Sale 8129
Los Angeles
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16 May 1998
Price realised
USD 2,760
Estimate
'FONDO MARINO' A TRANSFER-PRINTED AND RUBBERIZED METAL GARDEN TABLE Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s 17in. (44.5cm.) high, 39in. (99.6cm.) wide, 19in. (50cm.) deep
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cf. Mauris, p. 264, for an illustration of a tabletop with this design
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