Lot 232 · Design
Unique 'Infinity' bench, for 'Bench Years', commissioned by the London Design Festival
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $9,438–$12,135
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Design, London · 24 April 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-283709
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Martino Gamper, Unique 'Infinity' bench, for 'Bench Years', commissioned by the London Design Festival. Phillips, 24 Apr 2013, lot 232. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-283709.
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Martino Gamper, Unique 'Infinity' bench, for 'Bench Years', commissioned by the London Design Festival. Phillips, 24 Apr 2013, lot 232. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-283709.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martino Gamper | Two "Rita" Chairs | $10,000 | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | |
| Martino Gamper | Off-Cuts dining table | Wright, Jun 2017 | ||
| Piero Fornasetti | 'Pisces' and 'Aries' ceiling lights from the 'Zodiaci' serie | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Pierre Jeanneret | Demountable chair | Phillips, May 2022 | ||
| Martino Gamper | Collection of three chairs | Wright, Aug 2026 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Commode Mobile Giallo, série Bharata | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Pierre Jeanneret | Lounge chairs from the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigar | Rago, May 2022 | ||
| Angelo Lelii | Floor lamp, model no. 12555 | Phillips, May 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.