If I were a collector and had an extra $100,000 I would go for these at Sotheby’s June 12th sale in New York. The exhibition opens on June 6th so check it out if you are able, if not all items can be seen in their E-catalogue. Important 20th Century Design Sale N08564.
LOT 45
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LUCIA MOREIRA SALLES
PIERO FORNASETTI
1913 – 1988
“MADREPORE” TABLE
lithographic transfer print on lacquered wood and painted metal
29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm) high
ESTIMATE
10,000 – 15,000 USD
PROVENANCE
Galerie du Passage, Paris
LITERATURE
Patrick Mauriès, Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, London, 1991, p. 264 (for a table designed by
Gio Ponti and decorated by Fornasetti with a similar decorative scheme)
LOT 5
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK CITY COLLECTION
GAETANO PESCE
b.1939
A RARE “GOLGOTHA” CHAIR
fiberglass cloth and polyester resin
39 1/8 in. (99.3 cm) high
ESTIMATE
40,000 – 60,000 USD
Bracciodiferro, a small subsidiary of Cassina, produced six black variants of the “Golgotha” chair
in 1972-1973. The larger production of the model was executed in white. Both versions were
made using a single piece of resin-covered fiberglass fabric, which was contoured to make a
unique continuous chair form
