Tax exempt.
PROPERTY FORMERLY FROM THE ESTATE OF ROBERT L.B. TOBIN, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE TOBIN ENDOWMENT
'UCCELLI', A FOUR PANEL HAND-PAINTED AND LITHOGRAPHICALLY PRINTED WOOD SCREEN
PIERO FORNASETTI, CIRCA 1950S
Details
'UCCELLI', A FOUR PANEL HAND-PAINTED AND LITHOGRAPHICALLY PRINTED WOOD SCREEN
Piero Fornasetti, Circa 1950s
The reverse printed in a monochromatic 'Libreria' pattern, depicting library shelves filled with leather bound volumes, trophies and knicknacks, on casters
Each panel: 78½in. (199.9cm.) high; 19 5/8in. (49.9cm.) wide
Special notice
Tax exempt.
Lot Essay
cf. Patrick Mauriès, Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, 1991, p.183 for an illustration of the 'Libreria' panels in color.