Bidspirit auction | Carlo Bugatti(1856 - 1940) RARE

Carlo Bugatti(1856 - 1940) RARE WRITING DESK WITH CHAIR, 1910 ca. - chair: h cm 91 x l cm 29 x w cm 47; desk: h cm 96 x l cm 61 x w cm 50 In stained wood, walnut and vellum, inlaid with repoussé copper, bone and pewter. The rectangular top, enclosed on three sides by a balustrade, contains a central open compartment flanked by six small drawers; below is a writing surface in painted vellum decorated with a parrot among floral motifs, and a triangular frieze drawer. The chair features a back with a suspended circular element and a rectangular seat with painted vellum, both decorated with geometric inlay and applied repoussé and pierced copper.