Fornasetti Nel Mentre Mascherina Candle

A giant in the world of Italian mid-century design, Pietro Fornasetti saw every object as as canvas. Inspired by both classic Italian art and the burgeoning Surrealist movement, the visionary artist and designer created a prolific collection of imaginative, otherworldly illustrations throughout his lifetime, which he used to decorate his never-ending line of furniture and home accessories — art for everyday use, as he called it. Our Fornasetti Nel Mentre Mascherina Candle is housed in a handmade porcelain jar adorned with the face of Fornasetti’s muse, the Edwardian-era opera singer Lina Cavalieri. Fornasetti created hundreds of illustrations of the soprano throughout his career, two of which are found here — Lina’s captivating face covered with a mesh veil in hand-applied gold leaf on one side, and a mysterious Lina with a single finger pressed to her lips to convey silenzio on the other. It’s topped with a shallow, tray-like lid, emblazoned with a sinuous serpent holding a golden apple in its mouth — another theme that Fornasetti continually revisited in his work. Inside this stunning keepsake vessel, you’ll find a natural vegetable wax candle, infused with the brand’s iconic Frutto Proibito scent — an enticing fragrance from master perfumer Olivier Polge that blends Mediterranean citrus with notes of sweet jasmine, tuberose and rosewood for a seductive and decidedly Italian feel. A luxurious piece of true Italian heritage, it’s the perfect way to bring a bit of la dolce vita to any room of the house — or an indulgent gift to your favorite Italophile. 

•natural vegetable wax
•handmade porcelain jar
•hand-painted gold leaf details
•approximately 119 burn time
•frutto proibito scent: anise, bergamot, blood orange, sicilian grapefruit, jasmine, mexican tuberose, ylangylang, cyclamen, vanilla, oakmoss, cuban cedar, rosewood
•italy

Dimensions
•5.75"W x 4.5"D x 6"H, 6.75"H with lid
•gift box: 8"W x 6.75"D x 9"H
•35.98 oz