An important console, circa 1930

Details

PAOLO BUFFA (1903-1970)
An important console, circa 1930
executed by Paolo Lietti, Cantù, Italy, rosewood, rosewood veneer, walnut, burr walnut veneer, silvered metal
95 ½ high x 41 3/8 wide x 16 7/8 in. deep (242.5 x 105 x 43 cm.)

Literature

For examples of a related design:
'Alla Triennale di Monza, nella galleria dell'arredamento', Domus, no. 31, July 1930, p. 22;
C.A. Felice, Arte Decorativa 1930 all'Esposizione di Monza, Milan, 1930, pl. 27;
I. Guttry, M.P. Maino, Il Mobile Déco Italiano, Rome, 1988, p. 103, fig. 9.

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Lot Essay

A related example of the present lot was presented at the IV Monza Triennale by the architects Paolo Buffa and Antonio Cassi Ramelli in 1930. Part of a stylish dining suite, the three-drawer console executed by Paolo Lietti was praised in the pages of Domus magazine for the exquisite execution, practical, yet elegant design and for the choice of fine materials. The present lot exemplifies emblematic elements of Paolo Buffa’s style at the time, notably the combination of oriental and neoclassical details and the choice of fine timbers with distinctive grains.

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