235. Fontana Arte Mirror, 1940s Mirrored glass, glass, nickel-plated metal, painted metal. 23 1/4 x 13 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (59.1 x 34 x 7 cm) Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy. Reverse with manufacturer’s paper label GALVANIT/FONTANA/ITALY/REGISTRATO/ LUIGI FONTANA&C.-S.p.A./MILANO-TORINOGENOVA-CANTÚ-MESSINA/GALVANIT È LO SPECCHIO CON PROTEZIONE IN RAME CHE NE GARANTISCE LA DURATA.
Literature Edoardo Paoli, L’importanza dello specchio, Milan, 1949, p. 20, fg. 45 Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, fg. 451
Estimate $6,000-8,000
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