Taichiro Nakai - Design London Tuesday, November 9, 2021 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private collection, Bologna

  • Literature

    Prima mostra selettiva, Concorso internazionale del mobile, exh. cat., Cantù, 1955, p. XXVII
    'Rassegna Domus', Domus, no. 313, December 1955, p. 33
    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 sofa, designed for the 'Prima Mostra Selettiva', Cantù, Italy

circa 1955
Cherry, painted steel, fabric.
93 x 234.2 x 135.5 cm (36 5/8 x 92 1/4 x 53 3/8 in.)
Manufactured by La Permanente Mobili, Cantù, Italy.

Estimate
£8,000 - 12,000 Ω

Sold for £18,900

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
Antonia.King@phillips.com

Design

London Auction 9 November 2021