Wednesday 17 July 2024

Lot 16

Antonio Bonet, Juan Kurchan & Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, attributed to Knoll 'Butterfly' easy chair,...

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Lot 16

Antonio Bonet, Juan Kurchan & Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, attributed to Knoll 
'Butterfly' easy chair,...

Price Realised: £394

Estimate: £400 - £600

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 16

Description

Antonio Bonet, Juan Kurchan & Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, attributed to Knoll 

'Butterfly' easy chair, originally designed 1938, circa 1970 
Steel (later painted), leather 
95cm high 86cm wide 

Provenance 
Peter Moro CBE FRIBA 
Private collection, London 

Footnote 
The current lot comes from Moro House, 20 Blackheath Park, former residence of architect Peter Moro, from whom the current owner purchased the present lot. Moro was a modernist architect who worked under Berthold Lubetkin at Tecton in the 1930s. He went onto design interiors for the Royal Festival Hall and worked on several notable commissions, including the Nottingham Playhouse. According to the vendor, Moro purchased the chair in the 1970s, later painting the frame blue.  

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

VAT
VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

Export of goods

Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain whether an export licence is required before bidding. Export licences are issued by Arts Council England and application forms can be obtained from its Export Licensing Unit. Details can be found on the ACE website www.artscouncil.org.uk or by phoning ACE on 020 7973 5188. The need for import licences varies from country to country and you should acquaint yourself with all relevant local requirements and provisions before bidding. The refusal of any such licences shall not permit the cancelling of any sale nor allow any delay in making full payment for the lot.

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