Auction Catalog N. 01
Favorites include a rare set of chairs commissioned from Michel Boyer for the Rothschild Bank cafeteria in Paris; a ceramic Blue Trellis Urn by Matthew Solomon; and a pair of Casino D8 chairs by Pentagon Group, created for the collective's Café Casino project at Documenta 8: a participatory artwork and performance environment conceived as an artists' café.
Further highlights include a coat-hanger lamp by Philippe Starck; furniture by Bořek Šípek for Vitra; and important lighting by Etienne Fermigier, Arlus, Robert Sonneman, and WOKA.
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24 x 23.5 x 29.5 H inches
61 x 60 x 74.5 H cm
Vitra Edition, Weil-Am-Rhein, Germany
Ebonized wood, gray hammered-effect lacquered metal, and hammered and riveted copper.
21.5 x 23.5 x 29.5 H inches
55 x 60 x 76 H cm
14.5 x 11 x 29.5 H inches
37 x 28 x 75 H cm
22 x 20 x 33 H inches
56 x 51 x 84 H cm
4.5 dia x 8 H inches
11.5 dia x 20 H cm
Polyester resin, gelcoat
29.92 H x 17.52 x 18.5 inches
76 H x 44.5 x 47 cm
Seat height: 18.11 inches (46 cm)
Edition Boro
Tall - 28" H x 8"
- 72 H x 20.5 cm
Short - 22" H x 8"
- 56 H x 20.5 cm
46.5 x 50 H inches
119 x 150 H cm
Bronze 'Hand' sconce
Polished bronze, frosted glass
6.75 h x 5.5 w x 9 d inches
17 x 14 x 23 cm
Wooden frame, padded and fully upholstered in faux leather.
Produced by Azucena, c. 1963.
35.4 H x 22 x 22 inches
90 H x 56 x 56 cm
1990's design for Casa Disagne.
A pair of table lamps in steel with grey gauze square shades that tilt in any direction.
8.5 x 8.5 x 23.5 H inches
22 x 22 x 60 H cm
Stainless steel, iron
Dia: 20.47 x 70.87 H inches
Dia: 52 cm x 180 H cm
Weight: 10 kg (22.05 lbs)
MVM Cappellin
Italy, 1925-26
ribbed soffiato glass
8.5 H x 8.25 dia inches
22 H x 21 dia cm
Signed with three-lined acid stamp to underside 'MVM Cappellin Murano'.
Ceramic
5.5 dia x 9.5 H inches
14 dia x 24 H cm
Italy, c. 1930
lattimo glass, silver
10.5 H x 6.5 W inches
27 H x 17 W cm
L 22.44 x W 17.72 x 37.4 H inches
57 x 45 x 95 H cm
Anodized aluminum, chromed metal, painted metal base
11.81 x 64.57 H inches
30 x 164 H cm
Side Table Grande Soeur, by Nicolas Gaudin, circa 1980
10.25 x 10.25 x 29 H inches
26 x 26 x 74 H cm
For Documenta 8, the Pentagon Group was invited to create an artists’ café. Each member designed furniture for the space, which was originally conceived as a traveling installation. Ultimately, the group destroyed most of the work as a final performative gesture.
Designed for the ‘Casino Café’ at the documenta 8 in Kassel, Germany
Steel, black vinyl
21 x 22 x 31 H inches
53.5 x 56 x 79 H cm
Floor Lamp, coat hanger, coat stand
Metal
75.5 H x 13 inches
191.8 H x 33 cm
26 x 25 x 30 H inches
66 x 63 x 76 H cm
51 H x 25 W inches
130 H x 64 W cm
25 x 25 x 38 H inches
63.5 x 63.5 x 97 H cm