Live Auction 2454Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design
MARCEL LOUIS BAUGNIET (1896-1995)
Lot 132 PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

MARCEL LOUIS BAUGNIET (1896-1995)

A LACQUERED WOOD AND METAL BAR TROLLEY, CIRCA 1930

Closed16 June 2011

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MARCEL LOUIS BAUGNIET (1896-1995)
A Lacquered Wood and Metal Bar Trolley, circa 1930
oak interior; black compartment in two hinged sections opening to reveal two fitted shelves on one side and one shelf on the other side; red compartment with single door, on casters
31½ in. (80 cm.) high, 35½ in. (90.2 cm.) wide, 44 in. (111.8 cm.) deep (closed)
with metal plaque marked M.L.B. Baugniet

Sotheby's, Monaco, 24 November 1982, lot 393.

Specialist note

Marcel-Louis Baugniet was a Belgian painter, designer and writer. He opened his own decorating business in 1930 and designed functional furniture working with a polychrome, cellulose-based lacquer. He was influenced by the geometry and constructivism of the Bauhaus movement.
cf. B. Durant, Marcel-Louis Baugniet: Peintre & Designer, exhibition catalogue, Quadri Gallery, Brussels, 1995 for more information on this artist.