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Important 20th Century & Italian Design

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location1440 West Hubbard, Chicago, Illinois, 60622, United States In Person Preview22 November - 04 December 2006

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Wright will offer the finest collection of masterworks of the twentieth century in a series of auctions on December 3rd and 5th. Important 20th Century Design on December 3rd will showcase objects from the early part of the century by Mallet-Stevens, Hoffmann, Bouy, and Loos. Early modernism by Mies van der Rohe, Rietveld, and Aalto illustrate the influence on later designers such as Kjaerholm, Durell-Stone, and Jacobsen who are also represented in the sale. Organic forms including a rare redwood coffee table by Nakashima, a masterpiece of Bertoia's jewelry and Noguchi Rudder Fin dining table show the artistic prowess of American design in the middle of the century.

Wright's third sale of Important Italian design will feature a selection of items that demonstrate the strength and vitality of Italian artistry. Following the Important 20th Century Design sale on December 3, our Italian session continues with an academic selection of designs by the great 20th century designers, from an early Pietro Chiesa light to a Postmodern Andrea Branzi shelf. The Italian sale will also feature a pair of Gio Ponti lounge chairs and a sofa from the Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome. The master Carlo Mollino is represented in several lots including a rare set of six chairs, a dining table and two bunk beds from the Casa del Sole. An impressive Osvaldo Borsani coffee table with glass decoration by artist Lucio Fontana illustrates the collaborative and creative spirit of mid-century Italian crafts. Works by Gaetano Pesce, Ettore Sottsass and Angelo Mangiarotti will be offered alongside fine works by Carlo Di Carli, Ico Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Luigi Caccia Dominioni and Fulvio Bianconi.
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Pietro Chiesa coffee table Fontana Arte750 - Pietro Chiesa coffee table Fontana Arte
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Pietro Chiesa coffee table Fontana Arte Italy, c. 1935 crystal, brass 39.5 w x 22.75 d x 17.25 h inches Literature: Il Mobile De
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for (15,000.00) = 15,000.00
 
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Gio Ponti Morandiane stoppered bottle, 751 - Gio Ponti Morandiane stoppered bottle,
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Gio Ponti Morandiane stoppered bottle, model # 4493 Venini Italy, c. 1946 internally decorated glass 3.5 w x 14.25 h inches Signed w
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Paolo Venini Inciso bottle Venini Italy752 - Paolo Venini Inciso bottle Venini Italy
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Paolo Venini Inciso bottle Venini Italy, c. 1955 glass 3.5 w x 3 d x 14.5 h inches Signed with paper manufacturer's label to side:
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Dino Martens vase Italy, c. 1950 intern753 - Dino Martens vase Italy, c. 1950 intern
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Dino Martens vase Italy, c. 1950 internally decorated glass 8.5 dia x 13.5 h inches Marten's use of thick glass was commonplace during
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,900.00) = 2,900.00
 
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Arredoluce floor lamp Italy, c. 1950 ch754 - Arredoluce floor lamp Italy, c. 1950 ch
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Arredoluce floor lamp Italy, c. 1950 chrome-plated and enameled steel, enameled aluminum 62 h inches Literature: Neuzeitliche Leuch
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Ico Parisi, attribution stool c. 1955 I755 - Ico Parisi, attribution stool c. 1955 I
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Ico Parisi, attribution stool c. 1955 Italian walnut, upholstery, chrome-plated brass 14.25 w x 14.25 d x 18.75 h inches Condition of t
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Alessandro Pianon Pulcini Vistosi Italy756 - Alessandro Pianon Pulcini Vistosi Italy
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Alessandro Pianon Pulcini Vistosi Italy, 1960 glass, copper 6 w x 3.5 d x 12.25 h inches Signed with decal label: and roun
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,250.00) = 5,250.00
 
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Carlo Scarpa Rigadin Retorto, model #90757 - Carlo Scarpa Rigadin Retorto, model #90
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Carlo Scarpa Rigadin Retorto, model #9034, pair Venini Italy, 1936 glass 7 w x 4.5 d x 17 h inches Incised signature to underside of
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
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Andrea Branzi Amnesia vases, set of fiv758 - Andrea Branzi Amnesia vases, set of fiv
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Andrea Branzi Amnesia vases, set of five Design Gallery Milano Italy, 1991 turned aluminum 5 dia x 17.5 h inches The Amnesia series
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,000.00) = 11,000.00
 
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Guido Gambone vase Italy, c. 1955 glaze759 - Guido Gambone vase Italy, c. 1955 glaze
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Guido Gambone vase Italy, c. 1955 glazed stoneware 17 w x 14 d x 11.5 h inches Glazed signature to underside: . Condition o
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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