Red Chinoiserie Credenza by Umberto Mascagni, Italian, Retailed by Harrods, 1950
Red Chinoiserie Credenza by Umberto Mascagni, Italian, Retailed by Harrods, 1950
Mid-Century Modern credenza by Umberto Mascagni, Covered in cream and red vinyl; banded, mounted and molded with Anodized Aluminum, with cinnabar red chinoiserie top and front panels.
With signature badge: 'UMBERTO MASCAGNI, BOLOGNA' and a tacked badge to the reverse: 'HARRODS, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, LONDON.'
Umberto Mascagni founded Mascagni in 1930. Surprisingly there is very little scholarship to date on this highly original and innovative designer who broke new ground with his experimentation in the use of unorthodox materials, particularly anodized aluminum, a process where the aluminum is strengthened many times over, leaving it immune to chipping, peeling or flaking. Mascagni’s faux leather upholstered case goods were another significant innovation. Together these seemingly incompatible materials form mixed-media works of art, offering up distinctive visual cues from the Atomic Age.