The auction year has come to an end and closes with the sale dedicated to the great masters of Design and Decorative Arts of the 20th century. Sale results exceeding € 550.000, 75% of lots sold and 115% revaluation of estimates.
The exceptional “3458” model vase boosts public's bids for this wonderful unique piece by the Italian architect Tomaso Buzzi for Venini to a considerable price (€ 63,000), followed by the truncated cone vase from the “Tessere” series by Ercole Barovier (€ 7,560): both results reflect the value and appreciation for two internationally renowned masters.
Lot 44
Tomaso Buzzi Vase model "3458". Execution by Venini, Murano, 1932-33.
Double-mouthed body of multi-layered gray-purple incamiciato glass with gold leaf application.
Low truncated cone foot, "spiral" handle and filaments lying at the base of the "amber and gold" glass mouths. Unique piece (cm 18x23x23).
Sold € 63.000
Lot 7
Ercole Barovier
Truncated-cone body vase of the series "Tessere". Murano, 1950s.
Blown glass with alternating opalescent and blue-azure glass tiles. Heat-applied colorless glass base. (h 31 cm.)
Sold € 7.560
The "Monofilo" series designed by Luciano Grassi, Sergio Conti and Marisa Forlani, as concerns furniture, is confirmed to be highly sought after with the sale of the six "Artigianato" model armchairs (€ 37,800), as is the interest in timeless elegance for Franco Albini’s pair of chairs for the Pirovano hotel-lodge in Cervinia (€ 7,560).
Lot 138 Luciano Grassi, Sergio Conti e Marisa Forlani
Six armchairs model "Artigianato" of the series "Monofilo". Commercializzazione Emilio Paoli, Florence, 1953-55.
Black painted iron tubes and nylon. (89x84x84 cm.)
Provenance Private collection, Milan Exhibition Nominated at Compasso d'Oro del 1955
Sold € 37.800
Lot 97
Franco Albini
Pair of chairs for the Pirovano lodge hotel in Cervinia.
Produced by Poggi, Pavia, 1951ca. Solid fir wood. Shaped seat, back in two sections joined by dovetail clamped crossbar, four truncated cone legs. (36x82x46 cm.). Provenance Private collection, Italy; Albergo Rifugio Pirovano, Cervinia.
Exhibition Il mondo di Poggi. L'officina del design e delle arti, Musei Civici di Pavia, 2nd of June - 23rd of October 2022
Sold € 7.560
In the same section, the results emerge for the creative flare evoked by the 1960s solid wood sideboard by Poltronova (€ 8,190), by Gaetano Pesce’s “Nobody's perfect - Zerodisegno” chair (€ 5,670) and by Piero Portaluppi’s wooden veneered dressing table with three drawers accompanied by the circular beveled crystal mirror (€ 4,410).
Lastly, worth mentioning is the result of the armchair attributable to Gio Ponti, which confirms the in-depth researches by the department (€ 5,040).
Lot 506
Solid wood and veneered sideboard with four drawers and two doors covered in blue cloth. Florence, 1960s.
Bearing manufacturer's adhesive label. (178.5x76.5x46.5 cm.)
Sold € 8.190
Lot 91
Gaetano Pesce
Chair of the series "Nobody’s perfect - Zerodisegno". Execution by Quattrocchio S.r.l. Italy, 2003.
Multicolor resins in the prevalent colors white, red, black, gray. Marked "ZERODISEGNO - Gaetano Pesce" and dated 12.11.03. (42x95x42 cm.)
Sold € 5.670
Lot 62
Piero Portaluppi
Hanging wood veneer toilet cabinet with three drawers, door and storage compartment, nickel-plated brass handles,
circular beveled crystal mirror. Milan, 1935ca. (182x28x24 cm.)Provenance G. House, Milan
Sold € 4.410
In the lighting sector, the mahogany and beveled crystal floor lamp by Pietro Chiesa stands out (€ 5,670), an extraordinary combination of form and function.
Lot 122
Pietro Chiesa
Mahogany and thick beveled crystal floor lamp, etched lamp shade disk on the bottom surface.
Execution by Fontana Arte, Milan, 1940s. (h 183 cm.)
Sold € 5.670