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Rare Two-door Cabinet or Sideboard by Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana for AVB

Creator: Osvaldo Borsani
Offered by: soyun k.

Description
Osvaldo Borsani for AVB (Arredamenti Borsani, Varedo) rare and extraordinary two-door fluted front cabinet or sideboard in mahogany decorated with cast bronze door pulls by Lucio Fontana, Italy, 1950s. The top of the cabinet has an inset reverse-painted glass sheet, and the lovely interior has two maple drawers and three maple adjustable shelves inside, and original brass key. This gorgeous cabinet exhibits exquisite attention to details throughout including the fluted front, wood graining on the sides, beautifully matched mahogany colored glass top, sculptural bronze handles and beautiful architectural brass key, and finely crafted interior. The two-door cabinet front is mounted with an elegant pair of fantastical baroque gilt bronze handles depicting female figures based on a Lucio Fontana model. This elegant model cabinet or sideboard is extremely rare and more often seen as a similar wardrobe version. It masterfully showcases timeless craftsmanship and sophisticated Italian design for which Osvaldo Borsani midcentury pieces were known for and greatly admired.

Beginning in Italy during the early 1950s, Osvaldo Borsani, a principal proponent of the Art Deco style in Italy, and Lucio Fontana, founder of the Spatialist movement, collaborated on a number of projects. This rare two-door cabinet is an example of how they typically cooperated, with Borsani producing the furniture onto which Fontana would contribute surface decorations.

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	mahogany, reverse-painted glass,
Condition:	Good. Fully restored and in very good condition considering age and use, including new polish on wood and gilt bronze handles
Creation Date:	1950s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Art Deco, Mid Century
200 Lex Booth #:	47
Book References:	Giuliana Gramigna, Osvaldo Borsani, Milan, 1992, p. 195 for a similar example Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, p. 110, fig. 10 for a similar example
Catalog References:	Tommaso Fantoni and Norman Foster, Osvaldo Borsani, exh. cat., Milan, 2018, Skira, Milan, pp. 77, 218 for a similar example
Dealer Reference #:	BOR301
Incollect Reference #:	797435

Dimensions

W.	51.5 in;	H.	39.75 in;	D.	19 in;
W.	130.81 cm;	H.	100.97 cm;	D.	48.26 cm;

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