15th Jun, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
20th Century Design
176
Cassina Studio Tecnico, Italy: A Walnut Rocking Chair, designed c.1955, model no.572, rubber weave, loose cushion, unmarked,
100cm deep, 65cm wide, 92cm high
Designed by the Cassina Technical Group, one of whom would likely have been Gio Ponti. His influence is seen in the chairs 'Ears' and overall form, bearing similarities to an armchair Ponti designed in the 1950s. Ponti did several chair designs for Cassina over his career.
Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
Auction: 20th Century Design, 15th Jun, 2024
On offer in the June 20th Century Design Sale will be the Michael Claxton Collection, an extraordinary collection of over 350 pieces of British pottery put together between 1974 and 2024, the majority of which were purchased directly from the potters. Potters represented in the collection include David Leach, Richard Batterham, David Roberts, Philip Marston, and Jim Malone.
The sale will also include a good private collection of furniture by Stanley Webb Davies, a fine large Lancastrian Lustre Vase by Gordon Forsyth for Pilkington's Tile & Pottery Co, and a good range of Mouseman and the Yorkshire Critters furniture and furnishings.
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Thursday 13th June - Friday 14th June 10am-4pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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