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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN COLLECTION
PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
Obelisk-Form Desk Lamp, circa 1950
Details
PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
Obelisk-Form Desk Lamp, circa 1950
tin, lithographic transfer, plastic, fluorescent light, brass
19 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/16 in. (50.5 x 11.4 x 7.8 cm)
with paper manufacturer's label FORNASETTI MILANO MADE IN ITALY
Obelisk-Form Desk Lamp, circa 1950
tin, lithographic transfer, plastic, fluorescent light, brass
19 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/16 in. (50.5 x 11.4 x 7.8 cm)
with paper manufacturer's label FORNASETTI MILANO MADE IN ITALY
Provenance
The Artery Organization Collection, Washington DC
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989
Literature
P. Mauriès, Fornasetti Designer of Dreams, London, 1991, p. 108
B. Fornasetti, Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, New York, 2010, p. 493, ref. 278
B. Fornasetti, Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, New York, 2010, p. 493, ref. 278
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