$156,000
Apelli & Varesio Italy, 1946 oak, brass 61 w x 35 d x 30 h in (155 x 89 x 76 cm)
Mollino designed several tables, desks and chairs for the Offices of the Societa Reale Mutua di Assicurazioni in Turin.
The designs were drawn from a range of forms and styles he had utilized in his career up to 1945. This desk is constructed of four angular legs, each with a through-tenon stretcher attached to the top displaying Mollino's faceted, expressionistic style. literature: Carlo Mollino: Architecture as Autobiography, Brino, ppg. 110-112Carlo Mollino: Catalogo dei Mobili, Colombari, pg. 81Il Mobili Italiano degli Anni '40 e '50, Guttry and Maino, pg. 213
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2006-05-23
