Lucio Fontana and Osvaldo Borsani

A Rare Wall Console

Import Tariff

Auction Closed

April 22, 07:10 PM GMT

Estimate

500,000 - 700,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg: Design Masters

Lucio Fontana and Osvaldo Borsani

A Rare Wall Console

circa 1950

produced by Arredamenti Borsani, Varedo, Italy

marble, gilt and painted wood and stucco

39 ¼ x 102 ½ x 18 ¾ in. (99.6 x 260.2 x 47.6 cm)

Galerie du Passage, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owners, 2019

Giuliana Gramigna and Fulvio Irace, Osvaldo Borsani, Rome, 1992, pp. 194-195

Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 2010, p. 112

Giampiero Bosoni, Osvaldo Borsani: architect, designer, entrepreneur, Milan, 2018, pp. 361 and 566

Osvaldo Borsani, exh. cat., Triennale di Milano, Milan, 2018, pp. 75 and 94

This lot is offered together with a copy of the certificate of authenticity from the Osvaldo Borsani Archive.

Because this lot was imported into the United States after April 5th, 2025, it is subject to an import tariff based on the value declared upon entry into the United States. The cost of the tariff, $60,000, plus applicable sales tax will be included on your invoice unless you instruct Sotheby's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address. For more information on the import tariff, please review the Symbol Key in the back of the catalogue.