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Max INGRAND (1908–1969) "2044" or "Pistil"
Circa 1961–1964
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177
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Max INGRAND (1908–1969) "2044" or "Pistil"
Circa 1961–1964
F…
See original version (French)
Estimate €30,000 - €50,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Max INGRAND (1908–1969)
"2044" or "Pistil"
Circa 1961–1964
Fontana Arte edition.
Circular mirror encased in thick concave glass.
The central section features 24 gilded brass arms enclosing thick cubes of chiselled glass.
H: 13 cm, D: 69.5 cm
A "2044" or "Pistil" circular mirror with a central section featuring 24 gilded brass arms enclosing thick cubes of chiselled glass, from a Fontana Arte edition circa 1961–1964 of the design created by Max Ingrand.
H: 5.12 inches, D: 27.36 inches
Provenance:
Private collection of the Managing Director of Saint-Gobain, acquired directly from Max Ingrand.
Kept within the family by descent.
Origin:
Private collection of the Managing Director of Saint-Gobain, acquired directly from Max Ingrand.
Kept within the family through inheritance.
Bibliography:
- "Fontana Arte, Vivere nel vetro, House of Glass", exhibition catalogue, Le Stanze del Vetro, Venice, 4 April–31 July 2022, model reproduced on pages 72 and 98–99.
- Guy Bloch-Champfort: "Raphaël décorateur", Les éditions de l'amateur, Paris, 2002, view of the piece in the entrance to Dr Lak’s flat in 1963, page 152.
- Franco Deboni: "Fontana Arte", Éditions Umberto Allemandi & Co., Turin, 2013, model reproduced in illustration 428.
- Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier: "Max Ingrand: du Verre à la Lumière", Éditions Norma, 2009, model reproduced on page 216.
- Françoise Siriex: "Leleu décorateurs ensembliers", Éditions Monelle Hayot, Paris, 2007, advertising photograph of a set of Leleu furniture and Fontana Arte lighting on display at Leleu, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, Paris, page 430.
- Domus, issue 382, September 1961, advertising page featuring the model.
See original version (French)
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