HAPPY TOSALLI
Turin 1883 - 1958
"Ermellini on plate" c. 1931
Diam. 24 cm polychr…

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HAPPY TOSALLI Turin 1883 - 1958 "Ermellini on plate" c. 1931 Diam. 24 cm polychrome ceramic Marked "Lenci/Made in Italy/Torino" under base and decorator's graphic symbol "CM" (Margherita Costantinoo or Maddalena Craveri?). Bibl.:A. Panzetta, Le ceramiche Lenci. Catalogo dell'Archivio storico 1928-1964, Allemandi, Turin 1992, cat. no. 301, pp. 162-163

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