Meroni & Fossati Furniture

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Walnut Bedside Table by Meroni & Fossati Lissone. Beautiful patina, wax polished

Early 20th century antique Italian Art Nouveau pair of beds in cheerywood and burl walnut with golden bronze adornments Measures cm: H 160 / 92 W 90 D 210. A. Meroni & R. Fossati ...

1920s Italian Art Deco bedroom set in walnut and burl walnut by Meroni & Fossati. All original, working, just polished wax We can to sell separately: ask for price Measures cm: Beds...

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...

Cabinet console style "Rationalism" , by Piero Bottoni for Meroni & Fossati, in briar of walnut with murano glass handle. Cabinet dimensions: Height 77 c...

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...

Italian elegant early 20th century Directoire writing desk in walnut massive and veneered with inlay on the top by Meroni & Fossati. Wax polished Useful height under central drawer 60 cm. To better understand the Directoire style of this desk Directoire style was a period in the decorative arts, fashion, and especially furniture design in France concurrent with the Directory (November 2, 1795–November 10, 1799), the later part of the French Revolution. The style uses Neoclassical architectural forms, minimal carving, planar expanses of highly grained veneers, and applied decorative painting. It is a style transitional between Louis XVI and Empire. The Directoire style was primarily established by the architects and designers Charles Percier (1764–1838) and Pier François Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853). In its use of Neoclassical architectural form and decorative motifs the style anticipates the slightly later and more elaborate Empire style, which was introduced after Napoleon established the First French Empire. The Directoire style reflected the Revolutionary belief in the values of republican Rome: "The stoic virtues of Republican Rome were upheld as standards not merely for the arts but also for political behaviour and private morality. Conventionels saw themselves as antique...

Elegant 1910s Art Nouveau nighstands in hand-carved walnut by Meroni & Fossati, atributable Eugenio Quarti, with gilt painted glass top. Wax polished. Abuot Meroni & Fossati: A. ...

Art Deco bar cabinet in burl walnut, Guglielmo Urlich attributed for Meroni & Fossati , Lissone-Milano . All original cabinet restored, with functioning internal lighting. The internal mirror, has parts of small mirrors oxidized, that we thought not to replace to have a 100% original cabinet. Original Murano glass handles, circa 1930. The internal compartment has a removable shelf, usable as a tray. Measures cm: H76 W82 D44 (internal H38cm). Guglielmo Ulrich (born 1904, Milan–died 1977...

Early 20th century, Art Nouveau vanity desk with mirror, carved cherrywood, marble top, with chair Excellent condition, only polished to wax Measures cm: desk H 78 add 55 x W 83 x...

Age Art Deco 1930s impressive credenza bookcase library, Meroni & Fossati Lissone, in walnut and veneered walnut, excellent conditions, wax-polished. Measures cm: H 246, W 145, D 40...

Early 20th century Credenza vitrine Art Nouveau walnut and burl walnut by Meroni & Fossati Lissone. Precious and elegant sideboard with original antique patina, wax polished. A. Mer...