Details
lithographic transfer-printed and hand-painted metal, painted metal, plastic liner
3334 x 1612 x 614 in. (85.8 x 41.9 x 15.9 cm)
signed Fornasetti and dated 88
Literature
P. Mauriès, Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, exh. cat., Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1991, p. 466, no. 32
FURTHER DETAILS
Christie’s would like to thank the Fornasetti Archive for their assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
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Lot Essay

Umbrella stands are some of Fornasetti's favorite everyday objects along with trays as supports for his trompe-l'œil decorative designs. He designed two forms, one cylindrical and the other with a sheet of metal cut to shape and mounted as a shield like the present lot. The form itself, characteristic of the nineteenth century, serves as a discreet backdrop that highlights the trompe-l'œil decoration, through which the artist’s aesthetic philosophy is most vividly expressed.

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