Lot 144
  • 144

Mattia Bonetti

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Mattia Bonetti
  • Library Table
  • impressed MB
  • lacquered wood, acrylic
  • 32 1/2  x 78 3/4  x 39 1/2  in. (82.5 x 200 x 100.3 cm)

Provenance

Commissioned directly from the artist, 2010

Literature

Jacqueline du Pasquier and Jean-Jacques Wattel, Mattia Bonetti, exh. cat., vol. 1, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2015, p. 214 (for a related model)

Condition

Overall in very good condition. The wood and acrylic surfaces both with minor scratches, abrasions, and rubbing and wear throughout, the latter concentrated to the lacquered edges of the table, all consistent with age and gentle use. One acrylic corner with an area of minor delamination measuring approximately 1 x 17 5/8 inches. One interior side of the isolated acrylic square on the tabletop with some minor delamination, measuring approximately 2 5/8 inches. long. The three wood corners have undergone minor sensitive and professional restoration, not visually distracting, the largest area of restoration measuring approximately 2 x ¼ x ¼ inches. A rare and elegantly geometric work commissioned directly from Mattia Bonetti by Reed Krakoff.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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