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Click here to subscribeSottsass, Ettore (1917 Innsbruck - Mailand 2007) Tischleuchte "Tahiti", einflammig. Gestell mit neigbarem Kopf aus polychrom gelacktem Metall, hölzerner Sockel mit schwarz-weißem Dekor. Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, min. Bereibungen bzw. kl. Kratzer. Entwurf von 1981, hergestellt durch Memphis, Mailand (Plakette). H. max. ca. 71 cm.
Alessandro Mendini (1913-2019), a set of six ‘TYL’ liqueur glasses for Studio Alchimia Late 1980s Each glass with a flared bowl, united by a slender stem to a domed base that could be turned upside down for change of beverage 13 cm high (6) Property from a Private Collection NOTE: Studio Alchimia was a design collective founded, pre-Memphis, in 1976 in Milan by Alessandro Guerriero and his sister Adriana Guerriero-Reali. Designers Alessandro Mendini, Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi, Bruno and Giorgio Gregori, Paola Navone, Daniela Puppa, Andrea Branzi, and Franco Raggi all contributed to the work of the group. They encompassed Architecture, theatrical design, decorative arts, product and clothing designs and their ethos was at counterpoint to the aesthetic of the Bauhaus and the other industrial and minimalist designers. They were interested in a colour and the play between forms and were happy to embrace modern technologies. The Studio Alchimia closed in 1992.No damages detected.
Alessandro Mendini (1913-2019), a set of five ‘TYL’ champagne flutes for Studio Alchimia Late 1980s Each glass with slender conical bowl, united by a slender stem to a smaller domed shaped base that can be turned upside down for change of beverage 20 cm high (5) Property from a Private Collection NOTE: Studio Alchimia was a design collective founded, pre-Memphis, in 1976 in Milan by Alessandro Guerriero and his sister Adriana Guerriero-Reali. Designers Alessandro Mendini, Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi, Bruno and Giorgio Gregori, Paola Navone, Daniela Puppa, Andrea Branzi, and Franco Raggi all contributed to the work of the group. They encompassed Architecture, theatrical design, decorative arts, product and clothing designs and their ethos was at counterpoint to the aesthetic of the Bauhaus and the other industrial and minimalist designers. They were interested in a colour and the play between forms and were happy to embrace modern technologies. The Studio Alchimia closed in 1992.Some small abrasions to one of the small bowls.
Alessandro Mendini (1913-2019), a set of six ‘TYL’ wine glasses for Studio Alchimia Late 1980s Each glass with a cup shaped bowl united by a slender stem to a smaller domed shaped base that can be turned upside down for change of beverage17 cm high (6) Property from a Private Collection NOTE: Studio Alchimia was a design collective founded, pre-Memphis, in 1976 in Milan by Alessandro Guerriero and his sister Adriana Guerriero-Reali. Designers Alessandro Mendini, Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi, Bruno and Giorgio Gregori, Paola Navone, Daniela Puppa, Andrea Branzi, and Franco Raggi all contributed to the work of the group. They encompassed Architecture, theatrical design, decorative arts, product and clothing designs and their ethos was at counterpoint to the aesthetic of the Bauhaus and the other industrial and minimalist designers. They were interested in a colour and the play between forms and were happy to embrace modern technologies. The Studio Alchimia closed in 1992.No damages. Anomaly to rim on one glass on the small cup/bowl - but how it was made, not damage.
