Desk, ca. 1902, Walnut, copper, pewter, vellum, H. 29-1/2, W. 23-2/3, D. 22-1/2 in. ( x x cm), Furniture, Carlo

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Desk, ca. 1902, Walnut, copper, pewter, vellum, H. 29-1/2, W. 23-2/3, D. 22-1/2 in. ( x x cm), Furniture, Carlo Bugatti (Italian, Milan 1855–1940 Molsheim), Strikingly original, Carlo Bugatti's furniture combines the picturesque asymmetry of Art Nouveau with the exoticism of Moorish and Japanese influences. Yet, there is nothing derivative in Bugatti's work; rather, it is pure fantasy, drawing inspiration from the Orientalist art movement of the late nineteenth century, a fact underscored by the name of his business in Milan: C

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