Mattia Bonetti, Contemporary, Rare Console, Oak, Plexiglass, France, c. 2008

Portman Gallery offers: Mattia Bonetti Unique “Jelly” Bedroom Console Table circa 2009 metallic painted oak, plexiglas monogrammed MB 19 1/4 x 29 1/8 x 10 3/8 in. (48.9 x 74 x 26.3 cm) If possible, I would like to hand deliver this item (free). Please let me know in your inquiry where you are located. Condition: Overall in excellent condition. The painted wood base displays a vibrant green and silver surface with a few very minor abrasions to the edges, consistent with gentle use and not visually distracting. The plexiglas tabletop presents with very faint scattered surface scratches consistent with gentle use. Provenance: Francis Sultana, London Sotheby’s, New York, 2021 ‘‘Mattia Bonetti’s artistic creativity is limitless. He has the skill and the imagination to create a range of artistic worlds; from the most meticulous and exact, to the most bizarre and outlandish, his works are always so diverse and yet always retain an element of his own distinctive style.’’ Jacques Granges, Interior Designer. Mattia Bonetti (born 1952) is a Paris-based artist and designer. His work has been called whimsical, surreal and unique. Consistently merging the boundaries between art and design, Bonetti, who was born in Lugano, Switzerland, initially studied textile design at the Centro Scolastico per l’Industria Artistica. Moving to Paris in 1972, Bonetti initially worked within his chosen field of textile design, but then developed a career as a stylist and photographer. Working in black and white film, Bonetti would shoot miniature interiors that he had made by hand, which in turn led to his love of furniture. Bonetti’s work has always begun with a free-hand sketch, which is then fabricated in materials including patinated bronze, gilding, acrylic, wood, rock crystal, marble, glass and gemstones. In the 1970s Bonetti met the designer Elizabeth Garouste, and their partnership began with the interior décor of the famous Parisian nightclub Le Palace and restaurant Le Privilege. Employing a neo-Baroque language, blended with prehistoric and primitive touches, Bonetti’s terracotta...

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