Pietro Chiesa - Design London Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private collection, Milan

  • Literature

    ‘Il vetro nella casa’, Domus, no. 129, September 1938, p. 46
    Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, pp. 74, 108
    Sergio Montefusco, Fontana Arte: repertorio 1933-1943 dalle immagini dell’epoca, Genoa, 2012, p. 77

126

Two lidded boxes

circa 1938
Teak, stained fruitwood, fruitwood, glass, brass, leather.
Left: 5.8 x 22.8 x 9.8 cm (2 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Right: 8.2 x 15.7 x 10.2 cm (3 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 4 in.)

Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy. Underside of each impressed with manufacturer's mark FX and interior of one with manufacturer's paper label embossed VETRI D'ARTE FONTANA/FONTANA/MILANO.

Estimate
£2,500 - 3,500 

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
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Design

London Auction 31 October 2023