Carlo bugatti

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Wardrobe, circa 1902

Strikingly original, Carlo Bugatti's furniture combines the picturesque asymmetry of Art Nouveau with the exoticism of Moorish and Japanese influences. Yet, there is nothing derivative in Bugatti's work; rather, it is pure fantasy, drawing inspiration from the Orientalist art movement of the late nineteenth century, a fact underscored by the name of his business in Milan: C

CARLO BUGATTI (1856-1940) ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1900 stained and inlaid beechwood with applied copper panels, original vellum surfaces now replaced with cloth 61 in. (155 cm.) high; 23½ in. (60 cm.) wide; 26½ in. (67 cm.) deep

In the spotlight at the sale of the furniture of the Château de Livet-sur-Authou are these two pieces of furniture by the Italian cabinetmaker Carlo Bugatti...

Lot 373: Carlo Bugatti. Cabinet. c. 1900, ebonized wood, walnut, lacquered parchment, brass, pewter, bone, mirrored glass. 62 h × 40½ w × 25½ d in. result: $68,750. estimate: $45,000–65,000. Cabinet features one drop-front door concealing two drawers and two sliding shelves. Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, Important Twentieth Century Decorative Works of Art, 4-5 December 1998, Lot 517 | Private Collection, Monte Carlo | Phillips, New York, Design, 25 May 2011, Lot 120 | Private Collection

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View FAUTEUIL CURULE By Bugatti Carlo; wood, parchment, brass and copper; 149 x 76 x 61 cm (58 5/8 x 30 x 24 in.); . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Italian Art Deco mahogany and walnut throne chair with decorative pewter and brass inlay, applied and embossed copper roundels, calfskin vellum seat with brown upholstered seat cushion, and beige fabric detail with woven tassels (Carlo Bugatti).

Wardrobe, circa 1902