$159
Various Designers
collection of four telephones
North Electric Co.
/Siemans Auso SPA Italy/Sweden, c. 1945/1966 plastic 3¾ w x 4¼ d x 8¼ h in (10 x 11 x 21 cm)
result: $159
estimate: $500–700
Collection includes three Grillo telephones designed in 1966 by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper and one Ericofon designed in the late 1940s by Gosta Thames, Ralph Lysell and Hugo Blomberg for the Ericsson Company of Sweden. Signed with transfer-printed manufacturer's mark to one example: [Ericofon North Electric Company, Gallion, Ohio]. Signed with molded manufacturer's mark to underside of one example: [Grillo Made in Italy]. Signed with molded manufacturer's mark to underside of two examples: [Grillo Proprieta Sip].
literature: Marco Zanuso , Motta, ppg. 136-141 illustrate Grillo telephone Italy: The New Domestic Landscape , Ambasz, pg. 74 illustrates Grillo telephone Scandinavian Design , Fiell, ppg. 172-176 illustrate Ericofon
condition: Minor discoloration and wear to all examples, keeping with age and use. Three examples require an adapter to function. Otherwise fine vintage condition
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2015-07-11
