A vitrine on stand, designed 1955-57

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CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978)
A vitrine on stand, designed 1955-57
executed later by Zanon, Venice, Italy, steel, walnut, glass, brass, canvas
72 ¼ high x 39 3/8 wide x 19 7/8 in. deep (183.5 x 100 x 50.5 cm.)

Provenance

Private collection, London.

Special notice

This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storage are set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.

Lot Essay

The rigorous work ethic and unique sense of understanding form and functions, materials and high-skilled craftsmanship were the basis of the long life collaboration between the Zanon brothers and the architect Carlo Scarpa. The design of the present lot was conceived by Scarpa and originally used in the Gipsoteca Canoviana Addition in Possagno in the mid-1950s.

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