Vico Magistretti for Artemide Dining Table, 1970s

Vicro Magistretti (Italian, 1920-2006) for Artemide "Tessera" Dining Table, designed 1966-1970, produced 1972, the circular detachable pedestal table in lacquered reinforced resin, signature to underside of top. 27.5" H x 48" diameter. Provenance: From a Manhattan townhouse. Note: Original designs for the table are with the Fondazione Vico Magistretti. Literature: La forma della funzione, in Design Habitat, September 1973; Ottagono, Milano, 1972, n. 26, p. 76.