$120,000
Italy, 1944 Italian fruitwood, lacquered wood, brass 61½ w x 77½ d x 19¾ h in (156 x 197 x 50 cm)
This work is unique.
Created for the interior of Ada and Cesare Minola's residence in Turin in 1944, this bed was originally recessed into the wall with a tufted upholstered headboard. provenance: Ada and Cesare Minola, Turin | Rosella Colombari, Milan | Private collection literature: Carlo Mollino Interni in Piano-Sequenza , de Giorgi, ppg. 116-117 Carlo Mollino: Architecture as Autobiography , Brino, pg. 100
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2008-05-20