$161,000
Carlo Mollino
Important coffee table, model 1114
Apelli & Varesio for Singer & Sons Italy, c.
1950 Italian walnut, Securit glass, brass 50½ w x 24¾ d x 16½ h in (128 x 63 x 42 cm)
result: $161,000
Carlo Mollino was commissioned by Joseph Singer to produce a line of furniture for his eponymous company Singer & Sons. First introduced by Gio Ponti, Mollino and Singer initially planned on producing a line of avant-garde furniture. Only two Mollino designs were ever made and very few examples were produced.
This present lot was the focal point of a custom New York City interior designed by Bertha Schaefer; this table has remained with its original owner until now. Signed with acid stamp to each glass element: [Securit].
provenance: Supplied by Bertha Schaefer | Beatrice Cohn, New York
literature: Carlo Mollino - Architecture as Autobiography , Brino, pg. 132 Carlo Mollino Cronaca , Ferrari, pg. 129 Il Mobili Italiano degli Anni '40 e '50 , de Guttry and Maino, pg. 213
This lot is on view in New York
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2014-06-12
