Alberto Rosselli - Design New York Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Modern Chairs 1918-1970, exh. cat., Whitechapel Gallery, London, 1970, p. 120; Andrea Branzi, Il Design Italiano 1964-1990, Un Museo Del Design Italiano, Milan, 1996, p. 75; Lesely Jackson, The Sixties, London, 1998, p. 195; Italian Architectural Digest, “Italian Style 1945-2005” issue, November 2005, p. 537 for a period photograph of the chair; Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds., Domus Vol. VI 1965-1969, Cologne, 2006, pp. 540-541 for an advertisement

  • Catalogue Essay

    Alberto Rosselli was a member of Studio PFR (1952-1976), along with Antonio Fornaroli and Gio Ponti. Together they completed work on the Pirelli Tower in Milan.

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Important pair of “Moby Dick” lounge chairs

designed 1969
Fiberglass-reinforced polyester.
Each: 31 7/8 x 58 1/4 x 25 3/8 in. (81 x 148 x 64.5 cm.)
Produced by Saporiti, Italy (2).

Estimate
$22,000 - 28,000 

Design

25 May 2011
New York