Lot 1 · 20th Century Decorative Art & Design
Mirror, Designed Circa 1940
Fontana Arte · ebonised wood and brass, with green-tinted and clear mirror glass
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,710–$7,849
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Decorative Art & Design, London · 28 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5422664
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Fontana Arte, MIRROR, DESIGNED CIRCA 1940. Christie's, 28 Oct 2008, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5422664.
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Fontana Arte, MIRROR, DESIGNED CIRCA 1940. Christie's, 28 Oct 2008, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5422664.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Bench, Circa 1912 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Vase, Circa 1890 | William De Morgan | £15,000–£20,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontana Arte | Pair of Side Tables | $11,430 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | |
| Fontana Arte | Pair of stands, model no. 2087, 1960s | Bonhams, May 2021 | ||
| Fontana Arte | Coffee table with flower holder, variant of model no. 1994 | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Fontana Arte | Set of six ceiling lights, model no. 2405 | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Fontana Arte | Pair of wall lights | Phillips, Dec 2022 | ||
| Fontana Arte | Ceiling light, model no. 2132 | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Fontana Arte | Wall mirror | Phillips, Jun 2019 | ||
| Fontana Arte | Table | Sotheby's, May 2022 |
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.