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1950s Vinegar and Oil Set Container, Hand-Decorated Ceramic
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern, vinegar and oil set container, hand-decorated ceramic.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Italian Childs Chair circa 1950s Beechwood, wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Italian child’s chair, circa 1950s in beechwood polished to wax. Excellent conditions.
Measures: Chair H 95\60, W 50, D 50
Tab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Chair in Cherrywood Restored and Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid 20th century Biedermeier chair in cherrywood restored and polished to wax. New upholstery. At the same price we make a new customized upholstery
Measure cm: H 45\87 x W 45 x D 45.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Art Deco 1940s Italian Tray Table, Golden Metal Decorated with Geometric Shapes
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Art Deco age Italian tray table in golden metal decorated with geometric shapes
The tray has some small gilding stain.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Midcentury English Portobello Famous Wines in the World on Display Case
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1960s midcentury English Portobello "Famous wines" in the world on display case
Measures cm: H 34 W 108, D 9.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian 1940s Bar Cart, Directoire Massive & Veneer Walnut Restored, Waxpolished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 1940s bar cart, service little table, directory style, with legs in carved massive walnut and tops in veneer walnut, restored and wax-polished.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Directoire Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Walnut
1940s Art Deco Stool, Walnut, Plasticized Printed Fabric, Gio Ponti Attributed
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
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Midcentury Art Deco stool, walnut, plasticized printed fabric, Gio Ponti attributed.
Measures cm: H 37, W 44, D 32.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Stools
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Italian Mid-Century Modern 1930s Art Deco Dolphin Statue in Gilded Brass
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian age Art Deco dolphin statue in gilded brass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Old Country Small Table or Side Table, Solid Larch Restored and Finished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Old country Art deco age, small coffee table or side table, solid larch restored and finished to wax
Measures cm: H 56, W 50, D 50.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Country Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fir
Pair Stools by Gio Ponti for Cassina attributed , Chromed Steel Straw and Wood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Pair of Stools by Gio Ponti for Cassina attributed , Chromed Steel Straw and Wood.
Pair of Seats originates from the Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome. The hotel was designed by the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Mid-20th Century Tyrolean Adjustable Tripod Stool, in Red Larch Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1950s Tyrolean adjustable tripod stool, in red larch polished to wax
Measures cm: Height 45/60, diameter 32.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Stools
Materials
Beech
Antique Original Tirol Wien Wardrobe Cupboard Massive Wood Laquered Faux Wood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-18th century Renaissance wardrobe cupboard in massive wood laquered faux wood; with columns and hand-carved capitals.
Wardrobe restored leaving the signs of aging in precious la...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Renaissance Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Italian Pair of Chiavari High Back Chairs by Gaetano Descalzi, Ebonized Mahogany
By Paolo Buffa, Fratelli Levaggi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Mid century modern pair of Chiavari high back chairs, Italy, in ebonized mahogany . Re-upholstered
Famous interpretation of the Chiavari chair by the great Milan architect P...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Centre Coffee Table in Solid Walnut and Walnut Veneered wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Nice Art Deco centre table coffee table in solid walnut and walnut veneered, polished to wax
Measures cm H 44 W 92 D 46.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Stool in Turned Ebonized Walnut Art Deco Style
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern stool in turned ebonized walnut Art Deco style
Measures cm: H 46, Diameter 30.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Stools
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Baroque Chair for Desk or Vanity Hand-Carved Walnut, Restored
Located in Vigonza, Padua
18th century Baroque chair for desk or vanity hand-carved walnut, restored and finished to wax, suitable for writing desk or vanity. New uph...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Pedestal Column in Walnut Turned Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern pedestal column in walnut turned polished to wax
Measures cm: H 71, diam 17.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Revival Pedestals
Materials
Walnut
Original 18th Century Venetian Secretary Desk Bookcase burled walnut with inlaid
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
What makes this piece unique and special is its originali twist to the characteristic Secretaire, a must-have object among Venetian aristocratic families that could not be missing in...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Tyrolean Wooden Spinning Wheel Floor Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Floor lamp composed by a 19th century Tyrolean wooden spinning wheel and an elegant hand-embroidered floral decoration and a delicate lace winding the lamp-shade, with original handm...
Category
Antique 1750s Floor Lamps
Materials
Nutwood
Iconic Mid-centuryp pair High Back Chairs by SAC, Giò Ponti style, All originals
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
All Originals "Chiavarine" iconic pair high back chairs by S.A.C, Giò Ponti style, with woven Indian cane seat.
With manufacturer's label.
