An Early 20thC Italian Marbled Paper Faux Book Box sub-Art & Sculpture The condition of the whole

The condition of the whole is pleasing with a good even spread of weathering commensurate with exposure to the elements giving him an evocative all round character and colour

Art Nouveau is essentially curvilinear

featuring exotic birds on a dark green ground

with some loss to one side

An Early 20thC Italian Marbled Paper Faux Book Box sub-Art & Sculpture The condition of the wholeOrigin: Italian Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1930 40 Height: 13 Width: 19. 5 Depth: 12. 25 The wonderfully decorative softwood box in the form of eight book spines to the frontage in marbled turquoise paper and each reading famiglia (family), retaining the ivory ribbon to the centre, the other sides clad in a green and pink marbled paper with brass fluer de lys mounts, opening to reveal a roomy vacant inner storage compartment, and