Details
porcelain
comprising:
one sleeping 'Leopardato' cat
three sleeping kitten paperweights
two 'Pied Romano' Cigarette Holders
1313 x 8 x 5 in. (34 x 20 x 14 cm) (largest)
each with Fornasetti Milano Made in Italy printed on the base
Provenance
Albert Meadows Antiques, Bar Harbor, Maine (part)
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1993
Literature
P. Mariès, Fornasetti Designer of Dreams, Boston, 1991, p. 133
B. Fornasetti, Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, New York, 2010, pp. 417, 561 (for the kitten paperweights), 559 (for the 'Pied Romano' cigarette holder), 564-565 (for the 'Leopardato' cat), 567 (for sketches)
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