Osvaldo Borsani

Desk

Lot Closed

October 20, 05:48 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Manhattan Collector

Osvaldo Borsani

Desk

circa 1954

model no. T98

manufactured by Tecno, Milan, Italy

rosewood, chrome-plated steel, lacquered metal

with the manufacturer's paper label

desk: 28 3/4 x 86 x 38 in. (73 x 218.4 x 96.5 cm)

cabinet: 20 3/4 x 57 1/8 x 17 3/4 in. (52.7 x 145.1 x 45.1 cm)

side cabinet with drawers: 12 x 16 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (30.5 x 42.2 x 54 cm)

Orvett, Mussolente, Italy

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Roberto Aloi, Mobili Tipo, Milan, 1956, p. 157

Guiliana Gramigna and Fulvio Irace, Osvaldo Borsani, Milan, 1992, pp. 266-267

Giampiero Bosoni, Tecno: A Discreetly Technical Elegance, Milan, 2011, pp. 71 and 172-173 (for related models)