Pietro Chiesa and Fontana Arte - Design Day Sale London Monday, April 27, 2015 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    'Alcuni rimarchevoli pezzi di Fontana', Domus, no. 132, December 1938, p. 40 for similar examples
    Guglielmo Ulrich, Arredatori Contemporanei, Milan, 1949, n.p. for the large box
    Quaderni Fontana Arte 3, sales catalogue, Milan, 1950s, p. 38 for the large box
    Roberto Aloi, Arredamento Moderno, Quinta Serie, Milan, 1952, fig. 149 for similar examples
    Laura Falconi, Fontana Arte: Una Storia Trasparente, Milan, 1998, p. 78, p. 208, fig. 71 for similar examples

159

Large lidded box, model no. 1137, and a small lidded box

1940-1950
Glass, stained wood, brass.
Largest: 5.5 x 27.5 x 15 cm (2 1/8 x 10 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Smallest: 8.1 cm (3 1/4 in.) high, 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in.) diameter

Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy.

Estimate
£2,500 - 3,500 

Sold for £7,500

Contact Specialist
Meaghan Roddy
Head of Sale
New York
+44 20 7318 4027

Design Day Sale

London Day Sale 28 April 2015 2pm