Auction Preview: Piasa’s Italian Design, Apr 11, Paris
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The auction presents an array of fine examples of Italian designs, featuring furniture, sculptures, lamps, suspensions and many more items on sale.What: Sale of Italian designer itemsWhere: Piasa, 118 Rue Du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 ParisWhen: April 11ToAuction Preview: Piasa’s Italian Design, Apr 11, Paris
The auction presents an array of fine examples of Italian designs, featuring furniture, sculptures, lamps, suspensions and many more items on sale.What: Sale of Italian designer itemsWhere: Piasa, 118 Rue Du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 ParisWhen: April 11Top Lots of the Sale:- A wood and textile armchair by designer Gio Ponti (1891-1979), created around 1949, estimate: €80,000 - €120,000 (US$85,300 - US$127,951);- A 235.5 cm tall circa 1950 walnut and glass large secretary chair by Gio Ponti; estimate: €80,000 - €120,000 (US$85,300 - US$127,951);- A 129 cm tall 1950 brass, lithographed and lacquered wood bar cabinet by Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988); estimate: €60,000 - €80,000 (US$63,975 - US$85,300);- A 1950 brass and glass Greco edition Italian suspension; estimate: €40,000 - €60,000 (US$42,650 - US$63,975);- A 1953 lacquered metal, Perspex and Fablon ceiling light designed by Gino Sarfatti (1912-1985); estimate: €30,000 - €50,000 (US$31,988 - US$53,313);- A wood and metal table by architectural firm BBPR (Gian Luigi Banfi Ludovico Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressutti and Ernesto Rogers); estimate: €30,000 - €50,000 (US$31,988 - US$53,313);- An early 1950 wood, marble and brass wall console by Gio Ponti; estimate: €30,000 - €50,000 (US$31,988 - US$53,313).For details, visit: http://www.piasa.fr/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale. Read more