Auction Preview: Important Design at Phillips, London, March 21
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What: Important DesignWhere: Phillips, 30 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1J 6EX, UKWhen: March 21, 02.00 PM GMTPublic Viewing: March 16 - 21; Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm & Sunday 12 pm - 6 pmTop lots of the sale:— Lot 14: Lucio Fontana and OsvAuction Preview: Important Design at Phillips, London, March 21
What: Important DesignWhere: Phillips, 30 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1J 6EX, UKWhen: March 21, 02.00 PM GMTPublic Viewing: March 16 - 21; Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm & Sunday 12 pm - 6 pmTop lots of the sale:— Lot 14: Lucio Fontana and Osvaldo Borsani: “Wardrobe” (1952-1953). Reverse-painted glass, walnut, brass. 184.7 x 254.3 x 63 cm (72 3/4 x 100 1/8 x 24 3/4 in.). Manufactured by “Arredamenti Borsani,” Varedo, Italy. Glass panels painted by “Lucio Fontana,” Milan, Italy. Lower corner of each glass panel acid-etched Securit. Archivio Lucio Fontana number 1438/1. Estimate: 140,000 £ - 220,000 £ (185,578 USD – 291,622 USD).— Lot 12: Carlo Mollino: “Unique pair of lounge chairs” designed for the living room of the “Ada and Cesare Minola House,” Turin. (1944-1946). Gilt wood, fabric, brass nailheads. Each: 91.5 x 62 x 89 cm (36 x 24 3/8 x 35 in.) Executed by “Cellerino,” Turin, Italy. Estimate: 100,000 £ - 150,000 £ (132,556 USD –198,833 USD).— Lot 35: Carlo Bugatti: “Rare games table and set of four chairs,” circa 1902. Vellum-covered wood, repousse brass, brass, pewter, ebonised veneered-wood, walnut-veneered wood. Table: 79 x 76 x 76.4 cm (31 1/8 x 29 7/8 x 30 1/8 in.); Each chair: 87.5 x 40.4 x 48.7 cm (34 1/2 x 15 7/8 x 19 1/8 in.). Side of table and reverse of two chairs signed Bugatti. Estimate: 80,000 £ - 120,000 £ (106,044 USD –159,067 USD).— Lot 33: Carlo Mollino: “Rare chair”, designed for the conference room, Lattes Publishing House, Turin, 1951. Birch plywood, Resinflex, steel, brass. 97.3 x 39 x 54 cm (38 1/4 x 15 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.). Executed by “Apelli & Varesio,” Turin, Italy. From the production of 12. Estimate: 70,000 £ - 90,000 £ (92,788 USD –119,301 USD).— Lot 28: Carlo Mollino: “Set of three side chairs”, designed for the Casa del Sole, Cervinia, circa 1953. Oak, chestnut, brass. Each: 92.6 x 37.5 x 45.5 cm (36 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.). Executed by “Ettore Canali”, Brescia, Italy. Estimate: 60,000 £ - 80,000 £ (79,533 USD –106,044 USD).— Lot 36: Gio Ponti: “Set of three stools”, designed for the Contini Bonacossi residence, Quadreria Moderna, Villa Vittoria, Florence, 1930-1931. Walnut-veneered wood, leather, bronze. Each: 41.6 x 74.5 x 54.3 cm (16 3/8 x 29 3/8 x 21 3/8 in.). Executed by master cabinetmaker Angelo Magnoni for Quarti, Milan, Italy. From the production of five. Underside of each with metal label with facsimile signature Gio Ponti. Together with a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives. Estimate: 50,000 £ - 70,000 £ (66,278 USD –92,788 USD).— Lot 66: Toyo Ito: “Matsumoto four table”, 2015. Acrylic. 30 x 196 x 100 cm (11 3/4 x 77 1/8 x 39 3/8 in.). Editioned by Galleria Scacchi Giovanni, Milan, Italy. Number 5 from the edition of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof. Together with a certificate of authenticity from Giovanni Scacchi Gallery. Estimate: 50,000 £ - 70,000 £ (66,278 USD –92,788 USD).For details, visit: https://www.phillips.com/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more