Design & Contemporary
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Lots: 331
The Design Department at Chiswick Auctions are delighted to present an important selection of 20th and 21st Century Design, bringing together works that celebrate the innovation and craftsmanship of the leading creative figures in modern and contemporary decorative arts.
Highlights of the sale include the second instalment of the collection of Mo Amelia Tietenbaum, author and recognised specialist in the work of Jean-Michel Frank and COMTE. Following the success of the first offering, this section features important works by the aforementioned JMF and COMTE, including a pair of guéridons, club armchairs, and parchment-covered ‘Croisillon’ table lamps. Further highlights include two rare Jean-Michel Frank ‘Mica’-covered tables from another private collection.
The sale also presents a single owner collection from an international private collector, featuring important names including Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti, Josef Frank, Joe Colombo, Bruno Mathsson, Jonathan Saunders, Lella and Massimo Vignelli, and Matt Paweski. Among the highlights is a bespoke charred oak and bronze dining suite by Valentin Loellmann, acquired directly from the studio.
The ceramics section brings together works by leading figures in studio pottery and contemporary practice, including Jennifer Lee, Gordon Baldwin, Carol McNicoll, Richard Slee, Tim Fluck, Richard Batterham, Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie, John Ward, William Marshall, and Peter Hayes.
Completing the sale is a selection of British studio glass, featuring works by Peter Layton, founder of London Glassblowing, Louis Thompson, and Paul Barcroft.
Lot 1 - Aesthetic Movement Large gas hall lantern with Owen Jones type motifs
Sold for £164
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 8 - Keith Murray (New Zealand 1892-1921) for Wedgwood A ‘Moonstone’ vase
Sold for £252
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 9 - AMENDED DESCRIPTION Shelley, England 'Blue Blocks' Part tea set, pattern no. 11788
Sold for £630
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 10 - Clarice Cliff (British 1899-1972) 'Coral Firs' pattern tea wares
Sold for £819
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 17 - Alfred Dunhill (British 1872-1959) Half Giant Aquarium Lighter
Sold for £2,520
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 18 - Alfred Dunhill (British 1872-1959) Half Giant Aquarium Lighter
Sold for £3,276
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 19 - Alfred Dunhill (British 1872-1959) Half Giant Aquarium Lighter
Sold for £3,276
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 20 - Keith Murray (New Zealand 1892-1921 for Mappin & Webb Cocktail Shaker
Sold for £428
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 24 - Rene Lalique (French 1860-1945) 'Dinard' box and cover
Sold for £554
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 25 - Rene Lalique (France 1860-1945) 'Emiliane' box and cover
Sold for £252
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 30 - Jaap Gidding (Dutch 1887-1955) (attributed) 'Trijp' Tuschinski style rug or carpet
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 31 - In the Manner of Charlotte Perriand (French 1903-1999) Pair of chairs
Sold for £252
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 32 - Alvar Aalto (Finnish, 1898-1976) for Artek Pair of Model 46 chairs
Sold for £882
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 34 - After Marcel Breuer (Hungarian-American 1902-1981) for Isokon 'Long chair'
Sold for £1,260
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 35 - Alvar Aalto (Finnish 1898-1976) for Artek Table 91 with Lazy Susan
Sold for £3,150
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 36 - Alvar Aalto (Finnish 1898-1976) for Artek, Finland Model MX800B table
Sold for £428
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 37 - T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings (British 1905–1976) for Saridis of Athens Diphros cross-leg stool
Sold for £7,560
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 38 - Attributed to Eileen Gray (Irish 1878-1976) for Aram 'Tube' light
Sold for £580
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 39 - Meret Oppenheim (1913-1985) for Simon Gavina 'Traccia' Table
Sold for £6,300
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 40 - Stepan Dmitrievich Erzia (Nefyodov) (Russian 1876-1959) Head of a Woman
Estimated at £15,000 - £20,000
Lot 42 - Jean-Michel Frank (French 1895-1941) for COMTE Pair of 'Confortable' armchairs
Sold for £13,860
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 43 - Art Deco, Europe A Modernist Six-Branch Chandelier or Pendant
Sold for £529
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 46 - Jean-Michel Frank (French 1895-1941) for COMTE, Argentina Tric-Trac Low Table
Estimated at £6,000 - £8,000
Lot 47 - Art Deco, France, to a Jean-Michel Frank design Inverted 'U' Table
Sold for £4,788
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 48 - Ammended description: COMTE, to a Jean-Michel Frank design A near pair of gueridons
Sold for £7,560
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 50 - COMTE, to a Jean-Michel Frank design Nest of tables
Sold for £2,772
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 62 - Jean-Michel Frank (French 1895-1941) for Chanaux et Pelletier Rare and Important Low Table
Sold for £72,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 66 - Alvar Alto (Finnish 1898-1976) for Valaistustyö A pair of door handles
Sold for £5,292
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 67 - Gio Ponti (Italian 1891-1979) and Fontana Arte Pair of Side or Occasional Tables
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
Lot 68 - Josef Frank (Austrian/Swedish 1885-1967) for Svenskt Tenn Sofa model no. 968
Estimated at £5,000 - £8,000
Lot 70 - Bruno Mathsson (Swedish 1907-1988) for DUX "Pernilla 3" chair
Sold for £1,638
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 71 - Gianfranco Frattini (Italian 1926-2004) for Bernini, Italy Model 530 Desk
Sold for £1,260
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 72 - Brooke Richard and Laura Watson for Richard Watson, USA Writing Desk
Sold for £1,764
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 73 - Louis Kalff (Dutch 1897-1976) for Philips, Netherlands A 'Z' Table Lamp
Sold for £580
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 78 - Hans-Agne Jakobsson (Swedish 1919-2009) for Markaryd, Sweden Set of 10 Pendant Lights
Sold for £1,638
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 79 - § Valentin Loellmann (Dutch, b 1984) Bespoke table and chairs
Sold for £52,920
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 83 - Silvio Coppola (Italian, 1920-1985) for Bernini, Ceriano Laghetto Buffet table / sideboard
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 89 - Børge Mogensen (Danish 1914–1972) for FDB Møbler Shaker chairs model J39, set of eight
Sold for £1,386
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 90 - Erik Kirkegaard for Glostrup, Denmarks Model 52 Chair
Sold for £277
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 93 - Jens Quistgaard (Danish 1919-2008) or Richard Nissen, Denmark Stokke Coffee Table
Sold for £3,528
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 95 - Otto Parzinger for Maison Jansen Two campaign chairs
Sold for £2,142
Includes Buyer's Premium
