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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  31 Oct 2020 ~ 10am (AEDT) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 574
  01 Nov 2020 ~ 10am (AEDT) - Session 2: Lots 575 - 1080
• Lot #:
  708
• Lot Description:
  Carlo Bugatti (1856 – 1940) - Lectern, circa 1880–90
  ebonised wood, wood, brass, ivory, pewter, vellum, cord, bone,
  111 x 42.5 x 42.5cm
• Provenance:
  Private Collection, Melbourne.
• References:
  Illustrated at pages 34 and 35 of the “Bugatti - Carlo, Rembrandt, Ettore, Jean” Exhibition Catalogue, with text by Amanda Dunsmore and John Payne, for the National Gallery of Victoria [2009], where it was the first item shown.
• Notes:
  “For most people the world of Bugatti is associated with cars, and the interest in Bugatti cars in Australia has been well documented, with several cars that were purchased new in the 1920s remaining in the country. However, the Bugatti story is a much larger one, encompassing three generations and four remarkable personalities: Carlo, his sons Ettore and Rembrandt, and Ettore’s son Jean......” “Carlo Bugatti has fascinated scholars and collectors alike....His work exists at the margins of recognised artistic movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, yet its sheer creativity is an expression of such a free-thinking mind that his work remains inherently fascinating.....By 1888 Carlo had established a furniture manufacturing workshop at Via Castelfidardo 6, Milan. His eccentric designs had clearly found a market and in the same year he was exhibiting bedroom furnishings at the Milan Industrial Arts Exhibition and, more significantly, at the Italian Exhibition in Earl’s Court, London.” (Dunsmore & Payne).
• Estimate:
  A$20,000 - 30,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Furniture

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