Studio Alchimia (1976-1992), a group of water glasses c.1985 Comprising: a set of 6 double gourd shaped glasses; together with a set of 6 double gourd shaped glasses with flared necks; and a set of 4 glasses with a bulbous middle and flared neck; and a set of 4 glasses with cylindrical middle and a flared neck, each engraved on the underside of the foot with a rod and dot pattern 12 cm high (20) (one of each of shape glass illustrated) Property from a Private Collection NOTE: Studio Alchimia was a design collective founded, pre-Memphis, in 1976 in Milan by Alessandro Guerriero and his sister Adriana Guerriero-Reali. Designers Alessandro Mendini, Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi, Bruno and Giorgio Gregori, Paola Navone, Daniela Puppa, Andrea Branzi, and Franco Raggi all contributed to the work of the group. They encompassed Architecture, theatrical design, decorative arts, product and clothing designs and their ethos was at counterpoint to the aesthetic of the Bauhaus and the other industrial and minimalist designers. They were interested in a colour and the play between forms and were happy to embrace modern technologies. The Studio Alchimia closed in 1992.Small fold in the glass on the foot of one of the 4 glasses with the bulbous middle - but this is not damaged as it was how it was made. Light natural wear to the bases. Overall good condition.Provenance: purchased from The Ikon Corporation, London, 26th July 1990 - 'Alchimia glasses', originally 30 in number
Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007), a pair of silver plated 'Silvershade' candlesticks, for Swid Powell c.1984, each stamped ' Swid Powell, E Sottsass, Silver plated, Made in Italy' Each of asymmetrical form, comprising geometric and cylindrical elements each 32cm high (2)Please refer to department for condition report
Ettore Sottsass JR.Vase, model no. 582, from the 'Colaggio' series, 1962-1963Glazed ceramic.23.5 cm highProduced by the Società Ceramica Toscana di Figline for Galleria Il Sestante, Italy. Underside signed in white marker 'SOTTSASS/IL SESTANTE/582 ITALY' and with gallery's paper label printed arform/Genève. Footnotes:Provenancearform, GenèveAcquired from the above by the present ownerLiterature'Ceramiche a colaggio, per la serie, Ettore Sottsass jr.' Domus, no. 422, January 1965, pp. 53-54 Fulvio Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass Tutta la Ceramica, Turin, 1996, p. 99, fig. 374This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Ettore Sottsass JR.Rare mirror, circa 1957Mirrored glass, coloured mirrored glass, brass.194.5 x 30.5 x 3 cm Manufactured by Santambrogio and De Berti, Italy.Footnotes:LiteratureEdoardo Paoli, L'importanza dello Specchio, Milan, 1949, pp. 19, 23This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Ettore Sottsass JR.'Gala' standard lamp, from the Mobili lunghi series, 2000Painted laminated-wood. 200 x 12 x 12 cmProduced by Memphis Galleria Post Design, Milan, Italy.Footnotes:LiteratureEttore Sottsass: Memphis Galleria Post Design, Milan, 2000, n.p.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Valentine typewriter,designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1969, with red carrying case,33cm wide34cm deep10cm highCondition report: Some marks to case, enamel chips to back, scuffing to top, behind Valentine moulded mark. Working condition. All keys working and carriage and return also work.
Steel and ABS plastic, in the original carry case“[F]or use in any place except in an office, so as not to remind anyone of the monotonous working hours, but rather to keep amateur poets company on quiet Sundays in the country or to provide a highly colored object on a table in a studio apartment. An anti-machine machine, built around the commonest mass-produced mechanism, the works inside any typewriter, it may also seem to be an unpretentious toy.”— ETTORE SOTTSASS
Cinque poltrone da ufficio della serie Sitdown. Alluminio pressofuso, vetroresina smaltata, materiale plastico, pelle imbottita. Produzione Poltronova anni '60.cm 104x69x75; cm 75x60x50Etichetta del produttore. Buone condizioni generali. Piccole righe e trascurrabil isegni di usura al piano.MANUFACTURER'S LABEL. GOOD GENERAL CONDITIONS. SMALL LINES AND MINOR WEAR SIGNS ON THE TOPFIVE OFFICE ARMCHAIRS BY E. SOTTSASS (5)
Quattro lampade da tavolo mod. Sinus. ABS stampato. Produzione Stilnovo 1972 ca.cm 32,5x8x7,5Buone condizioni generali. Tracce di bruciature su due lampade. mancanti delle viti di chiusura.GOOD GENERAL CONDITIONS. SOME BURN MARKS ON TWO LAMPS. SOME CLOSING SCREWS ARE MISSINGFOUR TABLE LAMPS BY E. SOTTSASS (4)Bibliografia;Casa Amica 9 dicembre 1973, p. 103; C. & P. Fiell, 1000 lights 1960 to present, Taschen, Koln, 2005, p. 248.
Sofa. Wood and fabric. Cm 200,00 x 57,00 x 80,00. Sofa mod. Califfo, for Poltronova, mid 60s. Red lacquered wood, missing padding. Publications: Domus, n. 433, December, 1965, advertising - Domus, n. 442, September 1966, p. 27 - Hans Höger, Ettore Sottsass Jun. Designer, Artist, Architect, Tübingen, 1993, p. 79.
