Coat hook from the Casa Orengo | Wright

Prix estimatif: 15,000-20,000 US$

Prix réalisé : 15,600 US$

Enchères:
Important Italian Design

Date de vente: 2005-12-06

Lieu des enchères:
Chicago

Numéro du lot: 515

Design

Carlo Mollino

Numéro ID d'Architonic

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