Carlo Bugatti
Hall chair


Italy, c. 1900
lacquered parchment over wood, vellum, copper
35.25 h x 16.25 w x 18.5 d in (90 x 41 x 47 cm)

Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Applied Arts from 1880, 29 March 1996, Lot 242 | Private Collection | Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, 20th Century Design, 9 October 2013, Lot 1922 | Private Collection

This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

Attractive antique patina throughout and moderate wear consistent with age, including assorted abrasions, stains, discoloration and impressions. A few gouges and older repairs to the wood. Losses and rubbed wear to parchment throughout with areas of lifting. Copper edging along the seating area is missing a few nails and shows compression near the backrest. Metal details to the seat rail appear to be separating from the medallion. A few stable splits to the medallion details throughout. Copper caps to the feet show loss and minor separation. Considering age this example shows in overall good antique condition.