Il Ponte Casa d’Aste’s Decorative Arts and Design Sale Exceeds €920,000

Il Ponte Casa d’Aste achieved over €920,000 in total sales for its Arti Decorative del ’900 e Design auction on June 25–26, with 73% of lots sold and estimates outperformed by 175%. Top lots included George Nakashima’s Conoid Bench (€25,600) and Gino Sarfatti’s lamp model 178NT (€19,200). Ico Parisi’s early 1950s furniture, including a console by F.lli Rizzi (€19,200) and a pair of model 813 egg chairs (€20,480), drew strong interest. Carlo Scarpa’s “a macchie” cup for Venini sold for €20,480. Giuseppe Rivadossi’s storage units fetched €17,920 and €16,640. Ernesto Basile’s reclining armchair from the “Carretto siciliano” series reached €10,880. Michele Marelli’s 1930s table lamp for Venini and Angelo Lelii’s “Medusa” suspension lamp each sold for €10,240. Furniture from Aurelio Zanotta’s Monza apartment, designed by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, and Paolo Lomazzi, saw high sell-through rates. Azucena and Luigi Caccia Dominioni pieces, including a pair of LP2 suspension lamps (€12,160), maintained consistent bidding throughout.