Sofa. Wood and fabric. Cm 200,00 x 57,00 x 80,00. Sofa mod. Califfo, for Poltronova, mid 60s. Red lacquered wood, missing padding. Publications: Domus, n. 433, December, 1965, advertising - Domus, n. 442, September 1966, p. 27 - Hans Höger, Ettore Sottsass Jun. Designer, Artist, Architect, Tübingen, 1993, p. 79.
ETTORE SOTTSASSUna teiera 'Basilico' disegno 1972 produzione ALESSIO SARRI 1988. Ceramica formata a stampo e smaltata. Marcata 'Anthologie Quartett AS' e firmata 'EttoreSottsass' Cm 21 (h) x 23 5 x 19. A 'Basilico' teapot designed in 1972 produced by ALESSIO SARRI 1988. Glazed cast ceramic. Marked 'AS 1988' e signed 'EttoreSottsass' 8.3 (h) x 9.2 x 7.5 inches. Letteratura: Fulvio Ferrari Ettore Sottsass tutta la ceramica Allemandi Torino 1996 p. 179; Fulvio Ferrari Sottsass one thousand ceramics Adarte Torino 2017 p. 154.
ETTORE SOTTSASSUn vaso 'ET4' esecuzione ALESSIO SARRI 1990Ceramica formata a stampo smalto mat.Marcato 'A. Sarri' sotto un tridente e firmato 'Ettoresottsass'. Altezza cm 19. An 'ET4' vase manufactured by ALESSIO SARRI 1990. Moulded ceramic with mat glaze. Marked 'A. Sarri' under a trident and signed 'ettoresottsass'. Height 7.5 inches. Letteratura: Fulvio Ferrari Sottsass one thousand ceramics Adarte Torino 2017 p. 159.
ETTORE SOTTSASSUn vaso 'ET1' esecuzione ALESSIO SARRI 1990Ceramica formata a stampo smalto mat.Marcato 'A. Sarri' sotto un tridente e firmato 'Ettoresottsass'. Altezza cm 23. An 'ET1' vase manufactured by ALESSIO SARRI 1990. Moulded ceramic with mat glaze. Marked 'A. Sarri' under a trident and signed 'ettoresottsass'. Height 9 inches. Letteratura: Fulvio Ferrari Sottsass one thousand ceramics Adarte Torino 2017 p. 159.
ETTORE SOTTSASSUn'angoliera 'Cantone' per ZANOTTA 1981. Ottone argentato legno laccato laminato 'Bakterio'.Cm 180 (h) x 103 x 73. A 'Cantone' corner shelf manufactured by ZANOTTA 1981. Silver plated brass painted wood and 'Bakterio' laminated.70.8 (h) x 40.5 x 28.7 inches. Letteratura: catalogo Zanotta 1992 pagine non numerate; Giuliana Gramigna Repertorio 1950-2000 Allemandi Torino 2003 p. 302.
ETTORE SOTTSASS Un vaso 'ET1' esecuzione ALESSIO SARRI 1990Ceramica formata a stampo smalto mat. Marcato 'A. Sarri' sotto un tridente e firmato 'Ettoresottsass'. Altezza cm 23. An 'ET1' vase manufactured by ALESSIO SARRI 1990. Moulded ceramic with mat glaze. Marked 'A. Sarri' under a trident and signed 'ettoresottsass'. Height 9 inches. Letteratura: Fulvio Ferrari Sottsass one thousand ceramics Adarte Torino 2017 p. 159.
ETTORE SOTTSASS Due lampade da tavolo 'Don' per STILNOVO 1977. Alluminio verniciato acciaio smaltato. Etichette originali. Altezza cm 42. A pair of 'Don' table lamps manufactured by STILNOVO 1977.Varnished aluminum enameled steel and original Stilnovo labels. Height 16.5 inchesLetteratura: Piero Castiglioni Chiara Baldacci Giuseppe Biondo Lux Italia 1930-1990 l'architettura della luce Berenice 1991 p. 76; Clément Dirié Bruno Rousseaud et al. The Complete Designers' Lights (1950-1990) Krzentowski Ed. Paris 2012 p. 316.
ETTORE SOTTSASSUna teiera 'Cherries' disegno 1972 produzione ALESSIO SARRI per ANTHOLOGIE QUARTETT 1987. Ceramica formata a stampo e smaltata. Marcata 'Anthologie Quartett AS' and signed 'Ettore Sottsass'.Cm 27 5 (h) x 20 5 x 21. A 'Cherries' teapot designed in 1972 produced by ALESSIO SARRI for ANTHOLOGIE QUARTETT 1987. Signed cast ceramic. Marked 'Anthologie Quartett AS' e firmata 'Ettore Sottsass'. 10.8 (h) x 8.1 x 8.3 inches. Letteratura: Fulvio Ferrari Sottsass one thousand ceramics Adarte Torino 2017 p. 154.
