Gio Ponti (1891-1979)

Splendid highboard with a wooden front inlaid with a checkerboard pattern, two side doors with a central drawer and an open compartment, ebonized wooden tips.

Certified by the Gio Ponti Archive 1950's

An important pair of cabinets, designed for a high-ranking client, dating back to the Qing Dynasty (19th century). Elegant in their unusual, sharply tapered lines, they are distinguished by the refined gold appliqués that embellish the lacquered surfaces. Each cabinet features two drawers and a door concealing an internal compartment. A rare pair, conceived and preserved together, of great charm and craftsmanship.

China, Qing Dynasty, second half of the 19th century.

Small, elegant cabinet in maple burl with shaped doors and drawers.

French manufacture, circa 1930.

Three-door storage cabinet with a woven-ribbon pattern front in blonde wood.

Italian manufacture, circa 1955.

Pair of elegant small cabinets inlaid with fine woods.

Italian manufacture, Lombardy, Louis XVI period, circa 1780–90.

A rare and elegant pair of walnut bookcases, distinguished by their slender proportions and shallow depth. The glass-paneled doors are embellished with refined carvings featuring vegetal motifs and scrolls, executed with a delicate decorative touch. Preserved in a splendid first patina, they are a refined expression of Neapolitan cabinetmaking of the early nineteenth century,—all the more notable for the fact that the original pair remains intact. Awaiting restoration.

Naples, Charles X period, circa 1830.

Paolo Buffa (1903–1970)

A rare oak storage cabinet with three doors, distinguished by an extraordinary relief front featuring a geometric diamond motif, achieved through sophisticated woodworking that creates pyramidal facets. The unique arrangement of these elements produces an elegant interplay of light and shadow, lending the piece a striking three-dimensional quality. The interior includes open compartments and drawers fitted with circular handles. A refined example of Paolo Buffa’s modernist design language, in which decorative exploration and geometric rigor achieve a distinctive balance.

Manufactured in the 1940s.

Paolo Buffa (1903-1970)

Light wood cabinet with two "grissinato" wood drawers, wooden handles and open compartments.

Galdino Maspero manufacture, 1935.

Biblical R.Rizzi, The furniture of Paolo Buffa, p 16.

Two elegant walnut cabinets with travertine tops, four turned uprights, and a crosspiece supporting three drawers with shaped brass handles.

Italian manufacture, circa 1955.

A rare and elegant small drop-front desk in ebonized wood, embellished with a refined decoration of tiny brass stars. The contoured front and sides are accented with slender brass trim. It features four drawers and a drop-front panel—lined on the inside with blue fabric—which conceals an open compartment and four small drawers. Distinguished by its compact proportions and rich decorative detail, this piece was custom-made for a lady’s chamber. France, Napoleon III period, circa 1850.

Aldo Tura(1909-1963)

Rare hand-carved lime wood bar cabinet. Base and central upright in stained wood with two carved doors interrupted by horizontal rope lines.

Maple interior, mirrors with beveled glass and brass shelves, horizontal lights, and a central vertical light that illuminates the entire cabinet through a slit. 

Aldo Tura, ca. 1940.

Pair of small ash storage units with perforated and lacquered wooden sliding doors, brass tracks and knobs, and internal shelves.

Italian manufacture, ca. 1955.

Paolo Buffa (1903-1970)

Large four-door blond oak cabinet with shaped panels and cast bronze handles.

Made around 1950.

Small bookcase in blond maple with shaped uprights and four adjustable shelves.

Italian manufacture, circa 1950

Luigi Olivieri

Splendid six-door container cabinet in reeded wood and parchment, 12 turned wooden legs and shaped sides.

Custom made for a private property.

Manufacturing 1954.

Rare comode in the style of Louis Majorelle with front and sides inlaid in painted wood. Two doors on the front that hide a cabinet with open compartments and small drawers in light wood, in the lower part three drawers.

Italian Art Noveau, 1880-1910 ca.

Hans Hove & Palle Petersen

Pair of very refined teak sideboards with nice handles.                 

Shelves and drawers inside.

Denmark, 1960s. 

Paolo Buffa (1903-1970)

Unique Italian highboard with six grinded doors and beautiful handles.

