DESIGNED BY CARLO MOLLINO, 1944, FOR THE CASA MINOLA, TURIN

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A Birch and Ebonised Double Bed Frame
Designed by Carlo Mollino, 1944, for the Casa Minola, Turin
The ebonised footboard fitted with brass studs, on wishbone understructure connected by brass stretcher, with channelled rectangular side rails and head rail
77½in. (197cm.) length; 61½in. (156cm.) width

Provenance

Ada & Cesare Minola, thence by descent

Literature

Giovanni Brino, Carlo Mollino: Architecture as Autobiography, Thames & Hudson, London, p.100
Domus, 227, 1948, p.18
Nuestra Arquitectura, 19, 1948

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Lot Essay

The Casa Minola, one of two apartments designed by Mollino for the Minola family, is regarded as one of the outstanding examples of the architect's work. The bed was originally recessed into a shallow alcove, the white-padded headboard with flourescent lighting above, and with a pair of extending wall-lights flanking the headboard. The wall against which the bed was placed featured vertical wooden slats, a decorative feature used in a number of other commissions, including Mollino's own apartment.

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