ETTORE SOTTSASSUna teiera 'Cardamon' disegno 1972 produzione ALESSIO SARRI 1989 Ceramica formata a stampo e smaltata. Marcata 'AS 1989' e firmata 'EttoreSottsass' Cm 28 5 (h) x 21 x 18. A 'Cardamon' teapot designed in 1972 produced by ALESSIO SARRI forANTHOLOGIE QUARTETT 1989. Painted cast ceramic. Marked 'Anthologie Quartett AS' and signed 'EttoreSottsass' 11.2 (h) x 8.3 x 7.1 inches. Letteratura: Fulvio Ferrari Ettore Sottsass tutta la ceramica Allemandi Torino 1996 p. 179; Fulvio Ferrari Sottsass one thousand ceramics Adarte Torino 2017 p. 154
ETTORE SOTTSASSUna teiera 'Lapislazzuli' disegno 1972 produzione ALESSIO SARRI per ANTHOLOGIE QUARTETT 1987. Ceramica formata a stampo e smaltata. Marcata 'Anthologie Quartett AS' e firmata 'Ettore Sottsass' Cm 20 (h) x 19 x 17. A 'Lapislazzuli' teapot designed in 1972 produced by ALESSIO SARRI for ANTHOLOGIE QUARTETT 1987. Signed cast ceramic. Marked 'Anthologie Quartett AS' and signed 'Ettore Sottsass'. 7.9 (h) x 7.5 x 6.7 inches. Letteratura: Fulvio Ferrari Sottsass one thousand ceramics Adarte Torino 2017 p. 154.
ETTORE SOTTSASSUno specchio 'Ultrafragola' per POLTRONOVA 1970. Cornice luminosa di perspex opalino cristallo argentato. Altezza 195 larghezza 100 spessore cm 13. An 'Ultrafragola' wall mirror manufactured by POLTRONOVA 1970. Perspex illuminated frame and mirrored crystal. 76.7in. high 39.4in. wide 5.2in. deep. Letteratura: Pier Carlo Santini Facendo mobili con Poltronova Artigraf Edizioni Firenze 1977 p. 99; Guia Sambonet Ettore Sottsass Mobili e qualche arredamento Mondadori Milano 1985 p. 66.
ETTORE SOTTSASS Un vaso 'ET!' esecuzione ALESSIO SARRI 1990.Ceramica formata a stampo'Marcato 'A. Sarri' sotto un tridente e firmato 'Ettoresottsass'. Altezza cm 23.ETTORE SOTTSASS Un vaso 'ET1' esecuzione ALESSIO SARRI 19'Ceramica formata a stampo'Marcato 'A. Sarri' sotto un tridente e firmato 'Ettoresottsass'. Altezza cm 23.An 'ET1' vase manufactured by ALESSIO SARRI 1990.Moulded 'A' Sarri under a trident and signed ?ettoresottsass'.Height 9 inches:Letteratura: Fulvio Ferrari Sottsass one thousand ceramics Adarte Torino 2017 p.159
Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce (style of), a lacquered metal table lamp, Italian, 1950s, white opaline perspex, white marble base, 49cm high Provenance: From the apartment above the Lutrario club, Turin with interiors by Carlo Mollino; Lamberty Art & Design, selected items from the storages. Angelo Lelli founded lighting company Arredoluce in 1947 in Monza, collaborating with many Italian design icons such as Ettore Sottsass and Gio Ponti. The present lot is in the style of lamps designed by Lelli himself. Lights of similar style by Lelli were sold at Christie's New York, Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design, 13.06.2008, lot 312, and Phillips New York, Design, 24.05.2007, lot 123 For a footnote about Mollino and the Lutrario club, see lot 50.
Alessandro Mendini (Italian, born 1931) for Zanotta, Milan, a rare 'Zabro' metamorphic chair-table, 1984, the hinged circular top lifting to reveal a geometrically decorated chair with leather covered arms, signed to leg 136cm (53in) Other Notes: Alessandro Mendini played an important role in the development of Italian design and together with Ettore Sottsass, he was member of the group, Alchimea. He was also editor of the design magazine, Domus.