ITALIAN FASCIST FASCES DESK DISPLAY

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294. ITALIAN FASCIST FASCES DESK DISPLAY | Italian Fascist-era aluminum display emblem depicting a highly stylized fasces, the ancient Roman symbol adopted as the principal emblem of Mussolinis Fascist movement and state. The unusual modernist treatment reduces the traditional bound rods and axe to strong geometric forms, mounted on an articulated upright over a substantial square aluminum base. From the Italian collection of Steno Tonelli. | 13" h. | (Very Good to Excellent Condition) | $300 - $500

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(Very Good to Excellent Condition)