Description
SOLD in 2022 for $350.
The listing price for this is OFFERS OVER $295. Take off the top and it would also serve as an incredible vintage planter! These as a planter are VERY SOUGHT-AFTER!
This listing is being sold UNDER CONSIGNMENT by a private seller in BRUNSWICK, Melbourne. This lot is part of a deceased estate. In this case buyers will be required to organise their own freight. iNVISeDGE will give buyers 3 suitable carriers for their location. (For more unusual locations only 1 or 2 freight carriers may be given.)
Vintage Fibreglass Bar Unit with wine-glass stem. Stunning hour-glass shape and in WHITE (most desirable colour for something like this! Very cool (and RARE)! You could put a piece of glass on top to stop the piece filling up with rain-water and give you an outdoor table as well. You could also take off the top and use it as a fibreglass planter. Would be perfect for an under-covered outdoor area as both a bar unit or table (if you rest a top on it). I’d say this piece was made in the 1970’s- it definitely has decent age to it. I doubt you’ll ever see another one again.
Provenance and Background Info
(Written for a stool we sold in 2019. Does NOT apply to this piece- this has the same shape as a Kartell stool though- looks similar)
A Kartell “Rocchetto” ABS / Plastic stool / Side Table. This stool was designed by well-known Italian designer, Joe Colombo, in collaboration with Achille Castigilioni (and manufactured by Kartell). I’ve seen very few of these around in recent times. They’re rare on a worldwide platform and with the cushion they consistently fetch around AU $500 EACH. (See the screenshots in this listing- one is 300 euro = AU $478.) The screenshots show the only 2 Kartell Rocchetto stools I could find for sale on a WORLDWIDE platform at the moment (written in 2019). At that time there were NO Kartell Rochetto stools for sale in Australia.
You could get a seat cushion made for this stool (as shown in the screenshots) and lift it off to use as a side table- the full lid also lifts off to store items within.
Kartell was founded by Giulio Castelli and Anna Castelli Ferrieri in 1949. They began manufacturing automobile accessories and expanded into home furnishings in 1963. The home furnishings particularly from the late 1960’s / early 1970’s (which was when this design was done) became very popular and have become style icons of the era. Kartell is still in business to this day releasing heralded designs every year. Kartell is stocked by SPACE Furniture in Australia, a leader in providing high-end designer items to the discerning buyer.
This piece is about 50 years old and proves that well-made items will stand the test of time. With a piece like this there’s no guessing the quality you’re getting- look at it after 50 years of use! And you also get the satisfaction of knowing the piece will retain its value like no new piece ever will. The Rochetto stool has steadily increased in value over the last 17 years I’ve been in this business and I see no reason why this won’t continue. There are very few better ways to invest in your home and reduce landfill.
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