Auction 182C

Design

18. June 2026 at 3:00 PM CEST

End of post auction sale
17. July 2026

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Our design auction also built on the outstanding results of the previous auction day.

Right from the start of the auction, the designs by Eileen Gray and Charlotte Perriand attracted considerable interest. The 'Transat' armchair, designed by Gray around 1927 for Villa 'E1027' on the French Mediterranean coast, changed hands for a hammer price of €2,900.

In the realm of Austrian design, a large, exceptionally well-preserved tree-trunk table (Cat. No. 785) by Carl Auböck sparked a bidding war. With a starting price of €2,500, the hammer finally fell at €4,400 for an online bidder. This was followed by two expressive ceramic works by the Danish artist Axel Salto; The stoneware head (Cat. No. 805), which was presented at an exhibition in Charlottenborg in November 1949, was sold for €40,000, while a vase labeled '20690' fetched €2,600.

To mark the 100th birthday of Verner Panton (1926–1998), Quittenbaum was honored to offer several outstanding designs by the Danish designer. The bright purple lounge chair and ottoman from the 'Welle' series (Cat. No. 819) is not only a vibrant eye-catcher but also boasts an extraordinary provenance: The piece originates from a Viennese party cellar that Verner Panton designed and furnished for a private client in the 1970s. After an exciting bidding war over the phones and on online platforms, the hammer finally fell at €8,500. The next lot, six 'Pantonova' chairs with a matching table, also saw bidding rise from a starting price of €3,800 to €8,500.

In the Italian design category, the collection from a German art collector achieved exceptional results. The limited-edition glass objects resulting from the collaboration between Ettore Sottsass and Vistosi (cat. nos. 903–908) all found new owners, as did the group of rare shelving units. Special attention was given to the 'Lemon Sherbet', designed by Sottsass in 1987. The shelf, likely crafted by Renzo Brugola for the Blum Helman Gallery in New York, features a mirrored structure and yellow-glazed wood and is now changing hands for €27,000. Equally of interest was the shelf 'Coming back from Malibu', also for the Blum Helman Gallery, which sold for €14,000, as well as the two 'Max' (hammer price €15,000) and 'Alessandria d'Egitto' from Alchimia’s 'bau.haus II' collection (hammer price: 14,000 €).

Two outstanding designs by Ron Arad also piqued the interest of international bidders. With a starting bid of €15,000, the red armchair 'Big Easy Vol. 2' — which the consignor had purchased from Barry Friedman in New York in 2009 — quickly climbed to €22,000. The extravagant seating piece '2R Not'—a hollow steel structure into which Arad had four seating surfaces cut—followed suit and was ultimately sold for €23,000.

Quittenbaum would like to thank all bidders and underbidders for this lively auction! After a short summer break in early August, we look forward to welcoming you to our next design auction in October. Please feel free to direct any inquiries regarding consignment directly to our experts, Arthur Floss and [Ava Boll](mailto:a.boll@quittenbaum.de.

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