Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne
Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne
Property from a Private London Collection
Carlo Bugatti
An Important Dressing Table and Chair
Auction Closed
May 25, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private London Collection
Carlo Bugatti
An Important Dressing Table and Chair
circa 1902
executed by A. De Vecchi & Co, Milan
partially-painted vellum, wood, mirrored glass, clear glass, brass, bronze and fabric tassels
the chair with a metal tag signed FABB. ITAL. MOBILI ARTISTICI/A. DE VECCHI & C./GIA. C. BUGATTI & C./MILANO
desk: 59 x 29 3/4 x 19 in. (149.8 x 75.5 x 48.2 cm)
chair: 36 3/4 x 17 5/8 x 18 in. (93.3 x 44.7 x 45.7 cm)
Private Collection, Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Marie-Madeleine Massé, Carlo Bugatti au Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 2001, pp. 63 (for a photograph of the present lot at the Turin Esposizione, 1902), 73, 88 and 101 (for period photographs of the set)
Philippe Dejean, Nadine Coleno, Carlo - Rembrandt - Ettore - Jean Bugatti, Nancy, 1981, p. 49 (for a period photograph of the present lot from the Turin catalogue, 1902)
Philippe Dejean, Nadine Coleno, Carlo - Rembrandt - Ettore - Jean Bugatti, Nancy, 1981, p. 49 (for a period photograph of the present lot from the Turin catalogue, 1902)
Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna, Turin, 1902