Design & Contemporary
Catalogue: Download PDF catalogue
Lots: 523
The Design Department at Chiswick Auctions is proud to present the first sale of 2026, featuring four distinguished private collections spanning diverse periods and disciplines.
From the collection of researcher, author and specialist Mo Amelia Teitelbaum, is a curated selection of works by Jean-Michel Frank, designed during his time in Argentina where he co-founded the Design Firm Comte S.A. Chiswick Auctions is honoured to present works that reflects this Argentine chapter. Highlights include a scarce and important desk made for the Sans Souci Palace, a rattan and cherrywood table commissioned by Fritz Mandl, and a pair of Bridge Chairs designed for the foyer of the The Kavanagh Building - the iconic Modernist skyscraper in the heart of Buenos Aires.
A single owner collection of Italian Design, spanning the 1920s to present day, demonstrates the enduring relevance of Italian style. Works by masters such as Gio Ponti, Zanotta, Paolo Buffa, Piero Fornasetti and Ico Parisi are presented alongside renowned makers of lighting Barovier & Toso, Angelo Lelli and Venini.
Lot 290 - Carlo Molino (Italian 1905 to 1973) for Zanotta, Italy 'Cavour' Desk
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
Lot 291 - Originals for Sika Design, Denmark Pair of piano stool
Sold for £277
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 292 - Attributed to Paolo Buffa (Italian 1903 to 1970) Pair of bedside tables
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 296 - Ico Parisi (Italian 1916 to 1966) Pair of armchairs
Sold for £1,260
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 297 - Gastone Rinaldi (Italian 1920 to 2006) for Rima Pair of cantilever armchairs
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 300 - In the Manner of Paolo Buffa (Italian 1903-1970) Floating console
Sold for £403
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 301 - Attributed to Vittorio Introini (Italian 1935–2023) Bar Cart or Trolley
Sold for £202
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 302 - Attributed to Mobili Italiani Moderni, Italy Desk with floating shelf
Sold for £302
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 304 - Attributed to Paolo Buffa (Italian 1903-1870) Pretzel Armchair
Sold for £504
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 305 - Attributed to Carlo Di Carli (Italian 1910-1999) Pair of armchairs
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 310 - Attributed to Carlo Di Carli (Italian 1910-1999) Pair of armchairs
Sold for £693
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 317 - Attributed to Carlo Scarpa (Italian 1906-1978) Pair of 'Latte' cup wall lights
Sold for £2,016
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 319 - Franco Raggi (Italian b.1945) for Fontana Arte, Italy 'Nobi 3026' Standard lamp
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 321 - Guglielmo Ulrich (Italian 1904-1977) Eight branch chandelier
Sold for £693
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 324 - Attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi (Italian, 1892-1977) for Venini Chandelier
Estimated at £600 - £1,000
Lot 325 - Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso (Italian, 20th Century) for Leucos Dome pendant
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 328 - Angelo Lelli (Italian 1911-1989) for Stilnovo, Italy Pair of wall lights
Sold for £302
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 329 - Angelo Lelli (Italian 1911-1989) for Stilnovo, Italy Pair of wall lights
Sold for £302
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 330 - Tomaso Buzzi (Italian 1900-1981) for Venini, Italy Pair of 'Feather' wall lights
Sold for £3,276
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 331 - Barovier and Toso, Italy Pair of 'Rostrato' wall lights
Sold for £3,024
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 336 - Venini, Italy Pair of 'Reticello' leaf shaped wall lights
Sold for £693
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 340 - Pietro Chiesa (Italian 1876-1959)for Fontana Arte, Italy Pendant light
Sold for £882
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 341 - Albano Poli (Italian) for Poliarte, Italy Pair of Brutalist wall sconces or uplights
Sold for £630
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 342 - Pietro Chiesa (Italian 1892-1948) for Fontana Arte, Italy Pendant light or chandelier
Estimated at £600 - £1,000
Lot 344 - Attributed to Carlo Nason (Italian b.1935) for Mazzega 'Osso' Pendant Light
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 353 - In the manner of Emilio Ambron (Italian 1995-1996) Untitled Still Life
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 358 - Andrea Cresti (Italian, b.1938) Two works; 'Untitled no 20' and 'Untitled no 26'
Sold for £328
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 360 - § José de Freitas Cruz (Portuguese, b. 1956) Liquid Odii (Liquid hate)
Sold for £277
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 361 - Laurent Casimir (Haetian, 1928-1990) Pineapple vendors at market
Sold for £164
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 362 - Richard Bent (XX British) Two Works; 'Sunset on Venus' and 'Gratuitous violence, 1'
Sold for £101
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 364 - Richard Bent (XX British) Two works; 'Project 2' and 'Fall'
Sold for £189
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 365 - Richard Bent (XX British) Two Works; 'Ionisation' and 'Untitled'
Sold for £189
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 366 - Parscha Mirghawameddin (German, b. 1979) Abstact 4309
Sold for £151
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 368 - Alessandro Sciolari (XX Italian) 'Ethereals' 'Surfaces' and 'Shadows'
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 369 - Julie Abadie (French, 20th Century) for Hermès, Paris Voitures Paniers scarf
Sold for £252
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 370 - Michele Duchene (20th Century) for Hermès, Paris 'Feux d'Artifice' scarf
Sold for £580
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 372 - Biba, London Collection of Beauty Items and Ephemera
Sold for £403
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 374 - Attributed to Peter Nelson (British 1928-2009) Table lamp
Sold for £101
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 375 - Attributed to Peter Nelson (British 1928-2009) Standard or Floor Lamp
Sold for £302
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 377 - Attributed to Peter Nelson (British 1928-2009) Floor or Standard Lamp
Sold for £328
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 379 - Mario Botta (Swiss, b.1943) for Artimede, Switzerland / Italy Shogun table lamp
Sold for £693
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 382 - Joe Colombo (Italian 1930-1971) for Padova, Italy 'Boby' Trolley
Sold for £277
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 384 - Joe Colombo (Italian 1930-1971) for Bieffeplast 'Boby' Trolley
Sold for £189
Includes Buyer's Premium