Vintage Italian Folk Art Adjustable Gooseneck Table Lamp in the Style of Fornasetti
$450.00
Charming Folk Art Italian task lamp decorated with Piero Fornasetti lithograph cut-outs (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Although the lamp itself was not handmade, the design was modified by these charming, hand-applied Fornasetti additions.
Crudely assembled, given the lack of refinement or symmetry of the applied cut-outs (some cut-outs are partials, the spacing is uneven in places). The result is a perfect marriage of folk art and modernism (the 1950s lamp itself and Fornasetti images are modernist, while the application and concept are naïve in execution).
Very good, vintage condition – imperfections within the placement of cut-outs/partial cut-outs are by design – lamp itself shows rich patina/tarnish to the brass stem.
Original Italian socket, wiring, and plug (plug will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
Dimensions with the lamp compact as in the main image –
H: 14.5″ x L: 7.75″ x D: 6.5″