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Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) and Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) A Coffee table, circa 1952, 102x 103 x 39cm, reverse-painted glass, walnut image 1
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) and Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) A Coffee table, circa 1952, 102x 103 x 39cm, reverse-painted glass, walnut image 2
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) and Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) A Coffee table, circa 1952, 102x 103 x 39cm, reverse-painted glass, walnut image 3
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) and Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) A Coffee table, circa 1952, 102x 103 x 39cm, reverse-painted glass, walnut image 4
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) and Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) A Coffee table, circa 1952, 102x 103 x 39cm, reverse-painted glass, walnut image 5
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) and Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) A Coffee table, circa 1952, 102x 103 x 39cm, reverse-painted glass, walnut image 6
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) and Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) A Coffee table, circa 1952, 102x 103 x 39cm, reverse-painted glass, walnut image 7
Lot 42

Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) & Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Rare Coffee Table
1954
model no. 8098/1, for Borsani, reverse hand-painted glass, walnut
height 14in (35.5cm); width 40 1/2in (103cm); depth 40 1/4in (102cm)

14 December 2021, 14:00 EST
New York

US$60,000 - US$80,000

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Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) & Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)

Rare Coffee Table
1954
model no. 8098/1, for Borsani, reverse hand-painted glass, walnut
height 14in (35.5cm); width 40 1/2in (103cm); depth 40 1/4in (102cm)

Footnotes

The present lot is sold together with the certificate of authenticity from the Archivio Osvaldo Borsani and is registered with the archive under no. 158/2021.

Provenance
Private Collection, Milan

Literature
Giampiero Bosoni, 'Osvaldo Borsani: Architect, Designer, Entrepreneur', Skira, 2018, pp. 376-77

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