Galdino Maspero manufacture, 1935.

Bibl. R.Rizzi, I mobili di Paolo Buffa, p 16.

Light oak storage unit with slatted doors and a decorative wave motif.

Italian manufacture, circa 1940s.

Cypress burl cabinet with chromed metal handles, a geometrically inlaid lemon wood top, and two splendid Marquinia marbles. Four central drawers and two shaped front doors with internal shelves.

Made in France, Art Deco, ca. 1930.

Splendid oak cabinet with four drawers and two doors covered in fabric with beautiful fantasy designs. From a private collection and made as a unique piece on commission for a children's bedroom. Fabric conservation in perfect condition.

Attributed to Guglielmo Pecorini, Northern Italy late 1930s.

Marco Zanuso (1916-2001)

Four-door storage unit with tray top and feet with metal ends.

Arflex, Milan 1970.

Literature: G. Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000 per l'arredamento domestico, Allemandi, Torino 2021, p. 206. 1972.

Bar caliber  in goat skin and polished wood. France 1940's.

Small elegant bar with two mirrored doors on the front with engraved figures and decorations.  

Italian manufacture 1940's

Pier Luigi Colli (1895-1968)

Extraordinary high-quality piece of furniture with a drop-front inlaid with fine woods and engraved brass based on a design by Giovanni Gariboldi. Elegant, finely turned tips decorated with gold leaf. Two curved doors in wavy wood, maple interiors with a hidden light in the upper part.

Colli Manufacture Turin 1955.

Certificate from the Colli archive.

Bibliography: D. Alaimo, S. Mira, Colli. Interni altoborghesi, Scaravaglio, Turin 2014, p. 139

Elegant storage unit in the style of Axel Einar Hjort.

Refined flamed maple veneer with Art Deco inlays. Inside shelves and drawers with galalith knobs.

Swedish manufacture around 1930.

Luciano Frigerio (1928-1999)

Large and unique storage unit with three-door front made of solid brass with shaped brass frame. Exotic wood structure.

Manufactured by Frigerio & C. 1970s.

Original brand of the manufacture.

Paolo Buffa (1903-1970)

Rare walnut bar cabinet with maple inlaid front and lacquered metal interior. Two maple drawers with glass fronts, mirrors and hidden light. Drawings on the front by Giovanni Gariboldi.

Serafini Arrighi manufacture, 1940ca.

Rare modernist piece of furniture with a writing top, two drawers and a shelf on top. Front doors and drawers with sides and back in wavy wood, black painted wood details. Tub chair in wavy wood with black painted wood details.

Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna Secession, ca. 1910.

Bar cabinet with roller shutters, pull-out drawers and shelf, storage compartment, and brass details.

Italian manufacture, 1950s

Charles and Ray Eames

Storage unit, 2 modular bookcase with 3 or 6 shelves in birch plywood with open compartments and compartments closed by colored metal panels.

Vitra Manufacture, around 2000.

ABV Borsani

Large storage cabinet / bar / bookcase with central door painted on parchment by the artist Eugenio Rossi with scenes from the commedia dell'arte. Two doors in grissinato wood, illuminated bar container with cut glass shelves inside and fabric covering in the upper part with cut glass shelves. The two sides in corrugated wood and ivory lacquered. signed and dated 1954.

Borsani Archive.

Florence Knoll (1917-2019)

Large container unit with five doors in blond wood with steel base and internal shelves and drawers in maple.

American manufacture, 1960's.

Storage unit with front in grinded wood and two drop-down shelves with interiors in blond maple and a ground glass top.

Two drawers and elegant feet with brass tips.

Italian manufacture, 1940's

Small étagère in blond oak and shelves in lacquered wood.
Italian manufacture, 1950's.

Unique Italian 1960's highboard in light maplewood. Doors and drawers with shelves inside and a very special central compartment with a folding top hiding small shelves and one drawer.

Small extraordinary coin cabinet in violet wood threaded in rose wood with wavy front, central aedicule with shaped door and central mirror. 12 wavy drawers.

Genoese cabinetry, c. 1750.

Unique wall unit with methacrylate top writing desk with one drawer, newspaper holder and small cabinet with bar inside. 

Perfect original conditions, Italy, 1950's.