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LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE (Germany, 1886 - USA, 1969).Armchair "Barcelona", design 1929.Chrome-plated metal and black leather upholstery.Initials "M.F.F." engraved on the leg.Measurements: 76 x 81 x 77 cm.The Barcelona chair (model MR90) is a classic work of 20th century industrial design. Mies van der Rohe created it, together with the ottoman and the matching side table, for the German pavilion at the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition, a building which was itself a milestone in the architecture of the last century. The chairs were so admired that they were used as thrones for the King and Queen of Spain when they visited the Barcelona pavilion. They were seats with a structure made entirely of polished stainless steel, with the seat and backrest entirely covered in pigskin upholstery. Later, in 1950, some adjustments were made to the design for mass production. Van der Rohe based his creation, in his personal brand of modern classicism, on the "sella curulis", a type of seat used by Roman magistrates in antiquity. On the other hand, the visible joining of the frame and seat cushions as separate components, and the combined use of traditional and modern materials, appropriately matched to their function, eloquently reveal Mies' personal vision of international style. Today, both the Barcelona chair and the matching ottoman and side table are still produced by Knoll, the firm that bought the licence from the architect in 1953. Modern models are produced in two different steel configurations, and in various types of leather in different colours. Examples of the Barcelona chair can be found in important collections around the world, such as the MoMA in New York.An architect and industrial designer, Mies van der Rohe trained with Bruno Paul and Peter Behrens, and opened his own studio in Berlin in 1912. Between 1930 and 1933 he directed the Bauhaus in Dessau, although the political situation in Germany forced him to emigrate to the United States shortly afterwards. There he continued his brilliant career, while at the same time teaching at the Illinois Technology Institute in Chicago. During his career he designed emblematic buildings, mainly in Germany and the United States, particularly his skyscrapers in New York and Chicago, the German Pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, and the NeueNationalgalerie in Berlin.
Danish design coffee table, 1960s.Rosewood.Needs restoration on the edges.Measurements: 52 x 142 x 79 cm.This coffee table, entirely made of rosewood, is based on the formal purification of Scandinavian furniture from the 1960s, although it introduces greater dynamism by introducing diagonals and slanted lines. The emphatic orthogonal geometry of 1960s furniture is thus enriched. The legs, narrower towards the foot, visually lighten the design.
Extending leaf table. Denmark, 1960-69.In rosewood.Edited by CJ ROSENGAARDEN.Measurements: 72 x 120 x 120 cm; 50 x 120 cm (each of the extensions).Extending dining table, with circular top, extending on both sides, becoming oval. The grain and quality of the wood is enhanced and integrated into the elegant design.
WILLY RIZZO (Naples, 1928-Paris ,2013).Coffee table.Mirror and polished aluminium, black wooden base.Size: 33 x 120 x 120 cm.Designer and photographer, Willy Rizzo began his career in Paris and since then has built up a solid career in the world of photography. His activity as a designer began in 1966, when he moved with his wife to a small flat in the centre of Rome, which he renovated himself, also designing the furniture. Although he never intended to become a designer, his friends soon began to commission him after seeing his house. In fact, he has counted among his clients such prominent figures as Salvador Dalí and Brigitte Bardot. Rizzo always admired beautiful things, both modern and antique, so he focused his aesthetic experimentation on creating modern furniture that perfectly matched the antique. His style marked an era in Italian design, being recognised as the designer of the Dolce Vita. The demand for his pieces was so great that in 1968 he decided to set up his own company, with which he has since created numerous pieces, always handmade, combining noble materials such as travertine or bronze with other distinctly modern ones such as steel. He eventually opened shops in Paris and other European cities, as well as in New York, Miami and Los Angeles. In 1978 Rizzo sold his company and refocused his career on photography, tired of the business life. During the ten years he spent designing furniture, Rizzo, a great admirer of Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Ruhlmann, developed a style that is easily recognisable even today. His are pieces of clean lines and geometric shapes, made of carefully selected materials. He always remained faithful to the traditional, handcrafted use of materials, rejecting the mass production system and the use of plastic. Some of his designs have been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and more recently at the Madison Mallet Gallery in London.
WILLY RIZZO (Naples, 1928-Paris ,2013).Table lamp; Italy, c.1970. Designed for Luminica.Base in chromed steel and brass, and shade in nude fabric. Holds three bulbs.Dimensions: 53 x 14 x 21 cm. (base), 76,5 x 39 x 33 cm. (complete lamp)Designer and photographer, Willy Rizzo began his career in Paris, and since then has built up a solid career in the world of photography. His activity as a designer began in 1966, when he moved with his wife to a small flat in the centre of Rome, which he renovated himself, also designing the furniture. Although he never intended to become a designer, his friends soon began to commission him after seeing his house. In fact, he has counted among his clients such prominent figures as Salvador Dalí and Brigitte Bardot. Rizzo always admired beautiful things, both modern and antique, so he focused his aesthetic experimentation on creating modern furniture that perfectly matched the antique. His style marked an era in Italian design, being recognised as the designer of the Dolce Vita. The demand for his pieces was so great that in 1968 he decided to set up his own company, with which he has since created numerous pieces, always handmade, combining noble materials such as travertine or bronze with other distinctly modern ones such as steel. He eventually opened shops in Paris and other European cities, as well as in New York, Miami and Los Angeles. In 1978 Rizzo sold his company and refocused his career on photography, tired of the business life. During the ten years he spent designing furniture, Rizzo, a great admirer of Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Ruhlmann, developed a style that is easily recognisable even today. His are pieces of clean lines and geometric shapes, made of carefully selected materials. He always remained faithful to the traditional, handcrafted use of materials, rejecting the mass production system and the use of plastic. Some of his designs have been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and more recently at the Madison Mallet Gallery in London.
