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Gaudi chair | Wright
Estimated value: 18,000-22,000 US$
Auction:
Important Italian Design
Sales date: 2005-12-06
Location:
Chicago
Lot number: 521
Design
Carlo MollinoManufacturer A. Allemandi, Pinerolo (1994)
Architonic id
4107233
Maple, brass
27 w x 21 d x 31.25 h
This form was designed for the Orengo House, which was Mollino's last major interior design commission. The chair takes its inspiration from the architect Antonio Gaudi. Galleria Colombari produced nine numbered examples of this design in 1994. Impressed number to underside of seat: [AAM TO. Italy 02/9].
Literature:
Carlo Mollino: Architecture as Autobiography, Brino, pg. 124 Annicinquanta: La Nascita della Creativita Italiana, Rumi, pg. 150
Exhibited:
Annicinquanta: La Nascita della Creativita Italiana, 2005, Milan
Provenance:
Rossella Colombari, Milano
27 w x 21 d x 31.25 h
This form was designed for the Orengo House, which was Mollino's last major interior design commission. The chair takes its inspiration from the architect Antonio Gaudi. Galleria Colombari produced nine numbered examples of this design in 1994. Impressed number to underside of seat: [AAM TO. Italy 02/9].
Literature:
Carlo Mollino: Architecture as Autobiography, Brino, pg. 124 Annicinquanta: La Nascita della Creativita Italiana, Rumi, pg. 150
Exhibited:
Annicinquanta: La Nascita della Creativita Italiana, 2005, Milan
Provenance:
Rossella Colombari, Milano
