Wannenes Design Auction in Genoa: Italian 20th Century Design from Fontana Arte to Brazilian Modernism

Wannenes auction house will hold a design and Italian style sale on July 9-10, 2026 at Villa Carrega Cataldi in Genoa, featuring over 200 lots spanning from the 1930s to the 1980s. The auction highlights include works by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, a rare BBPR ceiling lamp estimated at €22,000-28,000, Ettore Sottsass pieces, and Brazilian modernism by Jorge Zalszupin and Sergio Rodrigues. Key lots: Ingrand suspension lamp model 2088 (€9,000-14,000), BBPR ceiling lamp variant model 2045/a (€22,000-28,000), Zalszupin Guanabara table (€8,000-10,000), and a pair of Tonico armchairs by Rodrigues (€8,000-10,000). The sale also includes Murano glass by Fratelli Toso and Seguso, furniture by Paolo Buffa and Massimo Iosa Ghini, and a Memphis Big Sur sofa by Peter Shire. Specialists Andrea Schito and Giacomo Abate curated the design department.