Italian Design in March 2021 | We are starting the auction year 2021 with Italian design. Many of the designs we are offering on 2 March date back to the 1960s. In Italy this period was particularly characterised by completely different stylistic directions that existed side by side and inspired each other. The rocking chair 'Sgarsul' (1962) by Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) will be offered at an estimated €1,800 to 2,200. As an antithesis to the rationalists, the architect belonged to the ‚Neo-Liberty’ movement. In her buildings and furniture designs, she often referred to Art Nouveau forms without neglecting contemporary elements. In 'Sgarsul', which means 'street boy' in Neapolitan dialect, Gae Aulenti was inspired by the rocking chair No. 1 produced by Thonet in 1862; she reduced the ornamental forms and thus arrived at a modern interpretation of this classic of design history. |
| The two modular tables by Pietro Sala produced at Ostuni & Forti, date from around 1960 and can be assembled in various ways thanks to an ingenious plug-in system (estimate €6,000 - 7,000). The two 'Margherita' wicker armchairs by Franco Albini (designed in 1951, estimate €2,200 - 2,600) are also classics of the Italian offer, as is the pair of 'Sfera' pendant lamps by Afra and Tobia Scarpa with mouth-blown glass bodies from 1964 (estimate €900 - 1,200). Read more... |
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