Colasanti Casa d’Aste to auction 417 lots of 20th-century Italian design

Colasanti Casa d’Aste will hold a sale of Design and Decorative Arts of the 1900s in Rome on June 18, featuring 417 lots of Italian-made furniture and objects. Highlights include a Vittorio Introini P700 modular unit (lot 44, est. €9,000–12,000), a Carlo Scarpa silver-plated centerpiece by Cleto Munari from the late 1970s (lot 76, est. €1,500–2,000), a pair of Gabriella Crespi 'Piccoli Animali' sculptures in silvered bronze with Murano glass eggs by Barovier&Toso (lot 77, est. €2,000–3,000), a Gio Ponti 'Sole' wall or ceiling lamp in brass, painted metal and Perspex by Arredoluce (lot 88, est. €4,000–6,000), a pair of Osvaldo Borsani 'Canada' armchairs in wood and padded fabric by Tecno from the mid-1960s (lot 113, est. €3,000–5,000), a pair of Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler armchairs by Forma (lot 165, est. €4,000–6,000), a Tobia Scarpa 'Occhi' Murano glass vase by Venini (lot 163, est. €1,000–1,500), and four Afra and Tobia Scarpa 'Africa' chairs in wood and padded leather by Maxalto (lot 242, est. €8,000–12,000).