We recently acquired and installed a stunning Paolo Buffa dining room console table in a residence as a featured addition to a collection of iconic Modern design. Architectural Digest describes his work wonderfully:
“Studying the oeuvre of Milanese architect and designer Paolo Buffa (1903–1970) is generally a lesson in sophisticated, inventive classicism. Whether he was producing furnishings for a swiss ski-resort hotel or constructing gracious villas for the haute bourgeoisie of Italy’s northern Lombardy region, where he lived, Buffa’s work was marked by unmistakable suavity. But every so often that smooth veneer gave way to a breathtaking loopiness that seems to have taken its cues from his surname, which can be a synonym for bizarre in Italian.” – Architectural Digest 2013
Paolo Buffa (Italian, 1903-1970), Arte Moderne console table, rosewood with bronze detail and Marble Top, Italy, c.1940, (38.5” x 80.75” x 18”)
Paolo Buffa (Italian, 1903-1970), Rare Cabinet, c. 1940. Rosewood-veneered wood, brass, mirrored glass, glass (42.75” x 49.25” x 15-5/8”)
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Paolo Buffa (Italian, 1903-1970), Rare Sideboard, c. 1940 Walnut, teak, bronze, opaque glass, mirrored glass, colored glass, nickel-plated metal. (38-1/8” x 113” x 18.5”)
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Paolo Buffa (Italian, 1903-1970), Pair of Lounge Chairs from the Hotel Bristol, Merano, Italy, c. 1950 Upholstery, Italian Walnut. (28.5” W x 29.75” D x 35.75” H).
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