An Early 20thC Italian Marbled Paper Faux Book Box sub-Natural History Paolozzi often regarded the plaster

Paolozzi often regarded the plaster as the final work and most of Paolozzi's plasters were never intended for casting or editioning

perhaps this was the table that sat in the corner of an art class for the days naughty child

The black basalt ware vase and cover having a gadrooned cover with acorn finial

She remains sturdy and we have given the piece a light polish to the ebonised finish

with the feet showing a small amount of old woodworm

An Early 20thC Italian Marbled Paper Faux Book Box sub-Natural History Paolozzi often regarded the plasterOrigin: 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