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Tomaso Buzzi and Emilio Lancia attr. bookcase cabinet veneered root walnut, 1940

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high and unique bookcase with cabinet designed by Tomaso Buzzi and Emilio Lancia circa 1940 central door with a key for the secretere elegant and unique piece in set with the sideboard walnut, briar root veneered, brass and maple the cabinet comes from a private house in Tuscany, Italy , as unique piece, produced directly for the owner four brass feet 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: 168 cm, 122 x 34 cm; writing desk h: 77 cm , 55 x 56 cm 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
  • Attributed to:
    Tomaso Buzzi (Designer)Emilio Lancia (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 66.15 in (168 cm)Width: 48.04 in (122 cm)Depth: 13.39 in (34 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1940
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Rome, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU950040669952

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