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43 Million in Auctions for PIASA in 2021

2 January 2022

"The year 2021 gives us the opportunity to announce excellent results that reinforce the strategy that PIASA has been implementing for many years with an increased international visibility. Together with our main departments, which are Design and Modern and Contemporary Art, we have strengthened, with the arrival of new specialists, sectors of activity such as Jewellery, Publishing and Contemporary African Art, whose first sales, with great results, have contributed to the success of our house this year."

Marie Filippi and Frédéric Chambre, CEOs of PIASA

In 2021, PIASA achieved € 43m in auction sales (including fees), with € 3m coming from sales held in Brussels.

These results are 65% higher than in 2020 and 43% higher than in 2019. They are distributed as follows between our departments:

Design: € 30.6m

Modern and contemporary art: € 9.4m

Jewellery, watches, luxury and fashion: € 2.3m

Various departments: € 700 000


- Design -


Auction PIASA x WANNENES : Un certain regard sur le design italien
October 9, 2021

Gio Ponti
Console

Result : 117 100 €
Estimate : 60 000 / 90 000 €



Auction : Italian design
March 25, 2021

Max Ingrand
Floor lamp

Result : 42 900 €
Estimate : 18 000 / 25 000 €


Auction : Italian design
October 14, 2021 

Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs

Result : 39 000 €
Estimate : 25 000 / 35 000 €


Auction : Italian design
October 14, 2021 

Max Ingrand (1908-1969)
Pair of sconces

Result : 49 400 €
Estimate : 10 000 / 15 000 €


Auction : French Design
September 30, 2021 

Le Corbusier et Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of armchairs

Result : 91 000 €
Estimate : 40 000 / 50 000 €



Auction : French Design
January 28, 2021 

Charlotte Perriand
Bookcase 'Mexique'

Result: 149 000 €
Estimate : 80 000 / 120 000 €


Auction : Design Français
September 2020, 2021 

Jean Royère
Mirror with 'Créneaux' pattern

Result : 65 000 €
Estimate : 20 000 / 30 000 €



Auction : French Design
May 5, 2021

Georges Jouve
'Banane' dish

Result: 10 400 €
Estimate : 3 000 / 4 000 € 


Auction : French Design
January 28, 2021

Jacques Ruelland & Dani Ruelland
Pair of lamps

Result: 29 000 €

Estimate : 10 000 / 15 000 €


Auction : American Design
December 1, 2021

George Nakashima
Desk and chair (Seagrass model) – Unique pieces

Result : 117 000 €
Estimate : 65 000 / 85 000 €


Auction : Contemporary Design
December 15, 2021

François-Xavier Lalanne
Oiseau de marbre
Coffee table

Result : 182 000 €
Estimate : 80 000 / 120 000 €


Auction : PIASA x ANNMARIS - Finnish Design
September 15, 2021

Paavo Tynell
Pair of sconces

Result : 104 000 €
Estimate : 80 000 / 120 000 €


Auction : Scandinavian Design
March 4, 2021

Barbro Nilsson
Salerno

Carpet

Result : 74 100 €
Estimate : 18 000 / 25 000 €


- Modern and Contemporary Art -

Auction : Modern and Contemporary Art
December 8, 2021

Sam Szafran
Lilette parmi les philodendrons, 2009
Watercolor and oil pastel on silk mounted on panel

Result : 224 490 €
Estimate : 150 000 / 200 000 €


Auction : Modern & Contemporary Art
December 8, 2021

Christo
Wrapped Cans, 1958-60

Result : 191 240 €
Estimate : 80 000 / 120 000 €


Auction : Bleu Profond, le regard de Françoise Lafon
September 23, 2021

John Chamberlain (1927-2011)
Blindvoices, 2003

Result : 162 500 €
Estimate : 70 000 / 90 000 €


- Africa + Modern and Contemporary Art -


Africa + Modern and Contemporary Art
May 19, 2021

Mahmoud Mouktar
Au bord du Nil, vers 1930

Result : 130 000 €
Estimate : 100 000 / 150 000 €


- Prints, mutiples and illustrated books -


Auction : prints, multiples and illustrated books
June 30, 2021

Pablo Picasso
Françoise - 14 juin 1946

Black lithograph on vellum paper

Result : 88 400 €
Estimate : 40 000 / 60 000 €


Auction : Prints, multiples and illustrated books
June 30, 2021

Pierre Soulages
Etching n° XXXVIII - 1980
Etching and aquatint on vellum

Result : 18 850 €
Estimate : 15 000 / 20 000 €



Yves Klein (1928-1962) L'esclave mourant d'après Michel-Ange (1962) - 1992 Pigment IKB appliqué sur âme de plâtre et résine synthétique Sculpture signée "R.Klein-Moquay" et numérotée "40/300" sur l'étiquette sous le socle Éditeur J.P. Ledeur, Paris Sous emboîtage en plexiglas 60 × 18 × 16 cm 67 × 32 × 25 cm (avec socle) Provenance : Acquise directement auprès de la Galerie Marion Meyer, Paris, par l'actuel propriétaire en 2006. Bibliographie : P. Wember, Yves Klein, n°S 20, p. 98 S. Stich, Yves Klein, p. 247 J.-P. Ledeur, Yves Klein: Catalogue raisonné des éditions et sculptures éditées, p. 248 Nous remercions les Archives Yves Klein pour les informations qu'elles nous a aimablement communiquées.



Auction : Prints, multiples and illustrated books
December 21, 2021


Yves Klein (1928-1962)

Dying Slave after Michelangelo (1962) - 1992

Result : 88 400 €
Estimation : 40 000 / 60 000 €



Auction : Prints, multiples and illustrated books
June 30, 2021

Robert Indiana (ater)
Chosen Love - 1995
Wool carpet, hand tufted

Result : 8 450 €
Estimate : 5 000 / 6 000 €


- Jewels and Watches -

Auction : Jewels & Watches
December 8, 2021

Cartier, Paris
1930s
Exceptional "Mystery" Clock

Result : 381 000 €
Estimate : 400 000 / 600 000 €



                     

Auction : Jewels & Watches
December 8, 2021

Van Cleef & Arpels,
Year 2010 - Unique piece

" Les voyages extraordinaires" collection
Exceptionnal "Hephaïstos" necklace

Result: 753 000 €
Estimate: 600 000 / 800 000 €





Auction : Jewels & Watches
December 8, 2021

Claude Lalanne
"Groseilles" necklace in 18K yellow gold (750‰)

Result: 91 000€
Auction record for a Claude Lalanne jewel
Estimate: 25 000 / 35 000€


Auction : Jewels & Watches
December 8, 2021

Lorenz Bäumer,
Unique piece, 2004
Ring with vegetal design adorned with a Birman oval sapphire

Result: 36 400 €
Estimate: 28 000 / 35 000 €



- Furniture and decorative arts, old paintings and drawings -

Auction : furniture and decorative arts, old paintings and drawings
June 25, 2021

Ecole napolitaine du XIXe
Vue de la baie de Naples depuis la mer
Toile

Result : 10 400 €
Estimate : 8 000 / 12 000 €


Auction : furniture and decorative arts, old paintings and drawings
June 25, 2021

Bureau plat en bois de rose
Epoque Louis XVI

Result : 7 600 €
Estimate : 5 000 / 7 000 €


Auction : furniture and decorative arts, old paintings and drawings
June 25, 2021

Sabre d’officier du service de santé.
Monture en laiton doré, ciselé, gravé.
Epoque Directoire

Result : 11 050 €
Estimate : 3 000 / 4 000 €

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