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Lot Description

Piero Fornasetti

(1913-1988)

'Città di Carte' / 'Farfalle' Folding Screen, c. 1960
Fornasetti Milano, Italy

lithographic printed and hand coloring on wood

H 81 x W 78 x D 1 inch

Property from the Collection of Lynne Rosenbaum, Truro, Massachusetts

Hindman wishes to thank the Fornasetti Atelier for their assistance cataloguing this work

Literature:
Mariuccia Casadio et al., Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, New York, 2010, p. 427, 442

Condition Report

Overall good stable condition. lithographic transfer to both sides are attractive and free of any major losses. Edges of each panel with losses, chips, and cracking from normal age-related wear and not immediately noticeable. Top to each panel is unfinished with tight age splits although not noticeable. Small losses to the transfer around hardware. Casters appear original and the rubber has hardened with losses and heavy cracking to each although currently in stable condition. Hinges work with 2 missing pins to middle that could be replaced but do not affect the structural integrity of the screen.

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