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Tomaso Buzzi & Emilio Lancia att. briar root unique six doors sideboard, 1940

Creator: Tomaso Buzzi (Attributed)
Offered by: Compendio Gallery

Description
elegant and unique piece in set with a bookcase cabinet
walnut, briar root veneered, brass
the sideboard comes from a private house in Tuscany, Italy , as unique piece, produced directly for the owner
six feet, six brass handles a cubic shape
wood of the doors and lateral panel shaped in a convex geometric shape
fine and elegant wood details
very good conditions and orginal patina
the item is probably produced by edition Il Labirinto, where avant-garde furniture was produced with collaboration of Tomaso Buzzi, Emilio Lancia and Gio Ponti. We can observe typical details of this production in a lot of sings of this item: the top frame in walnut, the brass feet, the use of the briar root for the door, the carved central foot, the central part of the support of the bookcase, the perfect proportion of the measurements, extreme lightness of the piece similar to a lot of works of Emilio Lancia and Tomasi Buzzi.
Measures: height: 90 cm, 238 x 48cm
central doors with three shelves and two lateral door with two shelves each.

Literature: Cfr.: Domus n. 15, marzo 1929, esemplare simile. Domus n. 21, settembre 1929 pubblicità.
Tomaso Buzzi. Il principe degli architetti 1900-1981, a cura di Alberto Giorgio Cassani, Electa, Milano 2008, pp. 321-323; "Domus", n. 33, settembre 1930, p. 5

More Information

Origin:	Italy
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	briar root, walnut,m brass
Condition:	Good. very good original patina
Creation Date:	1940
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Book References:	elegant and unique piece in set with a bookcase cabinet walnut, briar root veneered, brass the sideboard comes from a private house in Tuscany, Italy , as unique piece, produced directly for the owner six feet, six brass handles a cubic shape wood
Incollect Reference #:	738326

Dimensions

W.	93.7 in;	H.	35.43 in;	D.	18.9 in;
W.	238 cm;	H.	90 cm;	D.	48 cm;

Message from Seller:

Lorenzo Ciompi is a private collector with a wide experience in Italian design achieved starting from the beginning of the 90's. His collection includes famous items designed by Gio Ponti as well as other well-known Italian designers such as Ico Pairisi, Osvaldo Borsani, Carlo De Carli , Carlo Mollino, Melchiorre Bega, Joe Colombo. A lot of furniture items projected by these designers were published on important magazines such as AD, The World Interiors, Elle, Domus.