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Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana

Varedo 1911 – 1985 Milan / Rosario 1899 – 1968 Comabbio

Cabinet (bar) – with “Bohemia“ fabric by Piero Fornasetti (1913–1988). Circa 1950

Solid Mahogany and veneered on pinewood, maple, birch; textile, printed; plexiglass, glass; bronze cast. 144,4 × 158 × 42,8 cm (56 ⅞ × 62 ¼ × 16 ⅞ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana. Cabinet (bar) – with “Bohemia“ fabric by Piero Fornasetti (1913–1988). Circa 1950.

Estimate:

EUR 18,000

 

- 20,000

USD 21,200

 

- 23,600

Sold for:

27,500 EUR (incl. premium)

Autumn Auctions 2017

ORANGERIE Selected Objects, Thursday, 30.11.2017

Information

Solid Mahogany and veneered on pinewood, maple, birch; textile, printed; plexiglass, glass; bronze cast. 144,4 × 158 × 42,8 cm (56 ⅞ × 62 ¼ × 16 ⅞ in.). Fabric renewed.

Related literature: Mariuccia Casadio, Barnaba Fornasetti and Andrea Branzi: Fornasetti. The Complete Universe. New York, 2010 / Guiliana Gramigna and Fulvio Irace: Osvaldo Borsani. Milan, 1992, p. 72.

Private collection, Italy / private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate

Correct literature: Auction: 20th Century Decorative Arts. London, Christie's, 4th May 2002, cat. no. 98 (ill. on the Cover)

Auction: 20th Century Decorative Arts. Paris, Sotheby's, 24 Mai 2016, cat.-no. 192 (ill. on the cover)