Carlo Bugatti

bois, parchemin, laiton et cuivre

Vente Maîtres Ader, Picard, Tajan, Collection Alain Lesieutre, Paris, 13 décembre 1989, Paris, lot 312

Philippe Dejean, Carlo-Rembrandt-Ettore-Jean Bugatti, Paris, 1981, p. 44
Henry H. Hawley, Bugatti, Cleveland, 1999, p. 13
Marie-Madeleine Massé, Carlo Bugatti au musée d'Orsay, Paris, 2001, p. 97

État d'usage, le parchemin présente plusieurs parties craquelées, des traces d'oxydation et légers soulèvements sur le dossier et sur les accoudoirs. Le parchemin de l'assise a probablement été remplacé. Plusieurs petits éclats épars sur la structure en bois, certaines jonction légèrement écartées notamment au niveau de l'assise autour des médaillons sur l'avant et l'arrière du fauteuil , l'ensemble d'usage. Traces de salissures et traces de trous de vers dans le bois notamment sous l'assise. Très beau meuble de belles proportions avec une belle présence est extrêmement décoratif Condition of use. The parchment presents some cracks, traces of oxidizing and some parts that lift up slightly on the back and the armrests. The parchment at the seat has probably been replaced. A few tiny chips scattered all over the wood structure, some of the wood's joints are opening up, mostly at the feet around the medallion on both sides, all consistent with use and age. Some traces of dirt and wood worm's holes to the wood, mostly at the feet. Highly decorative piece which would benefit from a professional care.
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