Precio aproximado: 15,000-20,000 US$
Precios de ajuste : 15,600 US$
Subasta:
Important Italian Design
Fecha de venta: 2005-12-06
Lugar de subasta:
Chicago
Número de lote: 515
Diseño
Carlo Mollino
Architonic contraseña
4107227
Coat hook from the Casa Orengo, Turin
Lacquered wood, brass
8 w x 6.5 d x 13 h
One of eight hooks from the original Turin commission in 1949. Like the other furnishings from the Orengo commission, the overt eroticism of this design is emblematic of the spirit and character of Mollino's oeuvre.
Literature:
Carlo Mollino: Architecture as Autobiography, Brino, pg. 127 Carlo Mollino: Cronaca, Ferrari, ppg. 107, 110 Carlo Mollino: Furniture Catalogue, Colombari, pg. 59
Provenance:
Paola Colombari, Milano