543
543
Italy, 1948
mahogany, bronze, glass 56 h × 41 w × 20 d in (142 × 104 × 51 cm)
mahogany, bronze, glass 56 h × 41 w × 20 d in (142 × 104 × 51 cm)
estimate: $150,000–200,000
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An exquisitely detailed bar with sculptural bronze pulls and an original painted glass shelf, both by Lucio Fontana. Finely crafted doors open simultaneously, illuminating cabinet interior and revealing four drawers and two shelves. Signed with label: [Arredamenti Borsani Varedo (Milan)]; archived with Lucio Fontana Foundation under archive number 3326/1.
provenance: Rossella Colombari, Milano
literature: Osvaldo Borsani, Gramigna and Irace
Atlante del Design Italiano 1940-1980, Grassi and Pansera
Milano Deco: La Fisionomia della citta Degli Anni Venti
