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SHELF

Creator(s): Carlo Bugatti (Designer)

Currently in storage


About this object

The shelf is made in a Moorish style. It has spindle galleries, and inlaid motifs of ivory and gray metal. At the right is a square tower with round toothed arches and a rectangular mirror inside. Below is a tooled copper bin. At the left is a round tray with a hanging tuned stem and with applied copper plaques. It is attached to a shelf with a round punched copper plaque.

Object name:
SHELF
Made from:
Wood -- copper -- ivory
Made in:
Milan, Italy
Date made:
Late 19th c.
Size:
H. 37 1/2 × W. 62 in. (95.3 × 157.5 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
33.215
Class:
FURNITURE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Gift of General Foods, 1978