Donne con anfore, ca. 1930

Embossed and gilded leather, modern giltwood frame
h. 23 2/3 in. (60 cm) - w. 15 1/8 in. (38,5 cm) - d. 2 in. (5 cm)
Signed 'Duilio Cambellotti'

PROVENANCE : Presumably made as the cover of the architectural presentation made by Duilio Cambellotti before designing the Palazzo dell'Acquedotto Pugliese in Bari - Collection of a singer nicknamed ‘Cicada’ (?) - Private collection, Trieste - European private collection until 2022.

SIMILAR PIECES : This piece is the only example known to date. The original drawing for this pattern is in the collection of the Museo Wolfsoniana in Genoa.