Borgo a Buggiano (PT), IT
Details
- Dimensions
- 20.47ʺW × 20.47ʺD × 18.11ʺH
- Styles
- Mid-Century Modern
- Brand
- Azucena
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Brass
- Glass
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Patina Consistent with Age and Use Patina Consistent with Age and Use less
- Description
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A set of two Montecarlo (T12) side tables with a simple and elegant brass structure and tabletops in crystal, they …
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A set of two Montecarlo (T12) side tables with a simple and elegant brass structure and tabletops in crystal, they are the perfect companion for any seats, beds, or desks.
The brass structure present a pleasant patina due to the age of the tables.
Designed by Corrado Corradi dell'Acqua and manufactured by Azucena during the 1950s.
Corrado Corradi Dell’Acqua (Milan 1905 – Varese 1982) was a law expert, an amateur writer, and silently became a designer. His dachshund’s name was Azucena, as the gipsy of a Giuseppe Verdi’s opera. After all Maria Callas was hosted after the dress rehearsal of the legendary 1955’s Traviata, at La Scala, that Luchino Visconti built around her Violetta. Azucena was also the name of the company Corradi had started in 1947 with two other young Milanese intellectuals, Luigi Caccia Dominioni and Ignazio Gardella – the last one had already been his schoolmate at the Liceo Berchet, and would have later joined him in many other projects. The premises of his adventure had materialized in two different editions of the Milan Triennial Exhibition. In 1933, Corradi had presented his black nickel and copper bookends, and in 1939 he had exhibited a silver and golden copper tea service wrapped in the coils of a snake. In those objects, the simplicity and the elegance of his future works could be foreseen but not fully recognized. Some years later he would have designed objects such as his lamps made with glass from Milan tramcars, his two-seat sofa for an intimate talk, his saddle-shaped armchairs that forced the body in a perfect posture, his little-tree-shaped photo frame that could be wore as a cameo collier, or his marble ashtray with pestle that could still be used to put out a cigarette at the Banca Popolare office in Piazza Meda, Milan. Not to mention his liquor cabinet Brangania, made of wood like a plough and covered with natural leather, and his wardrobe Garitta that seemed taken from a painting by Carlo Carrà. He designed everything starting from the house, with a precise idea of living in mind. I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
designer records,
or other literature sources and take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising
from
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