A velum and inlaid with copper, pewter & ebony small desk & chair by Carlo Bugatti, circa 1910
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Carlo Bugatti (1856-1940) A rare repoussé copper, bone and pewter inlaid stained wood, walnut and vellum small writing desk and chair
circa 1910
the rectangular top with a three-quarter balusters surround, centred by a pigeon hole flanked by six small drawers, above a velum writing surface and a triangular shaped frieze drawer, the chair with a hanging disk to the back and rectangular seat, decorated with geometrical inlay and applied repoussé and pierced copper, both stamped with a scrolling symbol within a square, the desk: 61cm wide, 47cm deep, 96cm high (24" wide, 18.5" deep, 37.5" high). (2)
Sold for £12,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • A comparable desk, with a chair, sold Sotheby's London, 19 May 2010, for £46,850.

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