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Mithé Espelt & Design Bring in 2,400,000€

27 January 2023

PIASA is pleased to report the results of our auctions held on January 25 at La Patinoire Royale / Galerie Valérie Bach in Brussels, Belgium. 

The first part of the auction included pieces by ceramist Mithé Espelt. The second part of the sale, Design, also scored very well, notably the Zig-Zag chair by Gerrit Rietveld, the pair of armchairs by Gio Ponti, and the tapestries by Alexander Calder.


TOTAL FROM BOTH AUCTIONS : 2,400,000 €

Lot 3 - Mithé Espelt, Pair of‘ Soleil’ lamps - 11,700 €

Lot 6 - Mithé Espelt, Set of ten mirrors - 70,200 €

Lot 15 - Mithé Espelt, ‘Anahuac’  mirror - 31,200 €

Lot 34 - Mithé Espelt, Set with a ‘Soleil’ and twenty-one round mirrors - 52,000 €

Lot 108 - Gerrit Rietveld, Zig-Zag - First edition - 46,800 €

Lot 183 - Gio Ponti, Pair of armchairs - 26,000 €

Lot 245 - d’après Alexander Calder, Turquoise - N°67/100 - 67,352 €

(fees are included in each result)


Mithé Espelt (1923-2020) Set with a 'Soleil' mirror and twenty-one round mirrors Glazed ceramic enhanced with gold and pâte de verre Models created between 1950 and 1955



Alexander Calder (1898-1976), after Turquoise - N°67/100 Tapestry Jute Edited by Bon-Art limited edition of 100 Signed, dated 'CA 75' and numbered '67/100' Model created in 1975 145 × 212 cm


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