Carlo BUGATTI (1856-1940) - Lot 96

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Carlo BUGATTI (1856-1940) - Lot 96
Carlo BUGATTI (1856-1940) Varnished wood living room furniture consisting of a three-seater sofa and two armchairs with straight backs slightly inclined and flat armrests, entirely inlaid with stamped copper and silver plated metal representing stylized insects. Column base with cut-out arches and lateral struts. Backs and seats in parchment (redone identically). Signed on the back of each backrest. Sofa : Height 115 cm length 179 cm depth 62,5 cm Armchairs : Height 114 cm length 70 cm depth 50 cm Provenance: Champin Lombrail sale, Enghien, 24 May 1981. Bibliography: Bugatti commercial catalogue, similar model of sofa referenced and reproduced under n°312 and similar model of armchair referenced and reproduced under n°502. Philippe Dejean, Carlo-Rembrandt-Ettore-Jean Bugatti, Les éditions du Regard, Paris, 1981, similar sofa model reproduced on p. 40 and similar armchair model reproduced on p. 85 Marie-Madeleine Massé, Carlo Bugatti at the Musée d'Orsay, illustrated catalogue of the archives and collections, Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 2001, similar model of the armchair reproduced and referenced on p. 74 as no. 6.43, similar model of the sofa reproduced and referenced on p. 90 as no. 8.6.
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