Tea Table
c. 1907
Carlo Bugatti
Carlo Bugatti (Italian, 1856–1940)
Decorative Art and Design
Tea Table, c. 1907. Carlo Bugatti (Italian, 1856–1940). Inlaid wood (mahogany?), cast and gilded bronze mounts, inlays of ivory or bone, metal, and mother-of-pearl (marine mussels or pearl oysters); overall: 71.5 x 67.1 x 41.3 cm (28 1/8 x 26 7/16 x 16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1991.45 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.
- Maker/Artist
- Bugatti, Carlo
- Classification
- Furniture and woodwork
- Formatted Medium
- inlaid wood (mahogany?), cast and gilded bronze mounts, inlays of ivory or bone, metal, and mother-of-pearl (marine mussels or pearl oysters)
- Medium
- inlaid, wood, mahogany, cast, gilded, bronze, mounts, inlays, ivory, bone, metal, mother-of-pearl, marine, mussels, pearl, oysters
- Dimensions
- Overall: 71.5 x 67.1 x 41.3 cm (28 1/8 x 26 7/16 x 16 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: signed in ligature in white metal inlay on central shelf: Bugatti.
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1991.45
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Notable Acquisitions, Bugatti, Carlo Bugatti, Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique , Artlens Exhibition 2019, Possibly exhibited at the Galerie Hebrard, Paris, France (1907)., Possibly exhibited at the Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna, Turin, Italy (May 10-November 10, 1902).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- ArtLens Exhibition A
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