Felice Antonio Botta - Chess set - Lucite
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Selected by Elena Napoleone
Holds a bachelor's degree in history of art and architecture, with 12 years of experience in decorative arts.
Estimate € 400 - € 450
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Description from the seller
Felice Antonio Botta Biography:
Felice Botta was born in Florence in 1931 and from a young age he pursued craftsmanship. He trained at the Florence Art Institute, guided by the renowned woodblock artist Pietro Parigi. His search for the “truth of the simple” led him to value modest materials, especially salvaged ones, such as driftwood or recycled paper. Using these resources, he created sculptures that took him far from his hometown: from Tokyo in the eighties to New York in the early nineties, from the Milan Triennial to the nomination for the Compasso d'Oro in 1970.
Among his more recent achievements are the famous "Artist’s Stamps," used as letter seals, as a personal logo, ex-libris, for greetings, or to create bookmarks. In his atelier "Interno 9" in Bagno a Ripoli, Felice Botta also produced t-shirts, bags, aprons, notebooks, telephone directories, planners, photo albums and journals, employing recycled paper or hand-printed paper using the star press technique, in addition to woodcuts. His store of artisanal knowledge was very wide.
He offers a complete chessboard set with its original box, in excellent condition and complete with the pieces (see photo), dating from 1973, made of Lucite.
Dimensions: chess pawns 9 cm tall; draughts pieces 2 cm tall; board 40 x 40.
Fast shipping, careful packaging, any customs charges borne by the buyer.
Felice Antonio Botta Biography:
Felice Botta was born in Florence in 1931 and from a young age he pursued craftsmanship. He trained at the Florence Art Institute, guided by the renowned woodblock artist Pietro Parigi. His search for the “truth of the simple” led him to value modest materials, especially salvaged ones, such as driftwood or recycled paper. Using these resources, he created sculptures that took him far from his hometown: from Tokyo in the eighties to New York in the early nineties, from the Milan Triennial to the nomination for the Compasso d'Oro in 1970.
Among his more recent achievements are the famous "Artist’s Stamps," used as letter seals, as a personal logo, ex-libris, for greetings, or to create bookmarks. In his atelier "Interno 9" in Bagno a Ripoli, Felice Botta also produced t-shirts, bags, aprons, notebooks, telephone directories, planners, photo albums and journals, employing recycled paper or hand-printed paper using the star press technique, in addition to woodcuts. His store of artisanal knowledge was very wide.
He offers a complete chessboard set with its original box, in excellent condition and complete with the pieces (see photo), dating from 1973, made of Lucite.
Dimensions: chess pawns 9 cm tall; draughts pieces 2 cm tall; board 40 x 40.
Fast shipping, careful packaging, any customs charges borne by the buyer.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
1
Material
Lucite
Designer/artist/maker
Felice Antonio Botta
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Near mint
Estimated period
1960-1970
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