Important Design + Postwar & Contemporary Art

Auction Details

The Important Design series will feature a stunning selection of rare and new-to-the-market works spanning all decades and styles.


Italian master Gio Ponti is represented by numerous significant lots: his room from the IX Triennale of Milan, an iconic coffee table from his Villa Arreaza commission and several pieces from the Vembi-Burroughs offices. Carlo Mollino, Ico Parisi and others round out the ever-popular Italian offerings. Museum-quality works by mid-century French designers Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouve will be sold alongside contemporary designers like Ron Arad, the Campana brothers and Guy de Rougemont. Further selections include American classics by George Nakashima, Vladimir Kagan and Paul Evans. In all, the sale features an international array of works emblematic of the character and quality of 20th and 21st century design.


Session two, held on December 11th, also includes nearly 100 lots of post war and contemporary artworks by artists Philip Guston, Nam Jun Paik, Andy Warhol and Ad Reinhardt among others.
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Jean Prouve, pair of doors from the Grand Casino, Royan525Jean Prouve, pair of doors from the Grand Casino, Royan
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pair of doors from the Grand Casino, Royan Ateliers Jean Prouve France, 1951 corrugated and oxidized aluminum sheet, steel, ash 47 w x 2
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 9,000.00
Jean Prouve, bench526Jean Prouve, bench
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bench Ateliers Jean Prouve France, 1954 enameled steel, oak 56 w x 19.5 d x 29 h inches Literature: <i>Jean Prouve Complete Works,
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for 10,000.00
Jean Prouve, pair of doors from the Grand Casino, Royan527Jean Prouve, pair of doors from the Grand Casino, Royan
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pair of doors from the Grand Casino, Royan Ateliers Jean Prouve France, 1951 corrugated and oxidized aluminum sheet, steel, ash 47 w x 2
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 6,500.00
Serge Mouille, Saturne sconces, pair528Serge Mouille, Saturne sconces, pair
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Saturne sconces, pair Ateliers Serge Mouille France, 1957 enameled aluminum, brass 10 dia inches Literature: <i>Jean Prouve/Serge M
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for 14,000.00
Jean Prouve , coffee table529Jean Prouve , coffee table
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coffee table Ateliers Jean Prouve France, 1944 slate, oak, enameled steel 39.25 dia x 13.75 h inches Provenance: Collection of Ann
Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
Sold to floor for 54,000.00
Lucien Herve, Portrait of Pierre Jeanneret530Lucien Herve, Portrait of Pierre Jeanneret
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Portrait of Pierre Jeanneret France, 1955 gelatin silver print with ferrotyping 5.75 h x 4 w inches Signed and dated to the reverse:
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,900.00
Pierre Jeanneret, pair of armchairs from Chandigarh531Pierre Jeanneret, pair of armchairs from Chandigarh
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pair of armchairs from Chandigarh France/India, 1952-1956 teak, cane 21 w x 29 d x 30.5 h inches Painted markings to reverse of one exampl
Estimate : 18,000.00 - 22,000.00
Sold to floor for 15,000.00
Pierre Jeanneret, table from Punjab University, Chandigarh532Pierre Jeanneret, table from Punjab University, Chandigarh
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table from Punjab University, Chandigarh France/India, 1952-1956 teak 35.5 w x 35.5 d x 28 h inches Painted markings to leg: [6/1].<BR><BR
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for 15,000.00
Pierre Jeanneret, pair of library chairs from TS Central Library, Chandigarh533Pierre Jeanneret, pair of library chairs from TS Central Library, Chandigarh
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pair of library chairs from TS Central Library, Chandigarh France/India, 1952-1956 teak, cane 18.5 w x 20 d x 30.5 h inches Hand-painted t
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,750.00
Pierre Jeanneret, coffee table from Chandigarh534Pierre Jeanneret, coffee table from Chandigarh
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coffee table from Chandigarh France/India, 1952-1956 teak 26 dia x 16 h inches<BR><BR>Condition of the item is not included in this desc...
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 7,500.00
Pierre Jeanneret, pair of armchairs from Chandigarh535Pierre Jeanneret, pair of armchairs from Chandigarh
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pair of armchairs from Chandigarh France/India, 1952-1956 teak, cane 20.5 w x 28 d x 28 h inches<BR><BR>Condition of the item is not inc...
Estimate : 18,000.00 - 22,000.00
Sold to floor for 11,000.00
Pierre Jeanneret, bench from Chandigarh536Pierre Jeanneret, bench from Chandigarh
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bench from Chandigarh France/India, 1952-1956 teak, cane 54 w x 18.25 d x 16.5 h inches Painted markings to leg: [LEG.H.2].<BR><BR>Conditi
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 13,000.00
Pierre Jeanneret, pair of library chairs from TS Central Library, Chandigarh537Pierre Jeanneret, pair of library chairs from TS Central Library, Chandigarh
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pair of library chairs from TS Central Library, Chandigarh France/India, 1952-1956 teak, cane 18.5 w x 20 d x 30.5 h inches Hand-painted t
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,750.00
Pierre Jeanneret, stool from Chandigarh538Pierre Jeanneret, stool from Chandigarh
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stool from Chandigarh France/India, 1952-1956 teak, cane 18.5 w x 18.5 d x 27.75 h inches Stenciled and hand-written markings to leg:
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for 7,000.00
Pierre Jeanneret, desk from the Base building, Chandigarh539Pierre Jeanneret, desk from the Base building, Chandigarh
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desk from the Base building, Chandigarh France/India, 1952-1956 teak, leather 48 w x 33 d x 28.5 h inches Six shelves to back of desk with
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 10,000.00
Carlo Mollino, chair from the Casa Editrice Lattes Publishing House, Torino540Carlo Mollino, chair from the Casa Editrice Lattes Publishing House, Torino
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chair from the Casa Editrice Lattes Publishing House, Torino Apelli & Varesio Italy, 1953 maple plywood, ash, brass, skai 15 w x 20 d x 35
Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
Sold to floor for 80,000.00
Carlo Mollino, chair from the Casa del Sole, Cervinia541Carlo Mollino, chair from the Casa del Sole, Cervinia
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chair from the Casa del Sole, Cervinia Ettore Canali Italy, 1953 oak, brass 15 w x 18 d x 37 h inches Provenance: Fulvio Ferrari, T
Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
Sold to floor for 45,000.00
Carlo Mollino, cabinet from the Ferro residence, Torino542Carlo Mollino, cabinet from the Ferro residence, Torino
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cabinet from the Ferro residence, Torino Apelli & Varesio Italy, 1950-1952 maple, skai, brass 56.5 w x 18.5 d x 99 h inches In the earl
Estimate : 35,000.00 - 40,000.00
Sold to floor for 35,000.00
Angelo Lelli, Counterbalance lamp543Angelo Lelli, Counterbalance lamp
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Counterbalance lamp Arredoluce Italy, 1964 brass, enameled aluminum, enameled steel 68 w x 12 d x 25 h inches Literature: <i>La Luc
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 15,000.00
Tobia Scarpa, Canoa dish, model 516.10544Tobia Scarpa, Canoa dish, model 516.10
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Canoa dish, model 516.10 Venini Italy, 1960 wheel-carved glass 32.5 w x 6 d x 3.75 h inches This form, part of the Battuti series, was
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 8,500.00