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

    Luigi Scarabello and Lilia Silvi, Italy
    Thence by descent
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, fig. 137

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present lot formerly belonged to Luigi Scarabello, an Italian footballer who was a member of the Italian national team that won the gold medal in football at the 1936 Summer Olympics. His wife, Lilia Silvi, was a glamourous film actress who appeared in several films from the 1930s to the 1950s alongside other popular film stars of the era such as Amedeo Nazzari and Renato Rascel.

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Table

circa 1934
Glass, brass, brass-covered steel.
74.5 x 210.4 x 85.5 cm (29 3/8 x 82 7/8 x 33 5/8 in.)
Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy.

Estimate
£18,000 - 24,000 

Sold for £20,320

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
Antonia.King@phillips.com

 

Design

London Auction 31 October 2023