Design

Auction 179A

14. October 2025 at 3:00 PM CEST

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Around 440 items will be auctioned in our design auction on 14 October. The range covers the entire 20th century, but also features exciting contemporary designs.

One of the eye-catchers of the auction is Bernard Rancillac's bright red lacquered “Elephant Chair”, pure pop art. The design dates from the mid-1960s. Michel Roudillon reissued the spectacular seating sculpture in 1985. Our example belongs to this second edition and is numbered 17/100. It is offered at an estimated price of 5,500 to 6,500€. The Space Age armchairs by Italian designer Fabio Lenci for Comfort Line (estimated price 4,500 - 6,000€), made of glass with brown leather upholstery, date from the same year, 1966. No less worth seeing is Ettore Sottsass' popular social media star, the “Ultrafragola” mirror, which is entering the race with an estimated price of 7,000 to 9,000€. The pop theme continues with Verner Panton's chaise longue with ottoman from the “Welle” series, 1969/70, with its original fabric cover in a bright purple.

Bauhaus enthusiasts will be delighted by Josef Hartwig's chess set “XVI” (1924), which is preserved in its original box (estimate price 9,000–10,000€). Inspired by Bauhaus ideas, Jindrich Halabala created well-designed steel furniture for UP-Werke. We are offering the “H-80” cantilever chair with a red iron yarn cover with a starting price of €1,600. In her book on Czech tubular steel furniture, Michaela Bosewitz emphasises that Halabala was one of the few designers to use the principle of double suspension in his construction, thereby eliminating the feeling of falling backwards.

In addition to the strong presence of designs from the sixties and seventies, the eighties are also represented with exciting objects. Herman Waldenburg's unique “Schleudersitz” (1984/85) stands out here. Only five or six copies were made in total; the one offered in the auction is the only one that was manufactured with a quintet sheet metal base plate.

Ingo Maurer is prominently represented with the light paper ceiling lamp “Oh Mei Ma - silver” (1993) and the ceiling lamp “Niju-Ichi” from the “Uchiwa” series from the 1970s, consisting of 32 compartments, so that this floating sculpture creates a wonderfully subdued light.

Scandinavian design is represented by Alvar Aalto, Josef Frank, Finn Juhl, Eero Saarinen and Poul Kjaerholm.

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