PIASA opens its 2024 sales calendar in Brussels with a sale of 20th century design. Comprising 240 lots, the auction catalog features a wide selection of movable typologies (seats, t ab l e s , lu m i n a r e s , ac c e s s o r e s ) by major figures on the international 20th-century scene: George Nakashima and Isamu Noguchi for the American scene; José Zanine Caldas, Oscar Niemeyer, Sergio Rodrigues... for the Brazilian; Pierre Jeanneret, Pierre Chapo, Charlotte Perriand... for the French; Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa, Max Ingrand for the Italian; Alvar Aalto, Marta Blomstedt, Paavo Tynell... for the Scandinavian; and Sori Yanagi, Ubunji Kidokoro... for the Japanese.
Ubunji Kidokoro (1910-1945)
Pair of armchairs
Estimate: €8000 / €12000
PIASA kicks off 2024 and its design season with a prestige sale at the Patinoire Royale de Bruxelles - Galerie Valérie Bach. The sale reflects the major trends and creative singularities that have distinguished the major international design scenes from the interwar period to the 1960s. A number of remarkable pieces are on display, including pairs of armchairs: those in bamboo and brass by Japanese designer Ubunji Kidokoro, those with walnut frames and fabric-upholstered seats by Italian designer Gio Ponti, and those with a highly organic shape designed by Marta Blomstedt for the Aulanko Hotel in Finland. Other types of furniture include a metal and glass floor lamp by Frenchman Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, and a conoid bench by American George Nakashima. Finally, there are a number of important sets (seats, tables, storage units, etc.), notably by Finland's Alvar Aalto, or by Pierre Jeanneret, taken from furniture produced for Chandigarh.
Armand Jonckers (born in 1939)
Coffee table
Estimate: €10000 / €15000
ƒ George Nakashima (1905-1990)
Conoid
Estimate: €15000 / €20000
Gio Ponti (1891-1979)
Pair of armchairs
Estimate: €30000 / €40000
