Figures by three houses

Details

Fulco di Verdura (1898-1978)
Figures by three houses
signed and dated 'Fulco 56' (lower left)
gouache and ink on card
2 ¾ x 5 ½ in. (7 x 14 cm.)
orange-painted Ford Inv. no. to frame TE-20

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Lot Essay

Fulco di Verdura (1898 – 1978), or Fulco Santostefano della Cerda, Duke of Verdura and Marquis of Murata la Cerda, began his career as an influential Italian jeweller after an introduction to designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel by the renowned American composer Cole Porter. Subsequently, he opened his own jewellery salon in 1939, which he called Verdura.

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