Design & Contemporary
Lots: 520
Chiswick Auctions is delighted to present our Winter Design and Contemporary Auction, to be held on Tuesday the 9th of December. Our largest sale to date features a remarkable selection of works spanning from the Aesthetic Period to the 21st Century. With an incredible single-owner collection of Louis Wain Cubist “Lucky” Cats, George Tinworth’s rare ‘Four Seasons’ plaques and several mice groups, and a group of Art Deco compacts from the Capstick Dale collection. In contemporary ceramics and studio pottery consigned to the sale are works by Guido Gambone, John Ward, Lucie Rie, Richard Batterham, Janet Leach, Shoji Hamada, Bernard Leach, Clive Bowen, Michael Cardew, a Japanese landscape vase by William Marshall, a fabulous model of a sleeping lioness by Alexandre Bigot, and five works by Katharine Pleydell Bouverie.
Furniture highlights include a selection of pieces from Stella McCartney’s personal collection, showcasing her discerning taste and fashionable eye. Other highlights include a single-owner collection of Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin furniture, a magnificent Angelo Mangiarotti ‘Eros’ dining table and a rare Arne Jacobsen ‘Swan’ sofa. Other important pieces of 20th Century Design come from makers such as Charles and Ray Eames, Verner Panton, Pierre Jeanneret, Eileen Grey, Le Corbusier and Marcel Breuer. Early 20th century furniture includes such names as C.F.A. Voysey, J&J Kohn, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Eugene Gaillard.
Amongst various pieces of art glass in the sale is a unique bowl, created by master glass-engraver Peter Dreiser, which demonstrates incredible craftsmanship and has fabulous provenance. Complementing these highlights is a thoughtfully curated selection of posters and contemporary Art, including several works by Bruce High Quality and Paul McCarthy.
Lot 385 - Geoffrey Baxter (British 1922-1995) for Whitefriars 'Cucumber' Vase
Sold for £1,134
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 386 - Michael Harris (British 1933-1994) for Mdina 'Cut Ice' Fish Vase
Sold for £277
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 388 - Karlin Rushbrooke (British, 20th Century) Studio glass bowl
Sold for £126
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 392 - Philip Baldwin & Monica Guggisberg for Venini Topazio vase rom the Topkapi series
Sold for £756
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 393 - Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg for Venini ‘Zircone’ vase from the Topkapi series
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 394 - Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg for Venini, Italy Giada vase from the Topkapi series
Estimated at £600 - £1,000
Lot 397 - Studio Archirivolto (Italian 20th/21st Century) for Fasem Pair of Dining Chairs
Sold for £126
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 398 - Roberto Semprini & Mario Canzanzi for Edra, Italy A 'Tatlin' sofa
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
Lot 399 - In the Manner of Denham Maclaren (British 20th Century) Modernsist lounge chair
Sold for £2,268
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 400 - Carlo Forcolini (Italian, b. 1947) for Sidecar 'Fire Ball' floor lamp
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 406 - Neil Poulton (Scottish, b.1963) for Artimede, Italy Talak standard lamp
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 408 - Phillipe Stark (French b.1949) for Driade, Italy Pair of 'Costes' Tub Chairs
Sold for £378
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 411 - Cathy Latham (20th Century) for Hermès, Paris 'Washingtons Carriage' pattern scarf
Sold for £164
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 413 - Catherine Baschet (20th Century) for Hermès, Paris 'Qu'Importe le Flacon' pattern scarf
Sold for £164
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 414 - Hermès, Paris Pair of cigar ashtrays, decorated with military musicians
Sold for £479
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 416 - Astrid Fog (Danish 20th Century) for Georg Jensen Model No.143 Ring
Sold for £227
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 418 - Nanna Ditzel (Danish 1923-2005) for Georg Jensen Model 91 Modernist ring
Sold for £164
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 419 - Vivianna Torun (Swedish 1927-2004) for Georg Jensen Model No.336 Watch
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 420 - Tapio Wirkkala (Finnish 1915-1985) for Christofle 'Sol Lunaire' candelabrum
Estimated at £500 - £700
Lot 421 - Gio Ponti (Italian 1891-1979) for Christofle Table Candlestick
Sold for £504
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 424 - David Linley (British, b.1961) Gentleman's Shooting Companion
Sold for £1,890
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 426 - Bernardaud, Paris Part 'Ecume' Gold dinner service
Sold for £1,512
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 429 - Christopher Guy, Britain 'The Apostrophe' wall mirror
Sold for £605
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 433 - In the Manner of Murano, Italy Venetian style mirror
Sold for £504
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 434 - Éric Gizard for St Louis, Paris Vibration Table lamp
Sold for £1,386
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 436 - Fabio Fornasier (Italian 20th Century) for Lu Murano, Italy Chandelier
Sold for £3,024
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 442 - Éric Gizard for St Louis, Paris 'Vibration' table lamp
Sold for £1,512
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 446 - Andrew Martin, Britain Pair of 'Key West' Armchairs
Sold for £630
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 447 - Andrew Martin, Britain Pair of 'Brancusi' side tables
Sold for £126
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 456 - Pierangelo Gallott for Ballot & Radice Sir T 32/T 32 C Coffee Table
Sold for £63
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 457 - Antonio Citterio (Italian b.1950) for Flexform 'A.B.C' Chair
Sold for £479
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 459 - Pierre Paulin (French 1927-2009) for Artifort Pair of Mushroom Ottomans
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 461 - Bluesuntree, Britain Ball chair, in the manner of Eero Saarinen
Sold for £504
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 463 - Kay+Stemmer (British 21st Century) for SCP 'Agnes' High Shelving Unit
Sold for £529
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 465 - Jacinto Usan, Spain Three-seater sofa, with Andrew Martin upholstery
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 466 - Porta Romana, Britain Pair of 'Giacometti' Side Tables
Sold for £882
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 467 - Dieter Rams Vitsoe (b.1932) for Vitsoe, Austria Components for Modular Metal Wall System
Sold for £1,260
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 470 - Francesco Binfare (Italian, b.1939) for EDRA, Italy 'Angel' sofa
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 471 - Loomah, Britain Bespoke rug with geometric design
Sold for £1,134
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 474 - Jean Prouvé (French 1901-1984) for Vitra, Switzerland 'Solvay' or 'S.A.M Bois Table'
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 475 - Christian Liaigre (French b. 1943) Kalaé coffee table
Sold for £8,820
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 477 - Cantori, Italy 'Malaga' Dining Table and a set of ten 'Miss' chairs
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 479 - Philipp Mainzer (German 21st Century) for E15 Dining table
Sold for £1,008
Includes Buyer's Premium
