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Carlo Bugatti, rare floor mirror

Description
Rare free-standing floor mirror of ovoid shape designed by Carlo Bugatti (1856-1940); in ebonized walnut and walnut; decorated with inlays in pewter, hand painted motifs on vellum, hand hammered wrought copper appliques and bone ring with long silk tassel fringes. Presumably from the collection of Marchesa Luisa Casati Stampa. Comparable model in permanent collection of Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France.

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Notes:	– “Il Mobile del Novecento”, page 77, by Marcella Baroli, Novara, Italy, 1985. (same model illustrated)
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Walnut, ebonized wood, pewter, copper, vellum, silk, bone, mirror
Condition:	Good. Original patina, all complete.
Creation Date:	Early 1900's
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Art Nouveau, Collectible Design
Book References:	– “Il Mobile del Novecento”, page 77, by Marcella Baroli, Novara, Italy, 1985. (same model illustrated) – Catalog 7.57 “Carlo Bugatti au Musee d’Orsay”, page 88, by Marie-Madeleine Masse, Paris, France, 2001. (same model illustrated)
Catalog References:	“Carlo, Rembrandt, Ettore, Jean Bugatti”, page 75, by Philippe Dejean, Rizolli, NYC, USA, 1982. (related model illustrated)
Article References:	“Bugatti: les meubles, les sculptures, les autos”, page 29, by Marianne and Pierre Nahon, E.L.A. La Difference/Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, France, 1995. (related model illustrated)
Dealer Reference #:	MR13
Incollect Reference #:	750388