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Lot 11
VICO MAGISTRETTI ( Milan, 1920 - 2006).Three-seater sofa, Maralunga model. Design 1973, for Cassina.Iron and steel frame, upholstered in fabric.Some stains on the upholstery. Signs of wear and tear.Measurements: 65 x 240 x 80 cm.Legend has it that the Maralunga by Vico Magistretti, arose from a monumental anger of Cesare Cassina, the industrialist who had commissioned him to make a sofa as comfortable as possible. The master of industrial design came up with a prototype that was apparently too rigid. Cassina, in a fit of frustration, punched the back of the sofa, which he overcame and leaned forward. "Right, great, I think it's perfect like that," Magistretti replied. He wasn't pretending or humouring his client, but being completely honest: by bending the backrest, the sofa acquired the precise movement to make it perfect. The designer incorporated an internal mechanism in the backrest and armrests that allowed them to be swivelled inwards by a simple bicycle chain and called Cassina again. This time, the reaction was different: the Maralunga was born, one of the most famous sofas of the 20th century, a landmark of furniture design and, of course, the model that marked a before and after in the industry. Vico Magistretti was an Italian industrial designer, dedicated to furniture and architecture. He graduated from the Milan Polytechnic in 1945, and became a follower of Ernesto Nathan Rogers. During the 1950s he devoted himself to the design of mass-produced furniture. Some of his lamps are famous, such as the so-called Eclisse. Some of his designs can be found in important museums in Europe, the United States and Japan. The MoMA in New York houses objects by Magistretti in its permanent collection.
Lot 1321
In the manner of and possibly by Paul Follot (1877-1941) 1920's Art Deco French five-piece suite comprising three-seat sofa, two armchairs and two salon chairs, in figured walnut, upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric in 2005. This suite was probably made in the Pomone Workshop of Bon Marche in Paris and may have appeared in the 1925 Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris. Known history of the suite: discovered by the vendor in the possession of an antique dealer in Paddington in the 1970's at which time it was dirty and covered in mid-green split silk velvet which was not original. The dealer revealed it had been purchased in Hampstead from the estate of an elderly lady and he was told it had been in the family for some time. The present owner cleaned the suite and used it for 20 years before reupholstering in 2005 with Pierre Frey art deco moquette in keeping with its original style.
Lot 1469
HOWARD KEITH FOR HK DESIGNS, A LARGE STRIPPED UPHOSTERED SOFA, length 266cm x depth 100cm x height 79cm, along with a matching armless two seater sofa, and two boxes of scatter cushions (condition - sun bleached and some marks) (this suite does not comply with the Furniture and Furnishings fire Safety Regulations 1988 and for this reason it should not be used in a private dwelling) (4)
Lot 111
A SELECTION OF SILVER AND VARIOUS METAL ITEMS, to include a mid 20th century silver dolls house Cherub and floral embossed detail sofa AF, hallmarked 'Henry Clifford Davis' Birmingham 1962, length 62mm, a set of five silver tea spoons, hallmarked 'Peter John Doherty' Birmingham 1985, 1992, 1992, 1995 and 1997, three with initials C.G.C, lengths 95mm, a silver pin badge with monogram, hallmarked 'William Manton' Birmingham 1983, length 19mm, together with further silver and various metal items, approximate gross weight of weighable silver 61.2 grams, 1.96 ozt (condition report: dolls house sofa with one leg missing, general wear as with age)
Lot 296
A William IV rosewood framed sofa, the serpentine crest rail over back arms and seat upholstered in a cream ground fabric worked in a floral design, the arm terminals of 'S' scrolled acanthus form above an ovolo moulded apron, raised on turned supports with brass cup castors, H83cm, W202cm, D71cm
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