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Eugenio Quarti

Sforzesco Castle

Sforzesco Castle
Milan, Italy

Eugenio Quarti, creator and designer of furniture, was
apprenticed to Carlo Bugatti, from whom he acquired knowledge of how to use
rare and precious woods inlaid with small geometric elements in metal, horn and
mother of pearl.  His working practice involved
beginning by drawing out the design, then creating a wooden model and lastly
making the final product. This method of designing and making furniture enabled
him to produce exclusive pieces for a clientele that ranged from the more to
the less refined, extending his offer to a wider public. The archive of design
drawings by Eugenio and Mario Quarti is kept at the Achille Bertarelli
Collection of Prints, in Sforzesco Castle, Milan.

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  • Title: Shelf
  • Creator: Eugenio Quarti
  • Date Created: 1895/1898
  • Location: Museo dei Mobili e delle Sculture lignee, Castello Sforzesco, Milan, Italy
  • Location Created: Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: 130,5 x 36,5 x 36,5 cm
  • Provenance: Purchased at the antiques market 2004
  • Type: Piece of Furniture
  • Rights: Comune di Milano - Civiche Raccolte Artistiche, Castello Sforzesco, Milano
  • External Link: https://museodeimobili.milanocastello.it/
  • Medium: Wood, metal, horn
  • Art Form: Carved wood with incrustations of metal and inlays in horn
  • Original title: Alzatina
  • Artist Nationality: Italian
  • Artist Death Place: Milan
  • Artist Death Date: 1929
  • Artist Birth Place: Villa d'Almé, Bergamo
  • Artist Birth Date: 1867
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