Sale 8129
Los Angeles
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16 May 1998
Price realised
USD 299
Estimate
'AMERICANA', A TRANSFER-PRINTED METAL UMBRELLA STAND Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s With the firm's paper labels 22.1/8in. (56.2cm.) high
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