Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988); Fornasetti Milano
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Country of origin; materials: Italy; lithographic transfer print over hand-lacquered wood, brass
Dimensions (H, W, D): 71"h, 78"w, 1.25"d
Additional Information: Large four-panel room divider has the "Libri" design on one side and "Portico con Paesaggio" on reverse. Provenance: Collection of Carole A. Berk, Carole A. Berk, Ltd. Reference: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Barnaba Fornasetti, ppg. 427 (Portico, plate 16), 430, 431 (Libri, plate 34).
This lot is from the Palm Beach estate of Paige Rense Noland (1929-2021). The author, editor and self-made businesswoman served for thirty-five years as editor-in-chief for
Architectural Digest magazine. After retiring in 2010, she dedicated her efforts to writing and published books on her time with the magazine and its evolution, the work of her late husband, artist Kenneth Noland, and on animal rescue. She was honored by the Humane Society of the United States in 2014 for her work eradicating puppy mills.
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Condition
good, patina/oxidation to metal, some nicks and scratches primarily to edges, a few spots of glue residue to one edge, wear consistent with age and moderate use