Sold for:
$173,000
$173,000
Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti
Madrepore dining suite
Italy, 1950-1952 lithographic transfer-printed and lacquered wood, brass, glass, silk 40 dia x 30¼ h in (102 x 77 cm)
result: $173,000
This dining suite is unique.
Suite includes table and four chairs; armchairs measure: 22 w x 22 d x 32.25 h inches. This suite has been authenticated by Barnaba Fornasetti.
provenance: Wright, Modernist 20th Century , 22 May 2005, Lot 117 | Private collection, Beverly Hills
literature: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe , Fornasetti et. al., ppg. 386, 392-393 Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams , Mauries, ppg. 264-265
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2014-03-27
