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Material: Glass
Creator: Fontana Arte
Fontana Arte Bronzed Metal and Glass Box, Italy 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Bronzed Metal and Glass Box,
Rarely seen on the market.
The glass carries the original Fa label.
Italy 1950s
Ref: Fontana Arte Catalog 6 page 211.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boxes
Materials
Metal
Box by Fontana Arte, Wood and Glass, 1940s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brussels, BE
Box by Fontana Arte, Wood and Glass, 1940s
Category
1940s Vintage Glass Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
20th Century Fontana Arte Decorative Box in Wood and Glass, 50s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
FontanaArte is an Italian company founded in Milan (as Fontana Arte) in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti and specializing in glass processing and the production of furnishing acce...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Cigar Box and Ashtray by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1950
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, PA
Introducing an exquisite piece of functional art: the Fontana Arte Cigar Box and Ashtray. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this unique item seamlessly combines the elegan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Fontana Arte Rare Box Attributed to Max Ingrand, Marked
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare glass and plated metal box with a wooden lining. Acid Marked in glass as shown Fontana Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Glass Boxes
Materials
Glass
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Satinwood Glass Box, 1940
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Italian Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte decorative box made in Italy in the 1940s. Carved from satinwood, with a thick polished aquamarine glas...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Mod. 2004 Box
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte Mod. 2004 box.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Boxes
Materials
Metal
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