Paolo Buffa - Design London Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private collection, Forlì

  • Literature

    Roberto Aloi, L'Arredamento Moderno, Milan, 1945, pl. 396 for a similar example
    Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il Mobile Déco Italiano 1920-1940, Bari, 1988, p. 105 for a similar example
    Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il Mobile Italiano degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, pp. 116-17 for a similar example
    Roberto Rizzi, I Mobili di Paolo Buffa, exh. cat., Mostra Internazionale dell'Arredamento, Cantù, 2001, p. 35 for a similar example

Σ137

Drinks cabinet

circa 1938
Brazilian kingwood-veneered wood, brass, mirrored glass, glass.
119 x 126 x 40.8 cm (46 7/8 x 49 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Executed by Mario Quarti, Milan, Italy. Together with a certificate of expertise from the Paolo Buffa Archive.

Estimate
£10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for £30,480

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
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Design

London Auction 26 April 2023