITERATURE

Edgar Kaufmann Jr, The Wonderworks of Tapio Wirkkala, Interiors, November 1951, p. 95


Domus (Milan), vol. 259, 1951, p. 18 for similar examples

Domus (Milan), vol. 266, January 1952, masthead, pp. 18, 44 for similar examples

Forms in Glass and Plywood, Arts & Architecture, July 1953, pp. 20-21 for similar examples

Marianne Aav and Nina Stritzler Levine, eds., Finnish Modern Design: Utopian Ideals and

Everyday Realities, 1930-1997, New York, 1998, p. 247 for similar examples


hand and thought, exh. cat., Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2000, pp. 224, 252, g.

435, p. 262, g. 455 for similar examples


209 DAN JOHNSON b. 1938

Gazelle dining table, circa 1955

Patinated bronze, travertine.

29 x 84 x 37 3/4 in (73.7 x 213.4 x 95.9 cm)

Produced by Dan Johnson Studio, USA/Italy.

Estimate $15,000 -20,000


210 DAN JOHNSON b. 1938

Set of four Gazelle armchairs, model no. 20B, circa 1958

Patinated bronze, cane.

Each: 31 1/4 x 19 x 17 1/2 in (79.4 x 48.3 x 44.5 cm)

Produced by Dan Johnson Studio, USA/Italy (4).

Estimate $10,000 -15,000

LITERATURE

Cara Greenberg, Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s,

New York, 1984, p. 52

Paola Antonelli, et al., Sitting on the Edge: Modernist Design from

the Collection of Michael and Gabrielle Boyd, exh. cat., San Francisco

Museum of Modern Art, 1998, pl. 91 for a similar example



211 BIRGER KAIPIAINEN 1915-1988

Large platter, 1970s

Stoneware, glaze pearls in relief.

1 7/8 x 15 5/8 x 12 3/4 in (5 x 39.7 x 32.3 cm)

Produced by Arabia, Finland. Underside incised KAIPIAINEN/ARABIA.

Estimate $7,000 -9,000

PROVENANCE

Sothebys, New York, Ariane Dandois: European Furniture, Paintings & Asian Art,

October 26, 2007, lot 753



212 BIRGER KAIPIAINEN 1915-1988

Large charger, 1976

Stoneware, glaze pearls in relief.

2 x 19 7/8 x 16 3/4 in (5.2 x 50.4 x 42.7 cm)

Produced by Arabia, Finland. Underside incised KAIPIAINEN/ARABIA and

marked LahjottiSTK/Aararammassa/Kafulauraih-/Lolilaisundsso/9.8.1976..

Estimate $8 ,0 0 0 -12,0 0 0

PROVENANCE

Sothebys, New York, Ariane Dandois: European Furniture, Paintings & Asian Art,

October 26, 2007, lot 756



213 Swedish Bedroom Set

Three-piece bedroom set, circa 1956

Mahogany-veneered wood, mahogany, glass.

Chest of drawers: 33 7/8 x 44 5/8 x 23 7/8 in (86.2 x 113.2 x 60.5 cm);

each side drawer unit: 22 7/8 x 26 1/2 x 17 1/8 in (58.2 x 67.3 x 43.5 cm)

Comprising two side drawer units and one chest of drawers. Reverse of each unit

stamped with MADE IN SWEDEN/FACTORY NO 24 (3).

Estimate $5,000 -7,000


214 POUL HENNINGSEN 18941967

Ten-armed Bombardement ceiling light, type 1/1 shades, circa 1933

Amber glass shades, patinated tubular brass, patinated brass, Bakelite.

32 5/8 in (83 cm) drop, 28 3/8 in (72 cm) diameter

Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Each light xture embossed with PH

lamp and Patented.

Estimate $20,000 -25,000

LITERATURE

Tina Jrstian and Poul Erik Munk Nielsen, eds, Light Years Ahead, The Story of the PH

Lamp, Copenhagen, 1994, p. 201 for a similar example


215 POUL HENNINGSEN 18941967

Miniature table lamp, type 2/2 shades, circa 1931

Opaque glass shades, patinated tubular brass, patinated metal, Bakelite.

15 7/8 in (40.5 cm) high

Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Denmark.

Estimate $3 ,000 -5,000

LITERATURE

Tina Jrstian and Poul Eric Munk Nielsen, eds., Light Years Ahead,

The Story of the PH Lamp, Copenhagen, 1994, p. 164



Handcrafted bread dish, designed 1959, excuted 1965

Silver.

1 3/4 x 9 5/8 x 9 5/8 in (4.4 x 24.6 x 24.6 cm)

Handmade to order by Kultakeskus Oy, Finland. Underside marked with Finnish

assay mark, 916H, Hmeenlinna town mark, M7, impressed with KASITYO

(handcrafted) and incised W.

Estimate $3 ,000 -5,000

LITERATURE

Marianne Aav, Rosa Barovier Mentasti and Gordon Bowyer, et al., Tapio Wirkkala

eye, hand and thought, exh. cat., Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2000, p. 364



Handcrafted tray, model no. TW 99, designed 1955, executed 1960

Silver, Jacaranda.

1 3/4 x 9 7/8 x 16 3/8 in (4.3 x 25 x 41.5 cm)

Handmade to order by Kultakeskus Oy, Finland. Underside marked with Finnish

assay mark, 916H, Hmeenlinna town mark, G7, KASITYO (handcrafted),

incised W and engraved JK/17. 9. 1961.

Estimate $4,000 - 6,000

LITERATURE

Roberto Aloi, LArredamento Moderno, Modern Furnishing, Milan, 1964, p. 45


hand and thought, exh. cat., Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2000, p. 362


218 GIO PONTI and MAURO REGGIANI 1891-1979, 1897-1980

Rare Distex armchair, model no. 807, circa 1958

Printed fabric, fabric, tubular brass, brass.

