77. 77W ETTORE SOTTSASS (1917-2007) Carlton Library Created in 1981 Memphis edition Publisher's plate Wood and polychrome melamine H: 197cm.(77 9/16in.); W: 190cm.(74 13/16in.); D: 40cm.(15 3/4in.). A 'Carlton' bookcase in wood and polychrome melamine by Ettore Sottsass designed in 1981 and edited by Memphis. Bibliography : G. Gramigna, 1950/1980 Repertorio, Ed. Mondadori, Milan, 1985, p. 512 Ettore Sottsass. Architect and Designer, exhibition catalogue, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 12 March-11 June 2006, p. 12 P. Thomé, Sottsass, Ed. Phaidon, London, 2014, p. 303 Ettore Sottsass. L'Objet Magique, exhibition catalogue, Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou, Paris, 13 October 2021-3 January 2022, p. 183, n. 4 Provenance: Christie's Amsterdam, 20th Century Decorative Arts, 22 November 2006, lot 414 Acquired from Christie's by the current owner