Auction 485 | DESIGN AND XX CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS Traditional
Lot 78
Plate bearing the engraved signature "C. Scarpa" in red with VIII numeral.
Dimensions with base.
Base h 13.5 cm
Second version.
The first version was designed for the exhibition “Linee della ricerca contemporanea” at the Venice International Art Biennale in 1968 and was produced by Officine Zanon in 10 copies. Scarpa subsequently had a second version made that differs from the first by the insertion of small golden prisms on the internal corners.
Provenance:
Paolo Zanon, Venice (VE)
Private collection, Lavarone (TN)
Private collection, Bassano del Grappa (VI)
Technique: Milled steel with the insertion of 84 gold-plated elements.
Measures: 57.0 x 44.0 x 30.0 cm
Year 1978
Starting price: € 18.000,00
Estimate: € 30.000,00 - 40.000,00
Starting price: € 18.000,00