decoRATING with Jason Kontos

Here's a find I'll always enjoy, no matter how often I run into it as it's so rare.

Italian designer Carlo Bugatti's pieces are very special and unique thanks to their Macabre nature and the fact that he made very few of them.

These are definitely collectors' pieces. For one of the most extensive collections of his work available visit Sebastian + Barquet (Gallery on 24th St. and Showroom on 26th St.)

You either love it, or hate it. And I would take one!

(all pictures below courtesy of Sebastian + Barquet)

Rare and Important Cartonnier, c. 1900
Pine, partially ebonized oak, parchment, stenciled parchment, pewter, brass and bronze
78.25 x 28 x 16 in. (198.8 x 71.1 x 40.6 cm.)

"Mosquée" Desk and Chair, c. 1890
Walnut, ebonized walnut, parchment, copper, metal inlay, pewter, silk
59 x 43.5 x 25.13 in. (149.9 x 110.5 x 63.8 cm.)

Rembrandt Bugatti.
Pelican a sa toilette, c. 1904
patinated bronze
8.5 x 5.75 x 3.75 in. (21.5 x 14.6 x 9.5 cm.)

Table, c.1900
walnut, partially ebonized wood, pewter, and brass
29 x 46 x 28 in. (73.7 x 116.9x 71.1 cm.)

Pair of Chairs, c.1900
walnut, partially ebonized pewter, and brass
39.5 in. (100.3 cm.)

~Jason Kontos