31 7/8 x 30 1/8 x 40 1/2 in (81 x 76.5 x 103 cm)

Manufactured by Cassina, Italy. Seat with printed signature M Reggiani.

Together with a certicate of authenticity from the Gio Ponti Archives.

Estimate $14,000 -22,000

EXHIBITED

Circolo della stampa, Milan, 1958

LITERATURE

Lisa Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti: The Complete Work 1923-1978, London, 1990, p. 160 for a

similar example

Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il mobile italiano degli anni 40 e 50, Roma-

Bari, 1992, p. 41 for a similar example

Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, New York, 1996, pp. 226, 229, 233-234, 251-252 for

similar examples

Gio Ponti always had close connections with the world of contemporary art,

and especially with Milanese art and artists. He also had a unique sensitivity

to the formal potentials that could be tapped by combining old and new

technologies, especially as these affected the use of synthetic materials. The

Distex (nylon) chair of 1955 with an imprinted pattern designed by the Como

artist Mauro Reggiani marks the conuence of these two tendencies. The

nylon fabric used was produced by Carlo Monchetti of Legnano. The chairs

somewhat distended prole, recalling that of a contracted chaise longue, is

inected by the effect of mass evident in the back and seat. Ample curves

and a fuller, more robust prole mark the area around the projecting front

of the seat, whose bulge stands in sharp contrast to, even as it effectively

framed by, the brass supports which ank it and the slight cantilever of

the black armrests. The dynamic geometric pattern, combining a broken

hexagonal gure in sharp black outline with superimposed color elds and

linear elements, features muted hues of salmon, light blue, yellow and tan.

This scheme establishes a vivid counterpoint with the rich black lacquer of

the armrests. With characteristic brio, in this work Ponti balances abstraction

and guration in a way that translates this particular moment within

modernist art and design into a new aesthetic contribution to the dcor of the

interior. The signature M. Reggiani is clearly visible on the bottom of the seat.

The chair was part of a commission attesting to the historic collaboration

between important gures in the world of architecture, design and

art, and presented to the public in an exhibition curated jointly by Pier

Giacomo Castiglioni (younger brother of Achille) and Alberto Rosselli

at Milans Circolo della Stampa in 1958. Besides works by Ponti himself,

the contributions of Osvaldo Borsani, Carlo De Carli, Pier Giacomo

Castiglioni, Enrico Perressuti, Ernesto Nathan Rogers, Alberto Rosselli,

and Marco Zanuso, were presented among the architects/designers, and

those of Pompeo Borra, Remo Brindisi, Bruno Calvani, Bruno Cassinari,

Cristoforo De Amicis, Mino Maccari, Enzo Pagani, Enrico Paulucci, Mauro

Reggiani, and Leonardo Sgroppa, were among the artists.

In contrast to the Ponti chair, the pattern on the Frattini piece, designed

by Enzo Morelli, is less abstract. It is a vaguely oral design, fusing deep

red, off-green and orange/yellow. The chair itself is more compact and

has brass studs marking the points of structural support; the overall

language--taut dynamic form offset by fuller curves--is typical of Frattinis

design approach in general, even if the note of tectonic ingenuity visible

in the inverted v-shaped supports stands out for its dramatic quality.

These supports enable a diagonal pitch in the seat which makes for added

comfort in relation to the well-supported curve of the back.

The chair by Carlo De Carli is a red nylon armchair whose back has a

gural oral design in green, red and yellow created by the artist Renato

Birolli. Of the three chairs it is the least abstract and in some ways the

most conventional. It might be called the most feminine because of its

elegant expressive curves and delicacy of point support on brass legs,

the back two of which are slightly angled. The lively design provides

an effective foil for what is the bulkiest of the three pieces. All of these

works, and the spirit of collaboration they exemplify, belong to a postwar

ambient in which gures like Rogers and Ponti, above all, responded

to Le Corbusiers call for a new synthesis of the arts at this time, giving

an Italian, and specically Milanese inection to the modern dialogue

between art, industry, and design.

P. Campiglio, Ponti and the Artists, Domus 91 (2009), 9ff.

Anonymous, Tessuti di nailon [sic] su bozzetti di pittori, Domus 346 (1958).

GIO PONTI, GIANFRANCO FRATTINI, AND CARLO DE CARLITHREE RARE CHAIRS

WITH FABRIC DESIGNS BY MAURO REGGIANI, ENZO MORELLI, AND RENATO BIROLLI, 1955

LOTS 218-220


219 CARLO DE CARLI and ENZO MORELLI 1910-1999, 1896-1976

Rare armchair, circa 1958

Printed fabric, fabric, tubular brass, painted metal.

29 3/8 x 31 1/2 x 30 3/4 in (74.5 x 80 x 78.1 cm)

Signed twice with printed signature morelli.

Estimate $3 ,000 -4,000

EXHIBITED

Circolo della stampa, Milan, 1958


220 GIANFRANCO FRATTINI and RENATO BIROLLI 1926-2004, 1905-1959

Demountable armchair, circa 1958

Printed fabric, painted and bent plywood, painted wood, chrome-plated metal.

29 3/8 x 29 3/4 x 29 1/2 in (74.5 x 75.7 x 75 cm)

Manufactured by Cassina, Italy.

Estimate $3 ,000 -4,000

EXHIBITED

Circolo della Stampa, Milan, 1958

LITERATURE

Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds., Decorative Art 50s, Cologne, 2000, p. 198


221 FULVIO BIANCONI 1915-1996

Large fasce ritorte vase, circa 1951

Handblown glass with transparent colored ribbons.

8 1/4 in (21.1 cm)

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