Auction 182C

Design

18. June 2026 at 3:00 PM CEST

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Approximately 260 lots will go under the hammer at our design auction on June 18. Among the most valuable lots is a rare figurative sculpture by the Danish sculptor Axel Salto. Salto, celebrated for his expressive ceramic vessels inspired by natural forms and striking glazes, is represented in the auction by a ceramic head. This piece was exhibited in Charlottenborg in 1949, the year it was created, and later shown again at the Designmuseum Danmark. The work bears the artist’s signature as well as the manufacturer’s mark of KPM Royal Copenhagen and enters the auction with an estimated price of €45,000–50,000.

Other highlights of the auction include two iconic seating pieces by Ron Arad. The seating piece “2 R Not” (1992), made of polished, partially patinated sheet metal, is lot number 12 of 20 (estimated price €18,000–25,000). It consists of a steel frame with four seats recessed at different heights and can therefore be used as a stool, chair, or armchair.

The one-of-a-kind armchair ‘Big Easy Vol. 2’, signed by Ron Arad, designed in 1988, and acquired c. 2009 from Barry Friedman in New York, makes an absolutely electrifying statement in any collector’s interior with its red lacquer finish (estimated price €18,000–30,000).

Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen has been entrusted with a collection from a German private collection, comprising Memphis furniture, lighting, and ceramic objects by Ettore Sottsass—some of which are very rarely seen on the market; including the ‘Alessandria d’Egitto’ shelves from the ‘bau.haus II’ collection (estimated price €9,000–12,000) and the ‘Max’ shelf (estimated price €7,000–9,000). Among our favorites is also the “Svincolo” lamp, designed in 1979, featuring a Bacteria pattern on dark blue. The “Odalisca” totem, designed in 1967 and likely manufactured by Bitossi or Mirabili, is in excellent condition and starts at €20,000 in the auction. The offering is complemented by three ceramics from the ‘Yantra’ series, produced in 1969/70 by the Design Centre Poltronova. In the Hindu and Buddhist-Tantric context, a yantra is a geometric diagram used as an aid for ritual, meditation, or mental concentration. In this sense, the three ceramics on offer also appear as minimalistically designed vessels with a strong architectural and symbolic impact.

The selection of lights in this auction is particularly diverse. The ‘315’ lamp by Jean Boris Lacroix (estimated price €6,500–7,500) features a geometric, constructive design. In the 1950s, Lacroix developed a design language that reflects the transition from decorative Art Deco to a more functional, industrial-looking modernism. His lamps are typically clearly constructed, geometrically structured, and reduced to the essentials. In contrast, Serge Mouille’s designs feature organic, softly flowing forms in his metal reflector shades—Quittenbaum is offering, among other items, a large wall sconce ‘Applique murale à un bras pivotant’ at an attractive estimated price of €6,500–8,000.

Mark Brazier-Jones’ “Sutra Throne,” which revels in opulent forms and materials, demands close attention. Upholstered in red velvet, the metal frame of the circular backrest features a glass sphere (estimated price €4,000–4,500), lending the seating a theatrically magical character. Other designers round out the high-caliber selection of approximately 260 lots: Carl Auböck, André Dubreuil, Eileen Gray, Poul Kjærholm, Verner Panton, Gio Ponti, Hans Wegner, and many more.

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