Ico Parisi, ‘Lerici’ modular bookcase

circa 1958
Teak-veneered wood, teak, nickel-plated brass, painted steel, steel.
As shown: 286 x 234.8 x 44.7 cm (112 5/8 x 92 1/2 x 17 5/8 in.)
Manufactured by MIM, Rome, Italy. Each lower leg and corners of two shelves with manufacturer's label printed mIm/ROMA.

Provenance:
Private collection, Como

Literature:
‘Una nuova produzione italiana di serie’, Domus, no. 351, February 1959, p. 47
Roberto Aloi, Esempi Di Arredamento Moderno Di Tutto Il Mondo, Settima Serie, Milan, 1964, p. 265
Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, p. 227
Roberta Lietti, Ico Parisi Catalogue Raisonné, 1936-1960, Milan, 2017, pp. 563-64