A three-section painted metal screen or room divider
A three-section painted metal screen or room divider, Italian mid-20th century, 294cm x 99cm each overall
Provenance: From the apartment above the Lutrario nightclub in Turin. The interior of the club was designed by Carlo Mollino in 1959; Lamberty Art & Design, selected items from the storages.
For a footnote about Mollino and the Lutrario club, see lot 50.
Condition Report:
Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use, Some chips and losses to painted surface, the top gloss layer of paint with age, to the sides there is a 'matt' painted layer showing, this may just be an undercoat or might be the original surface. there is dirt and discolouration. please see photographs. These have a pole end to the top and a circular mount to the base - presumably these sat in a 'cup mount' or similar originally. there is further wear around the tops of the poles where these had previously sat. Please see additional images for visual reference to condition
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A three-section painted metal screen or room divider, Italian mid-20th century, 294cm x 99cm each overall
Provenance: From the apartment above the Lutrario nightclub in Turin. The interior of the club was designed by Carlo Mollino in 1959; Lamberty Art & Design, selected items from the storages.
For a footnote about Mollino and the Lutrario club, see lot 50.
Condition Report:
Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use, Some chips and losses to painted surface, the top gloss layer of paint with age, to the sides there is a 'matt' painted layer showing, this may just be an undercoat or might be the original surface. there is dirt and discolouration. please see photographs. These have a pole end to the top and a circular mount to the base - presumably these sat in a 'cup mount' or similar originally. there is further wear around the tops of the poles where these had previously sat. Please see additional images for visual reference to condition