An Early 20thC Italian Marbled Paper Faux Book Box sub-Art & Sculpture survives from late nineteenth century

survives from late nineteenth century France

featuring exotic birds on a dark green ground

Art Nouveau is essentially curvilinear

One hell of a character and a nice versatile size that could be used as a side table

An Early 20thC Italian Marbled Paper Faux Book Box sub-Art & Sculpture survives from late nineteenth centuryOrigin: 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