CARLO BUGATTI (18561940) , CHAIR, CIRCA 1902 Christie's

Architect and Art Critic Carlo Bugatti (born February 2, 1856, Milan, Italy-died April 1940, Molsheim, France) was an Italian decorator, designer, and maker of Art Nouveau furniture, jewelry, and musical instruments. Carlo Bugatti Furniture Italian, 1856-1940 Imaginative, bold and full of poetic details, the work of Carlo Bugatti pushed the boundaries of the Art Nouveau style.

Carlo Bugatti Corner Chair, 1898 Unique furniture, Furniture, Decor

Carlo Bugatti (2 February 1856 - April 1940) was an Italian decorator, designer and manufacturer of Art Nouveau furniture, models of jewelry, and musical instruments. Biography Furniture by Carlo Bugatti ( Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin) Furniture at Art Institute of Chicago Carlo Bugatti (1920) Carlo Bugatti (Milano, 6 dicembre 1855 - Molsheim, aprile 1940) è stato un ebanista, designer e politico italiano.. I suoi mobili si distinguono per la qualità dei materiali utilizzati, per le linee originali le cui forme orientaleggianti rimandano a un gusto esotico-moresco. Carlo Bugatti was a leading figure in Italy's design and decorative arts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bugatti is perhaps best known for his exotic, handmade furniture designs. Many of the 19th century's progressive developments, notably the British Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau, influenced his work.In the early years of the 20th century, his work was characterised. C arlo Bugatti is, without a doubt, one of the leading pioneers of the Italian decorative arts. It has often been said that it was his designs that succeeded in transforming historicist eclecticism into Art Nouveau. Carlo Bugatti, Pair of Cobra chairs, painted parchment, wood and patinated copper, circa 1902, Estimate £150,000-250,000

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Marked to underside 'Mobili Brevettat Bugatti. Italy: circa 1904 Carlo Bugatti was a famous designer active at the turn of the century. His pieces are rare and highly prized.. Prices for Carlo Bugatti furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at £15,753 and can go as high. The purest perfect shape of nature is the egg. Carlo Bugatti The 1890's was the heyday of Bugatti's furniture production. During this decade he won great acclaim and innumerable awards at the world fairs of the period for his individual brand of furniture, objets d'art and interiors. Carlo Bugatti was a prominent Italian designer. Best known for his associations and contributions to the Art Nouveau movement, Bugatti's most recognizable work is his furniture, often composed of natural materials like wood, parchment, vellum, and copper. These pieces are usually heavily decorated with organic accoutrement, such as tassels. A. de Vecchi & Cie, Fabrica Italiana Mobili Artistici catalogue, "Gia C. Bugatti & C", Milano, sofa model referenced under n° 336. Exhibition: Musée d'Orsay, catalogue "Carlo Bugatti au musée d'Orsay", Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 2001, model referenced on a period photographic archive, no. 8-53, reproduced, p. 97.

Carlo Bugatti pair of chairs Casati Gallery

stamped MOBILI BREVETTATI/BUGATTI; oak, parchment, stenciled parchment, brass and brass nails. Private Collection. Literature Philippe Dejean, Bugatti: Carlo, Rembrandt, Ettore, Jean, New York, 1982, pp. 73 and 87 (for related chair models) Henry Hawley, Bugatti, Cleveland, 1999, pp. 10, 16 and 18 (for related table and chair models. A. Melani, "L'Esposizione d'arte decorative odierna in Torino. III Mobili italiani", Arte italiana decorativa e industriale, July 6, 1902, p. 49 Philippe Dejean, Nadine Coleno, Carlo - Rembrandt - Ettore - Jean Bugatti, Nancy, 1981, p. 55 Irene de Guttry & Maria Paola Maino, Il mobile liberty italiano, Roma, 1983, p. 118 Frederick R. Brandt, The Sydney and Frances Lewis collection in the. Carlo Bugatti Throne Chair Auction Closed June 7, 11:14 AM PDT Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 USD Log in to view results Lot Details Description Property from the Collection of Peter M. Brant Carlo Bugatti Throne Chair circa 1902 executed by A. De Vecchi & Co, Milan walnut, hand-painted vellum, pewter, brass, copper, embossed copper, silk OXNARD, CALIF. — Aficionados have argued for ages over which individual has had the greatest influence on the automobile. Enzo Ferrari is a favorite. Traditionalists may side with Ettore Bugatti..

CARLO BUGATTI (18561940) , CHAIR, CIRCA 1902 Christie's

Carlo Bugatti was distinguished by his unmistakably eclectic style at the end of the 1800s and the early 1900s. Working in France since 1890, he exhibited in all the major international exhibitions, such as the Universal Exhibitions of Decorative Art in London (1888), in Paris (1900), and in Torino (1902). Carlo Bugatti was the son of a sculptor and stone carver and studied at the Accademia di Brera, Milan, and the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, where he developed an early interest in architecture. Around 1880 he had turned his interests towards cabinet-making and by 1888 had established a commercial furniture workshop in Milan, producing.