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Tea Table
Carlo Bugattic. 1907
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Tea Table
- Creator: Carlo Bugatti (Italian, 1856–1940)
- Date Created: c. 1907
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 71.5 x 67.1 x 41.3 cm (28 1/8 x 26 7/16 x 16 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: First owned by Mrs. Anna Blake [d. 1956] who took it to Cape Town, South Africa., Inherited by her son Robert da Costa Blake., His sale Kirkcaldzs, Cape Town, South Africa, 24 May 1965, lot 34., Private collection, South Africa, (Galerie Moderne, Ltd., London), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Furniture and woodwork
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.45
- Medium: inlaid wood (mahogany?), cast and gilded bronze mounts, inlays of ivory or bone, metal, and mother-of-pearl (marine mussels or pearl oysters)
- Inscriptions: signed in ligature in white metal inlay on central shelf: Bugatti.
- Fun Fact: 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.
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: France, Paris
- Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Collection: Furniture
- Accession Number: 1991.45
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