About Gio Ponti
Giovanni “Gio” Ponti (b...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany French Art Deco Jules Leleu Manner Dining Room Table period 1920s
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FS89
Spectacular rectangular Art Deco table of 1920s Legs in solid mahogany wood. Top laquered cream with decoration blacks rhombus. P...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Venetian Early 20th C. Eclectic Credenza China Cabinet by Testolini & Salviati
By Testolini & Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1920s precious and refined Venetian eclectic credenza sideboard with china cabinet by Testolini & Salviati.
Splendid sideboard in all its parts. Beve...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Credenzas
Materials
Crystal
Venetian Early 20th Century Eclectic Credenza with Mirror, by Testolini Salviati
By Testolini & Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1920s precious and refined Venetian eclectic mirrored credenza sideboard by Testolini & Salviati.
Sideboard splendid in all its parts with three centr...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Credenzas
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Midcentury Cabinet Art Deco from Lissone, Made in Milan, Gio Ponti Style
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1940s cabinet from Lissone - Milano, Gio Ponti manner with walnut veneer, solid maple, door of the closed in veneered bird's-eye maple. Closed compartment with sliding glass embellis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Brass
1950s Secretaire Troumeau Desk, by Permanente Mobili Cantù, Gio Ponti Style
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury precious, refined and treated in detail three drawers with flap on top, from Cantù, in blonde hand carved walnut, Gio Ponti style. Excellent patina, polished to wax
Measu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Centre Table in Afra & Tobia Scarpa Style, 1970s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern coffee centre table in Afra & Tobia Scarpa Style 1970s in turned beech and walnut applied. Restored and finished to shellac
Measure cm: H 37, W 80, D 80.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Italian Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart in wood Cherry and top Formica.
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Mid-Century Modern bar cart , age 1950s in wood cherry and top in formica with chromed steel wheels.
With its simple and elegant design it knows how to make itself pleasant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Formica, Cherry
Pair of Early 20th Century Side Chairs in Mahogany , Vittorio Dassi Attributed
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Pair of Italian side chairs in lacquered mahogany from the mid-20th century, attributable to Vittorio Dassi, in Empire style. Very good general condition, the structure and the uphol...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Stool Vittori Dassi Style Ebonized Walnut Upholstery Plasticized
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern stool Vittori Dassi style in ebonized walnut and upholstery plasticized fabric
Measure in cm: H 37 x W 45 x D 37.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Coat Hat Stand in Ebonized Walnut Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Small Italian coat stand from the 19th century in ebonized turned walnut. Used and widespread in every room of the house due to its size and comfort.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Walnut
1970s Italy Artistic Umbrella Stand by Tommaso Barbi for Bottega Gadda - Milan -
By Bottega Gadda, Tommaso Barbi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
This collector's item is an umbrella stand in marbled copper, with accessories in gilded brass and hand painted with a floral motif, by Tommaso Barbi for...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Materials
Copper
18th Century Renaissance Console Shelf, Hand Carved Walnut, Gilt Edging
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Amazing 18th Century Baroque Renaissance Console shelf, in Hand Carved Walnut, with Gilt Edging.
Wax polished.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Renaissance Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
1930s Italian Art Deco Table Lamp Ministero Model A.P. 500, Adjustable
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian art deco table lamp from the 1930s, Ministero Model A.P. 500 . Metal base, adjustable brass stem, Murano glass lampshade. Wooden handle. Working.
Electrical rewiring done.
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Armchairs and Sofà, Carlo de Carli for Cassina Style, Milano
By Carlo De Carli
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-century Modern Armchairs and Sofà Carlo de Carli for Cassina style , Milano
Structure in high quality blond walnut wood and patina, wax polished, with spring-loaded seat and new ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
Mid-Century Modern Armchair Club Chair in Black Metal with Original Upholstery
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Marco Zanuso's style 1950s original Italian Mid-Century Modern armchair club chair in black metal with original upholstery in good condition and sanitized.
