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Piero Fornasetti, Rare Bissona tray
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Piero Fornasetti
Description
Piero Fornasetti
Rare Bissona tray
Fornasetti Milano
Italy, c. 1950
lithographic transfer-printed aluminum
.75 h × 23 w × 10 d in (2 × 58 × 25 cm)
Decal manufacturer's label to reverse ‘Fornasetti-Milano Made in Italy’. This work has been reviewed by Barnaba Fornasetti.
Literature: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Rizzoli, pg. 524 illustrates series
This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Rare Bissona tray
Fornasetti Milano
Italy, c. 1950
lithographic transfer-printed aluminum
.75 h × 23 w × 10 d in (2 × 58 × 25 cm)
Decal manufacturer's label to reverse ‘Fornasetti-Milano Made in Italy’. This work has been reviewed by Barnaba Fornasetti.
Literature: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Rizzoli, pg. 524 illustrates series
This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Condition
Fair condition. Numerous losses of the transfer print, exposing the aluminum underneath. Top edge of the tray has soft deformation that is detectable by touch but not noticeable by sight. Scattered faint abrasions throughout.