Paolo Buffa Console Table in Rosewood With Marble Top Executed by Atelier Serafino Arrighi, 1950's Italy.

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Stunning Paolo Buffa 1950's Italian Console Table executed by Atelier Serafino Arrighi in rosewood, brass and marble materials. Exquisite inlay … Read more Stunning Paolo Buffa 1950's Italian Console Table executed by Atelier Serafino Arrighi in rosewood, brass and marble materials. Exquisite inlay work in a classical antique Roman acanthus leaf motif adorns the piece along the base while the marble top is supported by elegant tapered legs featuring brass and thin inlay profiles. The light pink Corinthian-style marble slab further enhances its distinguished presence, showcasing captivating veins in shades of light gray, beige, and pink. The console's impeccable craftsmanship extends to its six square tapering legs, adorned with intricately detailed brass sabots. This monumental sophisticated console table of 78.5" length is a testimony to timeless elegance, feeling light and delicate.
Acquired in Italy with provenance from a house in the Cantu area near Milan, this Italian vintage Paolo Buffa console table carries a sense of history and prestige. Its exceptional quality and design have been recognized in the literature, specifically referenced: I mobili di Paolo Buffa R. Rizzi.

The wood, motif brass is in excellent condition. The marble top has been left untouched and is in very good condition with no cracks or significant scratches, only slightly smudged at the back corners, and basically non-visible please refer to the picture with arrow. This has been left untouched by our restorer because deemed within range of a vintage item. A small bow in the bottom center of the wood is also not very visible.

Paolo Buffa was born into a well-established artistic family and was considered a prodigy early on. After graduating from the prestigious polytechnic university of Milan, in the late 1920s Buffa went to work for, and directly under, the tutelage of architects and designers Gio Ponti and Cassio Ramelli. Shortly after, Buffa decided to strike out on his own where he branded himself as the designer and architect to a number of influential patrons- typically the European worthy and royalty set as well as a number of government projects. Early in his career, his works were characterized by the classical-revival mode design of that era coupled with incredible craftsmanship derived from the traditional Lombardy woodworking traditions and ateliers such as Serafino Arrighi and Marelli & Colico. Paolo Buffa established himself as one of the founders and forefathers of the 1950s modernism movement as well as a pioneer in Art Deco. See less