A Selection of Lithographically and Transfer-Printed Hand Painted Wood Boxes
By Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s
Each with the firm's original inventory paper label and firm's mark
The longest: 15 ¾ in (39.5 cm) wide
cf. Barnaba Fornasetti, ed., Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, 2010
Boxes in folded metal with mahogany drawers, primarily table cigarette boxes, were one of the Fornasettian archetypes used as the blank canvas for numerous decorations.