Royal House
Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare and important original
circa 1900 Carlo Bugatti occasional table.
I have the matching side chair listed under my
other items, I have included a picture above so you can see the pair sitting
together however the chair is not included in this listing.
This table is special, designed by Carlo Bugatti,
Italy around 1900, it’s a rectangular walnut occasional or centre table, partly
ebonized, with floral inlays made of pewter, the legs partially covered with
copper sheet, the tabletop covered with goatskin, this table was exhibited at
the Musee d'Orsay Paris 2001.
Carlo Bugatti (2 February 1856 – April 1940)
was an Italian decorator, designer and manufacturer of Art
Nouveau furniture, models of jewellery, and musical instruments. Bugatti
was born 2 February 1856 in Milan, in what would remain
until 1859 the kingdom of Lombardy: he died in Molsheim,
France.
Biography
Son of Giovanni Luigi Bugatti, a specialist in
interior decoration, Carlo studied firstly at the Brera
Academy in Milan, and subsequently, from 1875, at the Académie
des Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1880 he started to manufacture furniture
in Milan, later transferring to France.
From 1888 he began to be successful beyond Italy.
Nevertheless, till 1904 he maintained a Milan workshop in the city's Via
Castelfiardo 6.
He was also, like his father, trained as an
architect, but there is no evidence that any of his architectural designs were
ever executed.
He triumphed at the exhibition of decorative art
in Turin in 1902 and returned to Paris in 1904. Father of
sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti and automobile manufacturer Ettore
Bugatti, he moved in 1910 to Pierrefonds where he established an
atelier.
From 1914 to 1918 he was nominated mayor of the
village, and the outspoken anti-German industrialist Adolphe
Clément-Bayard, who lived at the Domaine du Bois d'Aucourt, entrusted its
upkeep to him. From then on, he devoted himself entirely to painting. After the
suicide of his son Rembrandt in 1916, Bugatti, then 60, produced less, but he
remained influential.
In 1935, at the age of 79, he retired near his son
Ettore's family in Alsace. He settled in a flat north of Château Saint-Jean, Dorlisheim,
with his wife Teresa (who died shortly afterwards), at the domain of promotion
of Bugatti property of his son Ettore. He spent his last months at his
apartment at the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, where he frequented the
workmen and the house of 'the Hardtmühle', living with Ettore and his family.
In April 1940, he died at the hospital in Molsheim.
He is buried in the Bugatti family cemetery at Dorlisheim. The Bugatti section
of Molsheim's municipal Musée de la Chartreuse displays works and
items in his remembrance.
This table is unrestored and totally original,
there are some light losses to the inlay and small timber losses, I can see
inside some old fillers, we have lightly cleaned waxed and polished it from top
to bottom.
Dimensions
Height:- 70cm
Width:- 89.5cm
Depth:- 58cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the
widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please
ask
Any questions please feel
free to ask before you bid.
ABOUT US
Royal House Antiques is a privately owned family
ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and now based in Pulborough RH20. We
specialise in finding, restoring very fine luxury antique leather seating,
along with every single other type of antique ranging from the 16th
century to the 20th century. We also stock a number of designer
brands such as Fritz Hansen, Ralph Lauren, Cavalli, Charles & Ray Eames,
Vitra, David Linley, Rolex, Tiffany, Jager Le Coulter and so on
PAYMENTS
We accept payment via Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash,
Ethereum, Bacs, Chaps, PayPal or Card, we would kindly ask that all items are
paid for within 48 hours and collected within 7 working days, we can hold all
paid items for 14 days free of charge, there after a £20 a week storage fee
will apply. We have long term storage which is very economically priced, we are
happy to hold stock for as long as needed providing it is arranged prior to the
purchase
If sold items aren’t collected within three months
and no arrangements have been made for long term storage you will forfeit the
item and payment
CONDITION
Please view the very detailed pictures as
they form part of the description pertaining to the condition. Please also ask any questions before you bid
and not after, all of our items are sold as seen and as listed
Royal House Antiques cannot be held liable for any
independent assumptions made regarding the items we sell, if you are unsure on
any point, please feel free to ask for clarity
Please note vintage period and original items such
as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of creasing and
wear, we recommend annual waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed
leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of
time as it will dry out and fade
DELIVERY OR COLLECTION
This item is available for collection from our Pulborough
warehouses RH20-1DF by appointment only, alternatively we can have it delivered
nationwide to include Scotland, Wales and Ireland for a fee
Please contact me via email, alternatively my
contact information is under the business seller section of the listing, with
your postcode for a delivery quotation, as mentioned above the fee listed
covers with the M25 for the UK, for international deliveries the amount listed
covers local Europe only so parts of Belgium and France
Please be sure to include which item you would like
to buy as the price is determined on size and distance, if you would like more
than one piece of furniture the courier offers a substantial discount on the
second and third item, for international shipping please view the below
information
COURIER, LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED
We can arrange delivery nationwide, mostly with our
nominated couriers, for Europe we use one reasonably priced professional company
that we trust, for the rest of the world we use international shippers that can
send any size item crated via air freight within 7-14 days after crating or
soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time
frames outlined are guides only, non-domestic shipping is almost entirely
governed by the airlines, sea freight loading times and custom clearances
Whomever delivers will always require help on the
larger items to unload, the price you will be quoted will always be based on
this assumption, if this is not possible, please let us know as it will affect
the price to send a two-person team
Delivery is to the ground floor only, again if you
need help upstairs or in flats etc that's absolutely not a problem, the
couriers charge £10-£20 per flight per man per item, if you have a working
elevator then naturally there’s no additional fee
All courier fees are paid by yourself directly to
the courier company, the contract for delivery is between yourselves the client
and whichever courier you chose from those available I’m happy to accommodate
your own courier after a cleared payment has been received, they need to book
in a collection time with at least 24 hours notice, all collections must be
made within 14 working days of the close of the sale unless agreed by prior
arrangement
IMPORT DUTY
Most countries charge some kind of import duty
however almost all of our items won’t incur any charges as the items are exempt
from tax due to the age and materials used
For European deliveries the price you will be
quoted will include all clearance documentation and any customs charges so
there won’t be any additional fees
For international deliveries such as the United
States there can be some import duty to pay and or a clearance fee, I would
estimate that 99% of all deliveries clear customs without being stopped for
either
All duties are the responsibility of the purchaser
who is the importer, they can’t be covered by the seller or shipping agent or
factored in with additional retrospective discounts
RETURNS
Royal House Antiques offers a no quibble return
policy if the item is not as described, if there are any issues with the piece
you will be refunded in full once the item has been returned and inspected
within 14 days, alternatively if there is a small issue, we can discuss finding
a mutual resolution that makes all parties happy
We don’t offer a sale on approval service which
means you can purchase the item, have it delivered and if you simply don’t like
it, return it, this comes under change of mind or doesn’t fit. There is a lot
of time, money and work involved in transporting goods around the world, the
costs incurred can be vast so my advice would be if you are unsure on a piece
please ask as many questions as you like to make sure you understand everything
before you buy, if you are still unsure then please either arrange a viewing in
person or if that’s not possible then don’t buy from an online retailer,
perhaps look for a local gallery instead