Ettore Sottsass, Rare mirror
Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007)
Very rare mirror
Circa 1977
Gilded brass frame and structure - Clear and tinted crystal. Sant’Ambrogio e de Berti edition. Only two mirrors with this distinctive characteristic of the brass rods at right angle, are known today
Height 180 cm (76 in) - Width 30,5 cm (12 in) - Depth 11,5 cm (4 1⁄2 in)
Provenance : Italian private collection.
Literature :
- Quaderni Vitrum, n°8, Specchiere e Specchi, E. Paoli, éd. du CISAV, Milan, 1960, modèle similaire p. 124
- Sketch of the miroir, dated in 1959, kept in CSAC of Parme University where a part of Sottsass’ archives is kept.
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