Fornasetti Wall Plate T&V 54 CANDLE HOLDER 48 x H 43 cm

48 x H 43 cm

Available in the mirror-chair version and in the mirror –stool version

One of three architectural designs featuring the Procuratie facades of St Mark’s Square Venice

Plain fixed top in walnut

Fornasetti Wall Plate T&V 54 CANDLE HOLDER 48 x H 43 cmThe endless face of Lina Cavalieri. Fornasetti found that now iconic face as he leafed through a 19th century French magazine and became fascinated. Taking her as much as a muse and as a motif, he would return to Lina Cavalieri's face again and again throughout his career. The archetypal classic female features and enigmatic expression of Lina Cavalieri became Fornasetti's most frequently used template and upon which he based more than 350 variations.