a "Belvedere" console, Memphis, Italy, post 1982.
Marble, granite, pietra serena, three drawers in a frame of red lacquered wood, manufacturer's label MEMPHIS MILANO ALDO CIBIC 1982 MADE IN ITALY. Length 106 cm, depth 43 cm, height 80 cm.
Wear, some scuff marks/chips to the base and pillar.
Private Collection, Sweden. Read more about the Memphis Group – A private collection.
Barbara Radice, "Memphis: Research, Experiences, Failures and Successes of New Design", Thames & Hudson 1994, model illustrated p. 100.
Designed in 1982.
This lot is being sold on behalf of the Swedish Enforcement Authority.
Aldo Cibic is an Italian designer. At the beginning of the 1980s, Cibic was one of the first to join the Memphis Group in Milan, founded by fellow Italian designer Ettore Sottsass, where he, along with other young designers, revolted against the conventional design ideals.
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