Coat hook from the Casa Orengo | Wright

Prezzo stimato: 15,000-20,000 US$

Prezzo raggiunto : 15,600 US$

Asta:
Important Italian Design

Data di vendita: 2005-12-06

Luogo dell'asta:
Chicago

Numero della partita: 515

Design

Carlo Mollino

Architonic ID

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