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MEMPHIS-style SHOLAPUR Marble Vase / Michele De Lucchi (Italy) for UP UP srl

$6,500
£4,969.81
€5,688.78
CA$9,165.78
A$9,977.98
CHF 5,326.50
MX$120,457.16
NOK 66,974.07
SEK 62,247.99
DKK 42,486.93

About the Item

'SHOLAPUR' sculptural marble vase / centerpiece Michele de Lucchi for Up Up, Carrara Italy, 1985 Postmodern Marble sculpture centerpiece. Composed of several geometric elements resting on a large marble disc, this abstract sculpture is an iconic decorative piece of highest quality and artistic value. In the heat of the MEMPHIS moment, several design-oriented industries in Italy approached all of the principal MEMPHIS designers about creating/experimenting w/ objects suitable to their methods. In this case, UP UP Marble srl challenged Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi, Martine Bedin Nathalie Du Pasquier Carrara Marble, Portoro Marble, Green Alpi Marble, Marquina Marble, Black Belgium Marble, Red Bilbao Marble. Ref.: S. Kircherer, Michele De Lucchi, Milano, 1992
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 21.6 in (54.87 cm)Depth: 11 in (27.94 cm)
  • Style:
    Post-Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1985
  • Condition:
    Minor losses. As is the case w/ almost all original SHOLAPUR Vases from this early period, the sharpened black points are slightly chipped; very normal as it happens to most of them. Not noticeable at all.
  • Seller Location:
    Tinton Falls, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10626246801242

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