Fornasetti Wall Plate T&V 391 parallettes The furnishings of this tearoom

The furnishings of this tearoom are known  from a watercolour of 1917 which is in the Glasgow University Collection

Length 280 cm  × Height 190 cm

The upholstery detailing is generally credited to Lilly Reich

black wires and dimmer

with a brass upper edge and equipped with feet

Fornasetti Wall Plate T&V 391 parallettes The furnishings of this tearoomThe endless face of Lina Cavalieri, re imagined by Piero Fornasetti, decorate these superior ceramic plates. Each of them is a true collector's piece for any design and art enthusiast and is part of the historical 'Themes and Variations' plates collections. A core inspiration for many of Piero Fornasettis pieces, opera singer Lina Cavalieris face is considered classic, beautiful and statuesque and appears reinvented on more than 350 of his designs.