$213,017
H 86.23 in W 31.5 in D 15.75 in
20th Century, Piero Fornasetti Rare Trumeau mod. Gran Coromandel
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Turin, Turin
Piero Fornasetti was an Italian painter, sculptor, decorator, and craftsman who used ornamental and
Glass, Wood, Harewood
$65,088 / set
H 81.11 in W 78.75 in D 1.19 in
20th Century, Piero Fornasetti Decoratvie Wooden Screen Gran Coromandel
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Turin, Turin
Piero Fornasetti was an Italian painter, sculptor, decorator, and craftsman who used ornamental and
Wood
$65,088
H 81.11 in W 78.75 in D 1.19 in
20th Century, Piero Fornasetti Decorative Wooden Screen Gran Coromandel
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Turin, Turin
Piero Fornasetti was an Italian painter, sculptor, decorator, and craftsman who used ornamental and
Wood
Rug Coromandel Beige
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Fornasetti rugs born from the combination of classical and contemporary themes and the visual
Wool
$41,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 86 in W 32 in D 13 in
Fornasetti Trumeau Gran Coromandel Credenza Rare, N. 1 Out of 3 Pieces Ltd. Ed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Long Island, NY
Fornasetti Trumeau - Gran Coromandel Limited Edition This is Number 1 out of 3 ever made. Made
Wood
Vintage Fornasetti Piccolo Coromandel Tray Table
By Fornasetti
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
The Italian artist and illustrator Piero Fornasetti was one of the wittiest and most imaginative
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Large Piccolo Coromandel Tray, 1950s
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti large Piccolo coromandel tray, 1950s. The beautiful Piero Fornasetti large
Metal
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H 1 in W 30.24 in D 22.5 in
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Large Chinoiserie Metal Tray, Piccolo Coromandel
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti large chinoiserie tray, Piccolo Coromandel (small coramandel), Late
Metal
A Piero Fornasetti Large Green-Ground Chinoiserie Tray
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piccolo Coromandel (small Coromandel) Reference: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Barnaba
1950s Piero Fornasetti 'Piccolo Coromandel' Gold Leaf Ceramic Vase
By Fornasetti
Located in McKinney, TX
- Rare oriental / chinoiserie 'Piccolo Coromandel' design - Rust brown glazed ceramic vase with
Gold Leaf
Fornasetti Rectangular Tray Coromandel Silver Leaf on Blue Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
decoration is a new variation on the Coromandel design by Piero Fornasetti: each detail is hand painted on
Wood
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H 51.19 in W 36.23 in D 13 in
Fornasetti Curved Cabinet Coromandel Hand Colored Wood Special Edition
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The curved cabinet shape was designed by Barnaba Fornasetti in 2003 and now it can be considered
Wood
Fornasetti Umbrella Stand Coromandel Handcolored on Black Metal and Brass
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
decoration is a variation on the Coromandel design by Piero Fornasetti: each detail is hand painted on a
Brass, Metal
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H 22.45 in Dm 10.24 in
Fornasetti Umbrella Stand Coromandel Hand Colored on with Silver Leaf on Blue
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
decoration is a new variation on the Coromandel design by Piero Fornasetti: each detail is hand painted on
Brass, Metal
Fornasetti Trumeau Grand Coromandel, 2015
By Fornasetti
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
The Italian painter, sculptor, craftsman, and decorator Piero Fornasetti cultivated a highly
Wood
Fornasetti Silk Cushion High Fidelity Cat
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The Fornasetti cushions will add to each room an unexpected detail thanks to the most iconic Italian atelier designs. Cushion cover material: Silk The inner is included Size:...
Silk
Set 12 Porcelain Plates Eva Black/White
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
This set of twelve hand-decorated porcelain plates, as a whole, forms the figure of Eva. You can use the ensemble for ornamental purposes or as wall plates, thanks to the two holes o...
Porcelain
Fornasetti Frame with Convex Mirror Farfalle Butterflies Color on White
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti accessories, the mirrors turn an everyday action into an aesthetic experience. Measures: Ø28 cm. This mirror frame is handcrafted using original artisan techni...
Glass, Wood
Chic 'Méandre' Gilt Bronze Side Chair by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Undulating 'Méandre' gilt bronze finish side chair by Design Frères. Gilt bronze finish over steel frame. Natural linen upholstered cushion with contrasting piping. Chic and unders...
