Price
?
Category
Art Deco and Art Nouveau
Medium
It looks like an old globe painted over. With the face, I think of Picasso or Warhol.
Distinguishing marks
Signatures on the top and the back.
Condition
Good
Date Period
Art Deco or Nouveau
Size and dimensions of this item
12 X 12
Weight
15 lbs
Long Description
I bought this at a resale shop. I noticed the iron base, which pre-dates it. I think it was a globe before turned into art. There are a couple of signatures, but I could not make them out.
History
I bought it at a resale shop. Picasso ?
Price Paid (If known)
10 Dollars
For Sale?
No
Paint decorated desk globe
I think someone painted an existing desk globe in the style of Fornacetti (Piero Fornasetti, Italian, b. 1913 d. 1988). Decorator value $100 at retail. It's cool looking!