A “Liana” bookcase,
designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1985/1992, for Meccani Arredamenti, Cascina, Italy, wengé base, the columns in cherry and oak stained to simulate wengé, matt coated shelves in red, light-blue, yellow, and pink, blue glass, signed: Sottsass 1992, metal plaque: Meccani, height 220 cm, width 220 cm, depth 60 cm. (DRAX)
Exhibited:
Ettore Sottsass. La Darrera Oportunitat d’Esser Avantguarda, Centro d’Arte Santa Monica, Barcelona 1993
Provenance:
private collection, Italy A unique specimen and prototype for a very small limited series executed with different details and in various colours. Documented by preliminary sketches and designs by Ettore Sottsass and a letter from Ettore Sottsass to Ferdinando Meccani of 24 June 1992. The first sketch, a pencil drawing, dates from 21 January 1985.
© Meccani
15.03.2018 - 17:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 12,000.- to EUR 18,000.-
A “Liana” bookcase,
designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1985/1992, for Meccani Arredamenti, Cascina, Italy, wengé base, the columns in cherry and oak stained to simulate wengé, matt coated shelves in red, light-blue, yellow, and pink, blue glass, signed: Sottsass 1992, metal plaque: Meccani, height 220 cm, width 220 cm, depth 60 cm. (DRAX)
Exhibited:
Ettore Sottsass. La Darrera Oportunitat d’Esser Avantguarda, Centro d’Arte Santa Monica, Barcelona 1993
Provenance:
private collection, Italy A unique specimen and prototype for a very small limited series executed with different details and in various colours. Documented by preliminary sketches and designs by Ettore Sottsass and a letter from Ettore Sottsass to Ferdinando Meccani of 24 June 1992. The first sketch, a pencil drawing, dates from 21 January 1985.
© Meccani
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Auction: | Design First |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 15.03.2018 - 17:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 07.03. - 15.03.2018 |
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Estimate:
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