Steel
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
$178,112
H 45.28 in W 56.3 in D 17.33 in
Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet in Parchment with Inlays Signed by Anzani, 1930s
By Giuseppe Anzani
Located in Meda, MB
This bar cabinet was produced in Italy, in the late 1930s and is a really unique and special piece. Its tremendous historical and artistic value is what makes this item a real piece...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Maple, Walnut, Parchment Paper
$1,810
H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 7.09 in
Decorative Ceramic Cat Bitossi Fiorato, Gold Flowers on Turquoise
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
A coveted collector’s item as early as the 1950s, Fornasetti cats surprise with the sophisticated decorations that colour their surroundings with sheer exuberance.
Ceramic
Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp.
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp. New York, Circa 1910 Base signed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 584, Height 22 Inches Shade signed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1439, Diameter 16....
Bronze
Rare Vintage Mid-20th Century Limited edition Fornasetti Umbrella Stand
By Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
This highly decorative piece is in excellent condition and a rare subject depicting bags & light luggage from the mid-20th century. There is also an image showing the limited edition...
Metal
$4,837Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 27.56 in
Rezzonico chandelier 5 arms clear Murano glass, multicolor details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Kia Ora chandelier 5 lights clear Murano glass with blue and ruby trims, multicolour vitreous paste details. Kia Ora is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with g...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$33,000
H 102.76 in W 130.71 in D 13 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Large Architectural Library in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Library wall-unit, walnut, Italy, 1960s Rooted in Italy’s mid-century design tradition, this substantial bookcase highlights the makers architectural sensibility and refined taste f...
Walnut
Carl Edvin Svensson Wool Wall Tapestry, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage flat-woven wool tapestry by Swedish designer Carl Edvin Svensson. Carl Edvin Svensson (1899–1963) was a Swedish textile artist known for his distinctive flat-weave and tapes...
Wool
$2,790
H 7.09 in Dm 5.12 in
Brown and Silver "Argenta" Vase by Wilhelm Kåge made in 1938 from Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and early example from Wilhelm Kåge’s iconic Argenta series, produced at the Gustavsberg porcelain factory in 1938. Crafted in stoneware with an unusual mottled brown glaze — ...
Stoneware
$1,194Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.49 in W 5.12 in D 2.37 in
Antique Personal Diary Repository, Scottish, Brass, Keepsake Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine antique personal diary repository, originating from Scotland during the Victorian period, circa 1870. This striking book form keepsake case showcases the craftsmanship...
Brass
Japanese Meiji Era Wireless Cloisonne Pink Crane Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with wireless cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji era, before 1912. Round shape with pronounced base. The piece is decorated with a stork or crane bir...
Copper, Enamel
The Italian artist, illustrator and furniture maker Piero Fornasetti was one of the wittiest and most imaginative design talents of the 20th century. He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500 variations — an enigmatic woman’s face based on that of the 19th-century opera singer Lina Cavalieri. Fornasetti used transfer prints of these images, rendered in the style of engravings, to decorate an endless variety of furnishings and housewares that ranged from chairs, tables and desks to dinner plates, lamps and umbrella stands. His work is archly clever, often surreal and always fun.
Fornasetti was born in Milan, the son of an accountant, and he lived his entire life in the city. He showed artistic talent as a child and enrolled at Milan’s Brera Academy of Fine Art in 1930, but was expelled after two years for consistently failing to follow his professors’ orders. A group of his hand-painted silk scarves, displayed in the 1933 Triennale di Milano, caught the eye of the architect and designer Gio Ponti, who, in the 1940s, became Fornasetti’s collaborator and patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms with Fornasetti’s decorative motifs — lighthearted arrangements of flowers and birds on some pieces, austere architectural imagery on others. The two worked together on numerous commissions for interiors, though their greatest project has been lost: the first-class lounges and restaurants of the luxury ocean liner Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956.
Fornasetti furnishings occupy an unusual and compelling niche in the decorative arts: they are odd yet pack a serious punch. They act, essentially, as functional sculpture. A large Fornasetti piece such as a cabinet or a desk can change the character of an entire room; his smaller works have the aesthetic power of a vase of flowers, providing a bright and alluring decorative note. The chimerical, fish-nor-fowl nature of Fornasetti’s work may be its greatest strength. It stands on its own. Bringing the Fornasetti look into the future is Barnaba Fornasetti, who took the reins of the company after his father's death.