furniture, art & design
Bruno Gatta (Italy c20th)
An elegant pendant light by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo. Circa 1950s.
36cm wide x 82cm high (including ceiling fitting)
It has three original lamp fittings and a frosted glass diffuser inside a black lacquered metal ring.
Price: 1.000 euro
Gianfranco Frattini (Italy 1926-2004)
Cassina model 780/783 stacking tables. Circa 1960s-70s
76cm diameter x 19.5 – 34cm high. Each table has its original Cassina label to the inside.
Rare set of four nesting/ stacking tables that rarely come up for sale in this large and low size. This playful design tables each have a circular formica top that is black on one side and white on the other that allow for multiple set up possibilities as they can be adapted to any interior design.
The larger and lower scale of this set compared to the higher narrower versions gives the design more of a ’70s lounge feel to the design.
Price: 6.900 euro
Gae Aulenti (Italy 1927-2012)
Set of 4 ‘Locus Solus’ chairs for Poltronova, Italy 1960s
55.5 x 54 x 66.5cm high
enamelled black tubular metal frames with perforated seats. This set comes with their original loose waxed cotton cushions with dotted black on grey pattern. The design of these chairs was intended to be a playful take on the classic bentwood design.
Price: 4.200 euro (set of 4)
Italian 1960s sideboard
Giovanni Ausenda (Italy mid-c20th)
model ‘Caleno’ credenza/sideboard ±1960s for Stilwood, Italy.
Rosewood & Mahogany. 213 x 53 x 74cm high.
This Brutalist Italian sideboard with subtle architectural details has a strong classical presence. This is what we would call a sideboard for life! Anchored in the right setting this is a timeless design that can look like it has always been there.
Price: 3.900 euro
A wooden library / shelving unit.
1960s/70s. Teak veneer.
150 x 64 x 79.5cm high
Originally designed by Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius in the 1930s as a newspaper storage cabinet, this version was manufactured in small numbers in Italy in the 1960s (maker unknown).
Please note that this is a solid and well made item that is heavy (note: it can not be dismantled).
Price: 2.700 euro
A 1950s French coat stand. The stand has a heavy weighted base with enamelled steel structure.
Designer unknown – School of Mathieu Mategot. Superb condition, all original patina.
49cm wide x 186.5cm high
Price: 1,200 euro
Italian oak wood side chair. Circa 1950s.
Italian organic modernist chair. School of Carlo Mollino.
Price: 1,200 euro
Vico Magistretti (Italy 1920-2006)
Black aniline leather corner sofa. Cassina 1970s
A rare model ‘Flandra’ four part sofa manufactured by Cassina, Italy 1970s.
A very comfortable sofa – manufactured to the highest quality.
Price: 4.250 euro
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