PIERO FORNASETTI
Chicago Telephone Directory Ashtray
Circa 1960
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Rare and amusing Chicago telephone directory black and white porcelain ashtray by Piero Fornasetti.
- The numbers displayed include the Fire Department, Police, FBI, CIA, Coast Guard, City Hall, Alfred Dunhill, Gas Company, Edison Company and Weather.
- Similar trays were made with New York and San Francisco directory numbers.
- Marked Fornasetti Milano Made in Italy.
Literature
Barnaba Fornasetti, Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, New York, 2010, no. 59, pp. 574-575, for other examples
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GoodWear consistent with age and use.
Slight discoloration to center.
Product is used.
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