Carlo Mollino dining table sets record as it sells for $6.2 million 

Italian art and design classics take centre stage at Sotheby's contemporary art auction in New York 

There was a record for any work of Italian design at Sotheby's contemporary art sale in New York last week when a unique dining table by Carlo Mollino sold for $6.2 million. 

This was more than double the $3 million high estimate. From the Brooklyn Museum, it was designed in 1949 and executed by Appelli and Varesio in Turin for the travelling exhibition Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today.