Maurizio Duranti
Versailles Toast Rack

Versailles Toast Rack
Versailles Toast Rack
Versailles Toast Rack
DesignerItalian, born 1949
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Versailles Toast Rack
  • from the "Maduar" series
Date1995
PlaceMilan, Italy
MediumSterling silver and plastic
Dimensions1 3/4 × 8 5/8 × 4 1/4 in. (4.4 × 21.9 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.32
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Cafe
Exposé

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Object Type
Provenance[...]; [Nathan Horowicz Antiques, New York]; [...]; acquired by margo Grant Walsh; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“Designed by Architects: Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 15–August 3, 2008; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, September 12, 2008–January 25, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved along underside edge: maker's mark; DEVECCHI; 925 (encircled); [...]; three arch design
Engraved along underside edge (diagonal corner): two illegible circular markings

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