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Lot 179
  • 179

Ettore Sottsass

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ettore Sottsass
  • A Rare "Tapetto Volante" Chair
  • fabric upholstery, velvet, carpet, and painted wood

Literature

Andrea Branzi, The Hot House:   Italian New Wave Design, Cambridge, MA, 1984, p. 148
Albrecht Bangert, Italienisches Möbeldesign:  Klassiker von 1945-1985, Munich, 1985, p. 110
Gilles de Bure, Ettore Sottsass Jr., Paris, 1987, p. 53
Hans Höger, Ettore Sottsass jun.:  Designer Artist Architect, Tübingen, Germany, 1993, p. 214
Barbara Radice, Ettore Sottsass, Milan, 1993, p. 173

Condition

Overall very good original condition. With some minor soiling of the upholstered elements. The single wooden arm with some light surface scratches.
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