Carlo Bugatti, large armchair

Ref #: AC32

Magnificent oversized armchair in Moorish style by Carlo Bugatti (1856-1940); in walnut and ebonized wood, hand-hammered copper appliques of various forms, silk rope, parchment with partially preserved hand drawings.

Age: 1890’s

Origin: Milan, Italy

Measurements: 25 3/4″ w, 25 3/4″ d, 54 3/4″ h

Literature:

– “Carlo, Rembrandt, Ettore, Jean Bugatti”, page 86, by Philippe Dejean, Rizolli, NYC, USA, 1982. (identical model illustrated)

– Catalog “Bugatti”, page 12, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, USA, 1999. (identical model illustrated)