VILLAGE SET

NameVILLAGE SET

Artist or maker Giancarlo "Tunsi" Girard (1918 - 2006)

Date1957, DATED

Place madeFLORENCE, TUSCANY, ITALY, Europe

MediumCERAMIC

DimensionsOverall: 8 7/16 x 10 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (21.5 x 26.7 x 20.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection

Object numberA.1980.57.939V

Collections

Sandro & Tunsi: Made by the Girard brothers

Description19 PCS. SLAB-BUILT, HAND-BUILT, PTD. ENTIRE VILLAGE INCLUDING 6 BUILDING SETS AND ONE CHURCH, ONE FACTORY, ONE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 1 THEATERAND ONE BRIDGE. 8 TREES. VILLAGE MADE OF PORCELAIN, MULTICOLORED. SEVERAL PCS.SIGNED "TUNSI FLORENCE ITALY 57.