FORNASETTI WOOD METAL TRINKET BOX W/BUTTERFLIES MID CENTURY MODERN ITALY

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EARLY HTF ORIGINAL VINTAGE PIERO FORNASETTI "FARFALLE" BUTTERFLY
METAL & WOOD SLIP COVER TRINKET BOX
C. 1950s
13 COLORFUL BUTTERFLIES ON BLACK GROUND
DECORATE THIS METAL SLEEVE WHICH HOUSES A TOPLESS LACQUERED MAHOGANY BOX
WITH DOVETAILED CORNERS
BOTTOM OF WOOD BOX SHOWS 2 SPRING CLIPS
DUE TO WEAR THEY NO LONGER FASTEN UNLESS SLIGHTLY SHIMED
METAL COVER SHOWS SEVERAL FLECKS TO ENAMEL FINISH / MOSTLY AT COVER OPENINGS
BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE OF WEAR
ORIGINAL FELT COVERING IS MISSING FROM BOTTOM
ALONG WITH ANY FORNASETTI LOGO WHICH IT MIGHT HAVE HAD
WHILE UNSIGNED IT IS SURELY BY FORNASETTI
GOOGLE "FORNASETTI BUTTERFLY BOX" AND A SOLD WHITE ONE WILL APPEAR
AMOUNG THOSE DISPLAYED
NOTE:  A PATCH OF BLACK FELT WILL BE INCLUDED TO RE-COVER BOTTOM OF METAL CASE
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