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Italy, Visit of the French Agents for Fiat to the Factory at Turin, 1931, an Art Deco bronze plaque by C. Charles, factory supported by two artisans, FIAT in wreath in centre, rev. legend, 75 x 50mm. About extremely fine, rare (£60-80)

Provenance:
DNW Auction 40, 14 April 1999, lot 724.

Fiat SpA [Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino], founded in 1899 by Giovanni Agnelli Sr (1866-1945), the leading Italian industrialist in the first quarter of this century