Measures cm: H 85\45...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Period Louis XIV Giltwood Mirror, circa 1700 Venice, Andrea Brustolon School
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Abuot this mirror
Mirror attributable to the school of Andrea Brustolon
This Louis XIV period mirror features rich and diffuse elegantly carved moti...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Louis XIV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
1930s French Art Decò Sideboard Buffet Dry Bar by Jules Leleu, in Walnut Briar
By Jules Leleu
Located in Vigonza, Padua
This beautiful sideboard designed and executed by J&M Leleu, Paris (Jules and Marcel Leleu atelier), all in precious walnut briar , with interior cladding in mahogany wood, is a piec...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italy Antique Bed Service Table in Walnut, Neoclassic, Wax Polished
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique Classic and elegant bedroom service table in solid walnut, with the top in solid briar. It is proposed as a piece of furniture for other uses in a modern environment. Produce...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Serving Tables
Materials
Walnut
1950s Coffee Nest Tables in Macassar by Permanente Mobili Paolo Buffa Attributed
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù, Paolo Buffa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Exceptional nest coffee tables by Permanente Mobili di Cantù in Macassar Ebony, of classic design in continuity with the important production of the architect Paolo Buffa. Wax Polish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ebony
Antique 19th Century Small Vanity Desk, Work Table, Louis XIII style in walnut
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant and pretty small 19th century Louis XIII dressing table or dressing table in walnut with the top all hand engraved with art nouveau motifs of the period. Also excellent as an...
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis XIII Vanities
Materials
Walnut
1930s Round Coffee Center Table Art Decò by Gio Ponti in Ebonized Walnut
By Meroni & Fossati, Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Meroni & Fossati - Lissone -
Italian 1930s round midcentury coffee center table, Art Decò, by Gio Ponti for Meroni e Fossati in ebonized walnut, with top in walnut slab. Wax polished.
About Merobi & Fossati, Lissone
A. Meroni & R. Fossati - founded in 1870, it was one of the oldest and most important furniture factories in Lissone, a small town in Brianza specialized in the furniture industry.
In 1895 Meroni & Fossati reached an international connotation by opening a branch in Paris, a factory in Clamart and sales points in Rome, Milan, Varese, Paris and Vienna; warehouses in Constantinople, Amsterdam, Brussels, Zurich, London, Alexandria and in various cities of Italy.
The most important Italian designers, including Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia, Guglielmo Urlich, have used Meroni & Fossati for the production of furniture, bringing considerable fame to this industry
Gio Ponti
Born in Milan in 1891, Giovanni (Gio) Ponti studied architecture at Politecnico. After serving in World War I, he worked as Art Director for respected ceramics company Richard-Ginori. Between 1923 and 1927, he partnered with architects Mino Fiocchi and Emilio Lancia. In 1928, Ponti launched both his own architectural studio and the famed magazine Domus. Through the pages of Domus—and, later, those of Lo Stile, which he founded and edited between 1941 and 1947—Ponti influenced international design taste for over 50 years.
Around 1933, he teamed up with engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Art Deco Console Mirror, Paolo Buffa Style, Wax Polished
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù, Paolo Buffa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-20th century Art Deco console with mirror Paolo Buffa style, by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, in walnut and massive maple ; polished to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...
Materials
Mirror, Maple, Walnut
Early 18th Century France Pair Side Chairs, Charles X, Hand Carved Maple Wood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Exquisite pair of hand-carved French side chairs from the early 18th century Charles X, maple wood, recently reupholstered in red velvet and w...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Side Chairs
Materials
Maple
Art Deco Two Tiered Heavy Coffee Table in Figured Joined Solid Walnut circa 1930
By Meroni & Fossati, Emilio Lancia
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Art Deco two tier central coffee table by Gio Ponti & Emilo Lancia designers for Meroni & Fossati manufacturer in figured massive walnut , circa 1930s.
The designs obtained from the...
Category
Vintage 1930s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Bar Cart Two Tiered Round Coffee Table by Paolo Buffa per Brugnoli
By Paolo Buffa, Brugnoli Mobili Cantú
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid Century Modern Bar Cart Two Tiered Round Coffee Table by Paolo Buffa per Brugnoli Mobili , Cantù. Massive walnut the four legs and veneer the tops. Wax polished.
ABOUT BRUGNOLO ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Venetian Baroque Armchairs Hand Carved Walnut, Wax Polished, Straw
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
19th Century venetian baroque armchairs in hand carved walnut, wax polished with straw seat.
Canopy of the seat recently made in perfect condition
Excellent as head of the table, ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Trunk Jewelry Box in Mahogany by Tommaso Barbi Per Bottega Gadda-Mi
By Tommaso Barbi, Bottega Gadda
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Small trunk from the 1960s in mahogany used as a jewelery box
About Tommaso Barbi
Tommaso Barbi is an Italian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in the 20th Century. T...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Original Tyrolean Robust Armchairs in Chestnut Wood, Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid century Original Tyrolean armchairs in chestnut wood, polished to wax
Beautiful chair model with antique patina for your modern kitchen.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Country Armchairs
Materials
Chestnut
Sturdy Original Thonet Chairs from the 1960 in Bent Beech, Vienna Straw Seat
By Thonet
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Sturdy original Thonet chairs from the 1960s in bent beech with Vienna straw seat. Romantic and precious for your kitchen.
