Fausto Melotti - Casa Fornaroli London Thursday, April 27, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Antonio Fornaroli, Milan
    Thence by descent

  • Literature

    Lisa Ponti, ‘Il mago Melotti’, Domus, no. 230, p. 24 for similar examples
    Antonella Commellato and Marta Melotti, eds., Fausto Melotti: L’Opera in Ceramica, exh. cat., Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Milan, 2003, p. 395 for a similar example

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present lot is registered in the Fondazione Fausto Melotti, Milan, as code AN 008.

    Phillips wishes to thank Rudi Cerri of the Fondazione Fausto Melotti for his assistance in cataloguing the present lot.

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Lot offered with No Reserve

'Orchestra d'angeli'

circa 1950
Terracotta.
Tallest: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.) high
Comprising seven pieces, including piano.

Estimate
£400 - 600 •‡♠

Sold for £2,794

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
Antonia.King@phillips.com

Casa Fornaroli

London Auction 27 April 2023