Sold for:
$18,750
$18,750
Carlo Bugatti
corner chair
Italy, c.
1900 walnut and ebonized wood, silk, painted parchment, copper, pewter, mother of pearl 22 w x 22 d x 27¾ h in (56 x 56 x 70 cm)
result: $18,750
A similar model of this chair was exhibited at the Turin Exposition in 1898 and the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1999.
provenance: Phillips, London, Design , 25 September 2008, Lot 55 | Distinguished private collection, New York
literature: Bugatti , Hawley, ppg. 12, 15 illustrate similar examples Bugatti , Dejean, pg. 82 illustrates similar example Carlo Bugatti au Musée d'Orsay , Massé, pg. 74 illustrates similar example
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2014-12-11
