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Details
CASA MINOLA, Turin (1944)
black and white photograph of lounge, with the stamp Dr. Architetto Carlo Mollino, Via Berutti N. 9, Torino, telef. 70.082, later glazed and framed
9in.(23cm.) x 6 7/8in.(17.5cm.) photograph
13in.(33cm.) x 11½in.(26.5cm.) incl. frame
black and white photograph of lounge, with the stamp Dr. Architetto Carlo Mollino, Via Berutti N. 9, Torino, telef. 70.082, later glazed and framed
9in.(23cm.) x 6 7/8in.(17.5cm.) photograph
13in.(33cm.) x 11½in.(26.5cm.) incl. frame
Literature
Carlo Mollino: Architecture as Autobiography, Brino, T&H, London, 1987, p.96
Carlo Mollino: Cronaca, Ferrari, SAN, Turin, 1985, p.96, different views illustrated
Carlo Mollino: Cronaca, Ferrari, SAN, Turin, 1985, p.96, different views illustrated
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
Built for Ada and Cesare Minola, the furnishing and decoration for this interior was carried out at the height of the war using modest materials and skilled craftsmen. A subtle and fluid interior, the fittings are charcterised by soft, sensual and organic forms. The Minola house survived the war, remaining relatively intact until the 1980s, when certain elements were dismantled and reconstructed elsewhere.