Armchair datable to the late 30s. The floral designs of the cover anticipate the artistic-graphic trends typical of the 50s.
Vincenzo Cipriani's trade mark. Although it was designed already in the late 30s it started to be used only in the 50s (owing to the long interval of the Second World War). The logo shows an armchair being carried by a kicking donkey. In fact in the 19th century donkeys were the main means of transport for goods. The donkey's kicking means that Cipriani's philosophy could not be easily bridled...
Button pouf with appliqué of light grey silk satin drapery, in accordance with the prevailing "redundant" taste of that period (the Fifties), also known as "dei telefoni bianchi" (literally "of the white telephones", with reference to the style borrowed from the American movies of the Forties- Fifties where white coloured telephones often appeared).
Designed to occupy a central position, this pouf clearly reflects the style of Sicilian aristocrats' houses of the 19th century.
