Tea Table

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tea Table

Carlo BugattiLinkedCulture matchlcp-f66a1364114e

Date
c. 1907
Medium
inlaid wood (mahogany?), cast and gilded bronze mounts, inlays of ivory or bone, metal, and mother-of-pearl (marine mussels or pearl oysters)
Culture
France, Paris
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
156112

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Luxurious materials might catch the eye first, but a closer look reveals the imaginary creatures that adorn the surface of this table. Featuring elaborate arches, a favorite motif that appeared throughout Bugatti's furniture, this fantastical imagery is a window into the designer's expressive imagination. Carlo Bugatti's sons achieved illustrious careers of their own. Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916) became a celebrated sculptor, and Ettore Bugatti (1881-1947) manufactured luxurious automobiles and racing cars.

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Credit line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Provenance
c. 1907-c. 1956: First owned by Mrs. Anna Blake [d. 1956] who took it to Cape Town, South Africa. | c. 1956-1965: Inherited by her son Robert da Costa Blake. | 1965: His sale Kirkcaldzs, Cape Town, South Africa, 24 May 1965, lot 34. | until c. 1991: Private collection, South Africa | (Galerie Moderne, Ltd., London) | 1991-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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