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LOUNGE CHAIR
Details
CASA MINOLA, Turin (1944)
LOUNGE CHAIR
fully upholstered form on carved and channelled ebonised feet
39½in.(100cm.) height
LOUNGE CHAIR
fully upholstered form on carved and channelled ebonised feet
39½in.(100cm.) height
Provenance
Ada & Cesare Minola, by descent
Literature
Carlo Mollino: Architecture as Autobiography, Brino, T&H, London, 1987, p.96
Italian Design: 1870 - Present, Sparke, T&H, London, 1988, p.91, chair illustrated in situ in contemporary photographs
Italian Design: 1870 - Present, Sparke, T&H, London, 1988, p.91, chair illustrated in situ in contemporary photographs
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
This unique lounge chair was designed for the lounge of the Minola residence. Other soft furnishings for the same room included a pair of wing-back lounge chairs, and two divans, each of different design, all upholstered in matching velvet fabric.