Taichiro Nakai - Important Design London Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private collection, Turin

  • Literature

    'Rassegna Domus', Domus, no. 313, December 1955, p. 33
    Prima mostra selettiva, Concorso internazionale del mobile, exh. cat., Cantù, 1955, p. XXVII
    Roberto Aloi, Mobili Tipo: Presentazione Dell'Arch. Agnoldomenico Pica, Milan, 1956, p. 108
    Tiziano Casartelli, La Selettiva del Mobile 1955-1975, Como, 2016, pp. 23, 42

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model was exhibited at 'La Mostra Selettiva del Mobile', Galleria Mobili d'Arte, Cantù, 17 September-5 October 1955.

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Rare set of three armchairs, designed for the 'Prima Mostra Selettiva', Cantù

circa 1955
Cherry wood, fabric.
Each: 81.6 x 63.5 x 72.2 cm (32 1/8 x 25 x 28 3/8 in.)
Manufactured by La Permanente Mobili, Cantù, Italy.

Estimate
£10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for £20,000

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Madalena Horta E Costa
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Important Design

London Auction 18 October 2018