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Gaetano Pesce

Italian · 1939–2024 · Sculptor

Gaetano Pesce was an Italian architect and a design pioneer of the 20th century. Pesce was born in La Spezia in 1939, and he grew up in Padua and Florence. During his 50-year… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Gaetano Pesce, Prototype "Moloch" adjustable floor lamp, 1970-1972, Anodized aluminum, aluminum, painted metalPrototype "Moloch" adjustable floor lampPhillips · $197,000≈ £121,164≈ €143,283Sign up to see
  2. Gaetano Pesce, Prototype 'Moloch' adjustable floor lamp, circa 1971, Painted aluminium, aluminium, anodised aluminium, steel, painted steel, woodPrototype 'Moloch' adjustable floor lampPhillips · £87,500≈ $111,974≈ €100,759Sign up to see
  3. Gaetano Pesce, Double bed, from the 'Nobody's Perfect' series, 2002, ResinDouble bed, from the 'Nobody's Perfect' seriesPhillips · £69,850≈ $89,010≈ €83,742Sign up to see

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  1. Gaetano Pesce, THREE BRACELETS, 1990S
    THREE BRACELETS, 1990S
    the largest 13.5cm diameter (5 ¼in diameter) (3)
    Lyon & Turnbull · · Lot 420
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £300–500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
  2. Gaetano Pesce, TWO OPEN SKY CLOCKS
    TWO OPEN SKY CLOCKS
    37cm high, 26cm wide, 3cm deep (14 ½in high, 10 ¼in wide, 1 ¼in deep); 35.5cm high, 27cm wide (14in high, 10 5/8in wide) (2)
    Lyon & Turnbull · · Lot 422
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £300–500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
  3. Gaetano Pesce, SERIE LUIGI 901 SHELF, DESIGNED c.1982, 1982, cut plywood
    SERIE LUIGI 901 SHELF, DESIGNED c.1982, 1982
    cut plywood
    with shelves down 180.3cm high, 62.5cm wide (71in high, 24 5/8in wide)
    Lyon & Turnbull · · Lot 425
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £800–1,200View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
  4. Gaetano Pesce, SIT DOWN LOUNGE CHAIR, DESIGNED 1976, 1976, cotton upholstery over PVC inner filled with polyurethane foam
    SIT DOWN LOUNGE CHAIR, DESIGNED 1976, 1976
    cotton upholstery over PVC inner filled with polyurethane foam
    76cm high, 92cm wide, 77cm deep (30in high, 36 ¼in wide, 30 ¼in deep)
    Lyon & Turnbull · · Lot 441
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,500–2,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
  5. Gaetano Pesce, GREEN STREET ARMCHAIR, DESIGNED 1984, 1984, cast resin with steel rod legs and rubber feet and red paint
    GREEN STREET ARMCHAIR, DESIGNED 1984, 1984
    Sculpture
    94cm high, 58.5cm wide, 50cm deep (37in high, 23in wide, 19 5/8in deep)
    Lyon & Turnbull · · Lot 448
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £3,000–5,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
  6. Gaetano Pesce, 'NOBODY'S PERFECT' ROUND TABLE, 2005, 2005
    'NOBODY'S PERFECT' ROUND TABLE, 2005, 2005
    49.5cm high, 38cm diameter (19 ¾in high, 15in diameter)
    Lyon & Turnbull · · Lot 453
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–1,500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
  7. Gaetano Pesce, Untitled, A COUPLE OF «SIT DOWN» ARMCHAIRS
    Untitled
    A COUPLE OF «SIT DOWN» ARMCHAIRS
    Pandolfini · · Lot 159
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  8. Gaetano Pesce, Untitled, A «PAPAVERO» SHELF
    Untitled
    A «PAPAVERO» SHELF
    Pandolfini · · Lot 160
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,300–1,800View at Pandolfini ↗
  9. Gaetano Pesce, Untitled, TAPESTRY PANEL
    Untitled
    TAPESTRY PANEL · Panel
    Pandolfini · · Lot 161
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–6,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  10. Gaetano Pesce, Untitled, A COUPLE OF «MICHETTA» BENCHES
    Untitled
    A COUPLE OF «MICHETTA» BENCHES
    Pandolfini · · Lot 162
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–6,000View at Pandolfini ↗
Also offered, result not published (6)

Lots by Gaetano Pesce that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Gaetano Pesce signature

17 catalogued lots by Gaetano Pesce record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (67% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • on the reverse2
  • on the base1

Form

  • signed11
  • signed and dated4
  • stamped signature2

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About Gaetano Pesce

Gaetano Pesce was an Italian architect and a design pioneer of the 20th century. Pesce was born in La Spezia in 1939, and he grew up in Padua and Florence. During his 50-year career, Pesce worked as an architect, urban planner, and industrial designer. His outlook is considered broad and humanistic, and his work is characterized by an inventive use of color and materials, asserting connections between the individual and society, through art, architecture, and design to reappraise mid-twentieth-century modern life.

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