Furniture, lighting, sculpture, ceramics, glass and metalwork by leading designers of the last 120 years will come up at three sales at Christie’s in London on October 18. Design; Historical Design and the private collection of couturier Wolfgang Joop will feature sought after works by British, European and Asian designers, spanning Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau to mid-century Italian and Nordic design. In addition there will be 16 unique creations by contemporary Asian designers. Here is a small selection:
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
A RARE SET OF THREE MODULAR COFFEE TABLES, CIRCA 1945
£30,000–40,000
VENINI (EST. 1921) A UNIQUE LIGHT-SCULPTURE, 1960s
£40,000–60,000
ALEXANDRE CHARY: A UNIQUE ‘HEXA’ SCREEN, 2017 £4,000–6,000
STUDIO MVW: A ‘JINSHI’ COFFEE TABLE, 2017
£20,000–25,000
