Important Design
Important Design
Property from the Collection of Michael and Renee Silverstein
Ettore Sottsass
"Cometa" Floor Lamp
Auction Closed
December 10, 11:19 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Michael and Renee Silverstein
Ettore Sottsass
"Cometa" Floor Lamp
circa 1971
produced by Poltronova for Design Centre
plastic, enameled steel, chrome-plated brass
with the original producer's label DESIGN CENTRE/made in Italy
80 7/8 x 14 3/8 x 14 3/8 in. (202.5 x 35 x 35 cm)
Design Centre, Milan
Galleria Modernariato, Milan
Wright, Chicago, April 1, 2008, lot 826
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Galleria Modernariato, Milan
Wright, Chicago, April 1, 2008, lot 826
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Sean Brennan, The Italian Lamp: 1945-1985: A Collection, New York, 1985, p. 72
Guia Sambonet, Ettore Sottsass: Mobili e Qualche Arredamento, Gregotti, Milan, 1985, p. 65
Fulvio & Napoleone Ferrari, Light-Lamps 1968-1973: New Italian Design, Turin, 2002, fig. 149
Philippe Thomé, Sottsass, London, 2014, p. 233 (for a drawing of the model)
Guia Sambonet, Ettore Sottsass: Mobili e Qualche Arredamento, Gregotti, Milan, 1985, p. 65
Fulvio & Napoleone Ferrari, Light-Lamps 1968-1973: New Italian Design, Turin, 2002, fig. 149
Philippe Thomé, Sottsass, London, 2014, p. 233 (for a drawing of the model)