WILLY RIZZO (Naples, 1928-Paris ,2013).Table lamp; Italy, c.1970. Designed for Luminica.Base in chromed steel and brass, and shade in orange fabric. With capacity for three bulbs.Dimensions: 53 x 14 x 21 cm. (base), 76,5 x 39 x 33 cm. (complete lamp)Designer and photographer, Willy Rizzo began his career in Paris, and since then has built up a solid career in the world of photography. His activity as a designer began in 1966, when he moved with his wife to a small flat in the centre of Rome, which he renovated himself, also designing the furniture. Although he never intended to become a designer, his friends soon began to commission him after seeing his house. In fact, he has counted among his clients such prominent figures as Salvador Dalí and Brigitte Bardot. Rizzo always admired beautiful things, both modern and antique, so he focused his aesthetic experimentation on creating modern furniture that perfectly matched the antique. His style marked an era in Italian design, being recognised as the designer of the Dolce Vita. The demand for his pieces was so great that in 1968 he decided to set up his own company, with which he has since created numerous pieces, always handmade, combining noble materials such as travertine or bronze with other distinctly modern ones such as steel. He eventually opened shops in Paris and other European cities, as well as in New York, Miami and Los Angeles. In 1978 Rizzo sold his company and refocused his career on photography, tired of the business life. During the ten years he spent designing furniture, Rizzo, a great admirer of Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Ruhlmann, developed a style that is easily recognisable even today. His are pieces of clean lines and geometric shapes, made of carefully selected materials. He always remained faithful to the traditional, handcrafted use of materials, rejecting the mass production system and the use of plastic. Some of his designs have been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and more recently at the Madison Mallet Gallery in London.
WILLY RIZZO (Naples, 1928-Paris ,2013).Table lamp; Italy, c.1970. Designed for Luminica.Base in chromed steel and brass, and shade in nude fabric. Holds three bulbs.Dimensions: 53 x 14 x 21 cm. (base), 76,5 x 39 x 33 cm. (complete lamp)Designer and photographer, Willy Rizzo began his career in Paris, and since then has built up a solid career in the world of photography. His activity as a designer began in 1966, when he moved with his wife to a small flat in the centre of Rome, which he renovated himself, also designing the furniture. Although he never intended to become a designer, his friends soon began to commission him after seeing his house. In fact, he has counted among his clients such prominent figures as Salvador Dalí and Brigitte Bardot. Rizzo always admired beautiful things, both modern and antique, so he focused his aesthetic experimentation on creating modern furniture that perfectly matched the antique. His style marked an era in Italian design, being recognised as the designer of the Dolce Vita. The demand for his pieces was so great that in 1968 he decided to set up his own company, with which he has since created numerous pieces, always handmade, combining noble materials such as travertine or bronze with other distinctly modern ones such as steel. He eventually opened shops in Paris and other European cities, as well as in New York, Miami and Los Angeles. In 1978 Rizzo sold his company and refocused his career on photography, tired of the business life. During the ten years he spent designing furniture, Rizzo, a great admirer of Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Ruhlmann, developed a style that is easily recognisable even today. His are pieces of clean lines and geometric shapes, made of carefully selected materials. He always remained faithful to the traditional, handcrafted use of materials, rejecting the mass production system and the use of plastic. Some of his designs have been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and more recently at the Madison Mallet Gallery in London.
MAX INGRAND (Bressuire, France, 1908-Paris, 1969) for FONTANA ARTE.Pair of wall lamps model 1552, 1950s.Cut glass body with satin-finished glass shades and nickel-plated brass frame.Measurements: 40 x 20 x 8 cm.Pair of sconces designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. They have a cut glass body with satin glass shades and a nickel-plated brass frame. Famous French master glassmaker and decorator, Max Ingrand was artistic director of FontanaArte from 1954 to 1964. During that time he devised true design classics, such as the Fontana table lamp. He was educated at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, studying with Jacques Grüber and Charles Lemaresquier. He was elected president of the Association Française de l'Illumination in 1968. That same year he founded the company Verre Lumière, one of the first producers of halogen lamps. Between the 1940s and 1960s, he created numerous stained glass windows for churches (in some cases replacing those destroyed in the Second World War), including those for Pontoise Cathedral (1955), Strasbourg Cathedral (1956), and the chapels of Blois Castle (1957). He has also worked on important civil buildings.
