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Ettore Sottsass
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 HKD
bidding is closed
Description
- Ettore Sottsass
- Vase Cléopâtre
- signed, dated 2000 and stamped with the manufacturer's mark Manufacture de Sèvres on the inside of the base
- glazed and gilt porcelain and biscuit porcelain
Conceived circa 1994 and executed in 2000.
Provenance
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, France
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
This work is in very good condition. There is evidence of some slight scratches and light wear to the surface of the blue parts of the work consistent with age and use.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) was pivotal figure of the late 20th century Italian design scene. With a vast body of work composed of furniture, ceramics, jewellery, glass, silver work, lighting, office machine design and buildings, he inspired generations of architects and designers. Best known as the godfather of the early 1980s Memphis, a design collective whose works are imitated a lot today, Sottsass created brightly coloured furniture in laminated plastic with stripes, polka dots and leopard-skin patterns, as well as beautiful glass and ceramics. In 2006, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art held the first major museum survey exhibition of his work in the United States. A retrospective exhibition, Ettore Sottsass: Work in Progress, was held at the Design Museum in London in 2007. In 2009, the Marres Centre for Contemporary Culture in Maastricht presented a re-construction of a Sottsass' exhibition "Miljö för en ny planet (Landscape for a new planet)", which took place in the National Museum in Stockholm in 1969. Telefono Enorme, a work he designed for Brondi, is now a part of the MOMA Collection.