19th/20th Century Alessandro Mazzucotelli Italian Art Nouveau Forged Iron Patio Table Pedestal Planter Stand, Circa 1900

Description

A spectacular, highly artistic, superb quality, forged iron jardinière planter / pedestal table attributed to celebrated master ironworker and decorator … more A spectacular, highly artistic, superb quality, forged iron jardinière planter / pedestal table attributed to celebrated master ironworker and decorator Alessandro Mazzucotelli (Italy, b.1865-d.1938)

Featuring the distinctive spring-loaded tripartite base design that is still ahead of its time over 120 years later, sure to keep the piece solid, sturdy, and stable in any weather condition and even on uneven ground!

Exquisitely hand-crafted at the turn of the late 19th / early 20th century, exceptionally executed design, ornate, highly decorative period Art Nouveau styling, elaborately scrolled, gracefully curved shaped silhouette, stylized foliate accents, turned and spiral twisted wrought-iron, two tier, the upper fitted with a later bold, beautiful, dramatically veined round marble top, adding a touch of refined sophisticated elegance and the flexibility to bring indoors for use as a side table, plant stand, accent table, or simply displayed as sculptural patio furniture, truly functional art.

Dimensions (approx):
38" High, 17" Wide, 17" Deep

Provenance:
Lonnie Alfred "Bo" Pilgrim (May 8, 1928 – July 21, 2017) was the co-founder of Pilgrim's Pride, which at one time was one of the largest chicken producers in the United States. Pilgrim co-founded Pilgrim's Pride when he opened a feed store in 1946 in Pittsburg, Texas. He and his late wife, Patty, became avid antique collectors and traveled the world to furnish their residences with the finest antiques.

Acquisition:
J Garrett Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas, Important Museum Collection, The Pilgrim Estate and R. Horton Collection catalog, November 2019

Artist/Craftsman:
Alessandro Mazzucotelli (1865 - 1938) was an Italian craftsman specializing in wrought iron. His name is linked to the iron decoration of the works of the greatest interpreters of freedom, in Lombardy, but also abroad.
He was the Director of the School of Applied Arts of ISIA of Monza from 1922 and was President of the Venice Biennale of International Applied Arts.
He attended the Universal and International Exhibition in Brussels in 1910 and the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925.
He also worked on drawings for the jewelry of Calderoni and the textures of the fabrics of Brembate also mentioned by Guareschi in the book "The Discovery of Milan". less