GIUSEPPE OSTUNI (Italy, 20th century) for OLUCE.Table lamp, 1970s.Chrome, glass and metal.With label.Measurements: 47 x 24 x 60 cm.Table lamp designed by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce. It has a flat circular base from which the curved shaft emerges and finally a diffuser in the shape of an open dome, lacquered on the inside to soften the light.Giuseppe Ostuni decided to pursue a career in design and, like Gino Sarfatti, began to explore the manufacture of lighting. Self-taught, he founded Oluce in 1945, the oldest lamp manufacturing company in Italy. At the beginning of his career, he was criticised. However, in 1949, as soon as he proposed the "Ochetta" lamp, his ingenuity aroused interest. His success was due to the distinctive design of this lamp, which allowed it to act as both a bedside lamp and a wall lamp. In the 1950s, despite strong competition from a number of up-and-coming Italian modernist lighting brands such as Arredoluce, Arteluce, Azucena, Lamperti and Stilnovo, Oluce, thanks to the Ochetta model, established itself on the Italian market and was fundamental to Italy's international success in the field of lighting design. Also fundamental was the collaboration in those years with some of the most important talents of the time, such as Joe Colombo, Bruno Gecchelin, Vico Magistretti and Marco Zanuso, who contributed to confirming the company as a true force in post-war design thanks to a series of designs that are iconic today.
Table lamp Design STL Studio for LAMPERTI ROBBIATE."Guscio", 1970s.Lamp body in chromed metal. Diffuser in white Murano glass with chrome-plated metal rim.Measurements: 17 x 28 cm.The Italian design of the seventies remains attentive to the aesthetic guidelines that govern European design: the tendency to favour rounded and enveloping shapes, flat colours... In short, an elegance without stridency.
Jaeger- LeCoultre table clock: 20th century.Gilt metal.In running condition.Measurements: 13 x 4.5 cm.Clock made of gilt metal in a circular format with a faceted design based on vertical lines. The piece has a completely golden finish; on the dial, the case, the hands and the base that supports the watch. In the central area it has a circle in relief where the hours are marked, each one of them referenced with two vertical lines and in the interior a small white border can be appreciated where the number is marked in black. The name of the firm Jaeger-LeCoultre, a brand founded in Switzerland in the 19th century, can be seen.
Table, Edwardian style; mid 20th century.Carved and veneered wood.The leather on the table top is missing.Measurements: 71 x 80 x 80 cm.Table made of wood which is structured on four legs. The legs present a carved decoration that is based on concentric circles that follow one after the other, in the inferior zone and also in the superior zone. On the skirt that leads to the square tabletop, there is a section with a small drawer in one of the corners. It should be noted that Edwardian furniture was characterised by the use of an eclectic aesthetic that drew from various styles of antiquity, largely fleeing from the rigidity of the Victorian aesthetic.
Sewing table; Granada, late 19th century.Walnut wood and marquetry, bone.Slightly raised top.Measurements: 72 x 63,5 x 41,5 cm.Sewing table made of light walnut wood. It has four wired legs, which are joined in the lower area by a board, decorated with marquetry. At the top, the legs end in a rectangular structure, where a drawer with a key can be seen, and another simulated with the decoration of a keyhole. The rectangular structure of the top, decorated with marquetry, can be folded down, giving way to an interior compartmentalised into different spaces. It is worth noting that the ornamentation is made of marquetry with inlaid bone, presenting a geometric design.
EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SEWING TABLE,the shaped rectangular top opening to reveal compartments with rosewood covers, on curved supports above a pillar and concave tripartite base, 49cm wideCondition report: Condition fair. Of very loose construction, will require attention. Under basket missing. Losses to three of the corner mounts. Losses to fitted interior. Additional images now available. 75cm high 41cm deep
LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS TABLE LAMP,on square hardstone base to four cast paw feet, converted to electricity, 53.5cm high excluding fitmentCondition report: Condition good to fair. One prismatic drop is missing. Area if damage to the stem. Areas of paint residue to body. No bulb so unable to test working order. Additional images now available.
GEORGE IV MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE,of small size, two true drawers to one side, raised on fluted supports to castors, 74cm high, 78cm wide when extended, 40cm wide unextendedCondition report: Condition generally good. One area of damage to crossbanding. Also one area of damage to cockbeading on dummy drawers. Minor splits to interior of drawers, though nothing of real concern. Additional images available.
ROYAL WORCESTER BLUSH IVORY EWER,possibly a trial piece, the spout with moulded Poseidon mask, the body with naiads and shells, the handle modelled as a dolphin grotesque with similar relief detail to lower section, impressed mark to base, 24cm highCondition report: Two hairlines to rim, further hairline beneath rim, crazed, firing crack to neck of one of the naiads, firing holes and glaze inclusions, a further small glaze flaw to rim interior, small chip to foot rim base, this very slightly showing to exterior when the piece is on a table or flat surface
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