Italian Etched Copper Wall-Mounted Side Table by Victor Cerrato, 1960s - 2 Available
An Italian wall-mounted side table from the Turin workshop of Victor Cerrato, dating to the 1960s. Constructed from solid wood and wrapped in hand-worked copper, the table takes the form of a compact, architectural volume designed to float effortlessly on the wall.
The copper top is richly tooled with an abstract botanical motif—leaf-like forms pressed and etched into the surface. Over time, the copper has developed a deep, varied patina, with warm brown tones, verdigris undertones, and subtle surface markings that speak to both process and age.
The open-fronted silhouette offers a practical surface and storage niche, its darkened interior contrasting with the luminous copper exterior. Sculptural yet functional, the piece works equally well as a side table, bedside surface, or small wall-mounted console, compelling on its own or installed as a pair.
Machined and hand-finished, this piece reflects Cerrato’s pursuit of modernism in metalwork—where industrial precision meets the hand of the artisan.
Victor Cerrato (1917–2008) was an Italian sculptor and ceramist who founded his Turin workshop in the postwar years, a period marked by both rebuilding and artistic reinvention. His work bridged the worlds of craft and modernism—rooted in the tactile language of folk tradition yet reaching toward new, sculptural forms that spoke to the optimism and experimentation of mid-century Italy.
With a distinctive hand and material sensitivity, Cerrato transformed clay into rhythmic, architectural compositions that blurred the line between object and art. His influence resonated with a later generation of Italian makers, including Nerone Ceccarelli, co-founder of NP2 (Nerone & Patuzzi), whose own sculptural furniture carried forward Cerrato’s pioneering spirit of form, texture, and expressive modernity.
DIMENSIONS: 16"W x 12"D x 8"H
ORIGIN: Italy
PERIOD: 1960s
MATERIALS: Copper,Wood
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