Category
Vintage 1940s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Beech
Mid Century Chiavari Chair by Paolo Buffa, Belle Epoque, Reupholstered Fortuny
By Fratelli Levaggi/Guiseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant mid century Chiavari chair, by Paolo Buffa, Belle Epoque, Reupholstered with Fortuny damask fabric, Venice, laquered finish.
To ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Gothic Revival Corner Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1880s Italian Chairs Neoclassic Eclectic Hand Carved Walnut Leather Upholstered
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Stunning original and sturdy 1880s Italian Chairs Eclectic in hand-carved walnut, real antique red leather upholstered.
About Italian Style: Neocl...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Mid-Century Pedestal Column in Beech, Art Deco, by Palazzi dell'Arte Cantù
By Palazzi dell’Arte Cantù
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-century column pedestal table in beech, Art Deco style by Palazzi dell'Arte di Cantù. The top is in slatted beech with the central part in faux marbl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Pedestals
Materials
Beech
1950s Bar Cart by Aldo Tura for Danieli Hotel Venice Golden Brass two Tops Glass
By Aldo Tura
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1950s Bar Cart by Aldo Tura for Danieli Hotel Venice in Golden Brass with two Tops Glass Fumè .
This bar trolley is of very classic designs and differs from the later production of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Tyrolean Late 18th Century Credenza Sideboard Massive Chestnut Wood Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Exceptional charming antique Tyrolean handmade sideboard , in precious chestnut wood with gilded brass closing handles. The beauty and patina of this ...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Country Credenzas
Materials
Chestnut
1930s, Italian Art Deco Desk Writing Table Four Drawers in Blond Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1930s Italian Art Deco desk writing table four drawers in blond walnut, wax polished, rubber top. Knee passage height 62 cm.
This handsome desk ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th C. Italian Art Nouveau Vanity in Walnut, Entry Mirror, Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italy Art Nouveau vanity in massive walnut and veneer walnut, all original, vax polished.
Beautiful and useful as an entrance mirror furniture for it...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Italian 1920s Baroque Round Coffee Table Burl Walnut, Carved Walnut Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italy 1920s very elegant and graceful Baroque revival round centre table or coffee table, in solid hand carved walnut, with the top in burl walnut with inlay. Polished with wax.
Mea...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Center Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Mid-Century Art Decò Venetian Baroque Night Stands by Gaetano E Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani, Gaetano Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Venetian night stand from the 1930s produced by Gaetano Borsani and attributed to the young Osvaldo Borsani, with shaped top and rounded shaped, made of veneered walnut. Golden brass opening handle. Revised and wax polished.
The commode of this nightstands is published with code FP12a.
About Gaetano e Osvaldo Borsani.
Osvaldo Borsani (born 1911, Varedo, Italy–died 1985, Milano, Italy) was an Italian designer and architect, born into a family of furniture makers with along and well established artisanal tradition. His father, Gaetano Borsani, owned his own furniture shop, the Atelier di Varedo, where the 16-year-old Osvaldo received his first training. At that time, the designer of the atelier was the architect Gino Maggioni, who brought with him influences of the early 20th century Jugendstil movement from Vienna and who instilled in the young Borsani an appreciation for the arts and crafts and furniture making. Osvaldo Borsani first studied fine arts at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, graduating in 1931, and then pursued studies in architecture at Politecnico di Milano, where he graduated in 1936.
In 1933, two years before graduating as an architect, Borsani designed the Casa Minima project for the V Triennale di Milano (Milan Triennial), along with architects Cairoli and Varisco. This project earned him a silver medal for its Rationalist code and geometries, and he received positive reviews from the critic Edoardo Persico of Casabella magazine.
Villa Borsani And Other Prominent Architectural Work
In 1937, Osvaldo Borsani designed Villa Presenti in Forte dei Marmi, a sea town in Tuscany where the Italian aristocracy and industrial elite would build their houses, a project that displayed the same rationalistic rigor displayed in Casa Minima, but softened by the use of mediterranean finishes and materials.
