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Side table
(c. 1900)
Medium
ebonised wood, pewter, brass
Measurements
39.2 × 37.1 × 37.1 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds provided by Peter and Ivanka Canet, 2015
Gallery location
18th & 19th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Carlo Bugatti’s idiosyncratic design language drew inspiration from a range of sources, including the Islamic art traditions of North Africa and design from China and Japan. On this ebonised wooden side table, Bugatti uses pewter-inlayed ornament whose forms are clearly inspired by characters from Chinese and Japanese scripts; the individual motifs, however, are completely of Bugatti’s own creation and are meaningless as text.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Milan, Italy
Accession Number
2015.155
Department
International Decorative Arts