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A RARE EIGHT-LIGHT SEASHELL AND BRASS CHANDELIER
A RARE EIGHT-LIGHT SEASHELL AND BRASS CHANDELIER

PIERO FORNASETTI, CIRCA 1950S

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A RARE EIGHT-LIGHT SEASHELL AND BRASS CHANDELIER
Piero Fornasetti, Circa 1950s
38in. (96.5cm.) overall height, 36in. (91.5cm.) diameter
Literature
Mauries, p. 261, for a period photograph of the chandelier in the Milan exhibition, in a shell decorated bathroom

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Only three shell chandeliers are believed to have been made by Fornasetti. This example comes from the his residence in Milan. Another work hangs in the dining room at the Lake Como retreat.