Villa Borsani designed by Osvaldo Borsani. Varedo, Italy
Villa Borsani. Varedo, Italy
In 1943, Osvaldo designed and built his own house, the Villa Borsani, in Varedo, which, despite being conceptualized under strict Rationalist principles, incorporated objects and art of younger artists that communicate a freer approach to the human expression. The Villa Borsani project involved artists such as Adriano Spilimbergo, Fausto Melotti, Lucio Fontana (who made the ceramic fireplace and the ceramic Madonna), and Agenore Fabbri (who made the bronze statue in the staircase). To this day, Villa Borsani has been preserved with most of its original furniture and it remains with Osvaldo Borsani’s family along with the extensive archives of his work.
Osvaldo Borsani As a Successful Product and Furniture Designer
After Villa Borsani, Osvaldo continued to develop many projects for the Milanese bourgeoisie, frequently with many of the same artists whom he employed for his villa. A particularly strong relationship was the one that Osvaldo developed with artist Lucio Fontana, a close friend since the time of the Accademia de Belle Arti di Brera, and whom Borsani assigned to make a large metal balcony for the Tecno company in 1956.
Osvaldo Borsani’s design work, just as his larger architectural projects, which he also considered design work, very often incorporated elements created by other artists and designers such as: Roberto Crippa, Arnaldo and Giò Pomodoro, Agenore Fabbri, Fausto Melotti, Andrea Cascella...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Art Decò Venetian Baroque Commode by Gaetano e Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani, Gaetano Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Venetian chest of drawers from the 1930s produced by Gaetano Borsani and attributed to the young Osvaldo Borsani, with shaped top and rounded shapes with 4 drawers, made of veneered walnut. Golden brass opening handles. Revised and wax polished.
His two bedside tables published with code FP12b
About Gaetano e Osvaldo Borsani
Osvaldo Borsani (born 1911, Varedo, Italy–died 1985, Milano, Italy) was an Italian designer and architect, born into a family of furniture makers with along and well established artisanal tradition. His father, Gaetano Borsani, owned his own furniture shop, the Atelier di Varedo, where the 16-year-old Osvaldo received his first training. At that time, the designer of the atelier was the architect Gino Maggioni, who brought with him influences of the early 20th century Jugendstil movement from Vienna and who instilled in the young Borsani an appreciation for the arts and crafts and furniture making. Osvaldo Borsani first studied fine arts at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, graduating in 1931, and then pursued studies in architecture at Politecnico di Milano, where he graduated in 1936.
In 1933, two years before graduating as an architect, Borsani designed the Casa Minima project for the V Triennale di Milano (Milan Triennial), along with architects Cairoli and Varisco. This project earned him a silver medal for its Rationalist code and geometries, and he received positive reviews from the critic Edoardo Persico of Casabella magazine.
Villa Borsani And Other Prominent Architectural Work
In 1937, Osvaldo Borsani designed Villa Presenti in Forte dei Marmi, a sea town in Tuscany where the Italian aristocracy and industrial elite would build their houses, a project that displayed the same rationalistic rigor displayed in Casa Minima, but softened by the use of mediterranean finishes and materials.
Villa Borsani designed by Osvaldo Borsani. Varedo, Italy
Villa Borsani. Varedo, Italy
In 1943, Osvaldo designed and built his own house, the Villa Borsani, in Varedo, which, despite being conceptualized under strict Rationalist principles, incorporated objects and art of younger artists that communicate a freer approach to the human expression. The Villa Borsani project involved artists such as Adriano Spilimbergo, Fausto Melotti, Lucio Fontana (who made the ceramic fireplace and the ceramic Madonna), and Agenore Fabbri (who made the bronze statue in the staircase). To this day, Villa Borsani has been preserved with most of its original furniture and it remains with Osvaldo Borsani’s family along with the extensive archives of his work.
Osvaldo Borsani As a Successful Product and Furniture Designer
After Villa Borsani, Osvaldo continued to develop many projects for the Milanese bourgeoisie, frequently with many of the same artists whom he employed for his villa. A particularly strong relationship was the one that Osvaldo developed with artist Lucio Fontana, a close friend since the time of the Accademia de Belle Arti di Brera, and whom Borsani assigned to make a large metal balcony for the Tecno company in 1956.
Osvaldo Borsani’s design work, just as his larger architectural projects, which he also considered design work, very often incorporated elements created by other artists and designers such as: Roberto Crippa, Arnaldo and Giò Pomodoro, Agenore Fabbri, Fausto Melotti, Andrea Cascella...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Console by Paolo Buffa Per Permanente Mobili Cantù
By Paolo Buffa, La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid Century Modern Art Deco console from Cantu, by Paolo Buffa, in solid hand carved carved maple and walnut veneered, handle in gilt brass.
Measures cm: H 83, W 102, D 34
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
