Aldo Chale also inlaid slices of petrified wood, agates and other colorful hard stones, such as lapis lazuli and malachite into black-lacquered low tables. He designed a table for the Dior showroom in Brussels, with the witty idea of inlaying mother-of-pearl buttons into the black lacquer. Each of his mineral pieces is unique, as no two mineral specimens are exactly the same. He has however also designed pieces that are cast in bronze and other materials and some of these pieces exist in editions of unknown quantities.

This low ‘Arizona’ table (1965) is in black resin inlaid with a petrified trunk of Arizona wood. It is signed on the table edge. We love the way the tree trunk is placed off centre and its jagged edges contrast sharply with the smooth, sleek form of the table itself.

Estimate €18,000-22,000, Artcurial 20 November 2012

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