CARLO BUGATTI (1856-1940) Throne armchair in black-stained wood, with rectangular back and seat upholstered in parchment and encircled by circular embossed copper medallions, the back underlined by passementerie and topped with a crenellated shelf; wide armrests with flat pewter-inlaid cuff with stylised plant decoration. Legs framed by arcatures plated with pewter-inlaid copper. Circa 1902 (Lifts of parchment, wear and tears) Height 125.5 cm - Width 72.5 cm - Depth 78.5 cm An armchair in black tinted wood, parchment, copper and pewter. (Lifts of parchment, wear and tears). 49 3/8 x 28 1/2 x 30 7/8 in. BIBLIOGRAPHY : Marie-Madeleine Massé, "Carlo Bugatti at the Musée d'Orsay: Illustrated summary catalogue of the archives and collections", RMN / Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 2001, p. 99 Commercial catalogue A. De Vecchi & C. gia C. Bugatti & C. Fabbrica Italiana Mobili Artistici, Milano, 1902, n. p.