Piero Fornasetti Malachite
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei (Cameo) Plate
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei Plate,
Cammei or Cameo,
Circa 1950s-60s
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Faux Malachite Floor Lamp by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in East Hampton, NY
Fabulous faux malachite floor lamp by Piero Fornasetti in beautiful condition with all new wiring a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Neo-classical Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei (Cameo) Plate
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei Plate,
Cammei or Cameo,
Circa 1950s-60s
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Key and Malachite Swirl Porcelain Small Tray
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in North Miami, FL
This unusual vintage Italian Piero Fornasetti small porcelain tray or dish has the motif and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold
H 0.25 in W 4.5 in D 5 in
Vintage Handcrafted/Painted Faux Malachite Tissue Box
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Chicago, IL
A nice Vintage Handcrafted/Painted Faux Malachite Tissue Box. Much in the manner of Fornasetti
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Piero Fornasetti Stoviglie Malachite Plates Curette, Chalice - Set of Twelve
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of twelve Stoviglie malachite plates by Piero Fornasetti with gold designs of pitchers, gilt
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Dinner Plates
Materials
Art Glass
H 0.75 in W 10 in D 10 in
Fornasetti Astrolabio plate series
By Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Astrolabio series 2 of 2 ceramic and gold dishes by Piero Fornasetti. Italian with original
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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Italian Faux Malachite Pedestal or Column in the Style of Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reminiscent of Piero Fornasetti's style, this Italian pedestal features a transfer-printed
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Ceramic
H 27.5 in W 10.75 in D 10.75 in
Early Piero Fornasetti Malachite Oval Tray, Italy 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
Early and Rare Piero Fornasetti Malachite oval tray, Italy 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Malachite Pattern Umbrella Holder
By Fornasetti
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Piero Fornasetti umbrella stand in metal
Silk-screened faux Malachite and brass.
Retains it
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Piero Fornasetti ‘Malachite’ Coffee Table, 1960s, Italy
By Fornasetti
Located in Stockholm, SE
Coffee table by Italian designer Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1960s. ´Malachite´ top with details of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
A Piero Fornasetti Malachite Stoviglie Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
The large porcelain plate is decorated with a malachite design with a gold handled urn or cup. It
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Dinner Plates
Eight Piero Fornasetti Malachite Plates with Gilt Decoration
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
table accessories on a malachite ground The subjects are a water jug (#8), A soup tureen (#1), a cruet
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Seven Large Piero Fornasetti Malachite Plates with Gilt Decoration
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
table accessories on a malachite ground The subjects are a soup tureen (#1), a wine cup (#2), chocolate
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
A Set of Twelve Vintage Piero Fornasetti Malachite Large Plates
Located in Downingtown, PA
Milano/Made in Italy.
Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988)
Fornasetti was a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage 1955 Piero Fornasetti Set of 6 Malachite Green & Gold Plates
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 6 vintage Piero Fornasetti malachite green and gold 10" plates. This includes #1, #4, #5, #6
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Walnut and Black Micarta Display Tables with Fornasetti Plates
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of walnut and Micarta cocktail display tables with Piero Fornasetti malachite and gold square
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Porcelain, Silk, Walnut, Glass, Laminate
Piero Fornasetti 12 Stoviglie Malachite Plates, 1950s-1960s
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti 12 Stoviglie malachite plates,
1950s-1960s.
The 12 plates, numbered 1-12, each
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Stoviglie Pattern Malachite Large Porcelain Plates
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Stoviglie Pattern is painted in gilt with a different painting of dining table
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Green Faux Malachite Plate, circa 1950
By Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
A rare and highly collectable faux malachite plate by Piero Fornasetti. Manufactured in the 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Black and White Malachite Stoviglie Pattern Plate
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
The rare Piero Fornasetti black and white Malachite stoviglie pattern plate is number six in the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Piero Fornasetti Cameo Lacquered Box With Faux Malachite Interior
By Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
Rectangular box in black lacquered wood with classical coin
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper, Wood
Rare Illuminated Malachite Trumeau by Piero Fornasetti - 1956, 1 of 3
By Fornasetti
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare and important illuminated Malachite Trumeau by Piero Fornasetti - 1956. Lithographic transfer
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Piero Fornasetti Stoviglie Pattern Malachite Set of Eight Plates, 1950's.
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
The circular Stoviglie pattern plates by Piero Fornasetti are eary examples from the 1950's
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Rare Black and White Piero Fornasetti Stoviglie Plate Malachite with Decanter
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
decanter on its surface. More typically one finds this pattern in a green malachite color.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Italian Fornasetti Style Malachite Enamel and Brass Stag
By Fornasetti
Located in Hamburg, PA
A fabulous decorator item done in the style of Piero Fornasetti having an enameled malachite finish
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Monumental Pair of Faux Malachite Painted Obelisks
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
A monumental pair of faux Malachite painted obelisks, 20th century. In the style of Fronasetti
Category
20th Century Italian Obelisks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Piero Fornasetti ‘Malachite’ Serving Trolley
By Fornasetti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning serving or bar cart by Italian designer Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1960s
The frame
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Malachite Tray
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
A malachite decorated card tray.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Platters and Serveware
Piero Fornasetti Malachite Design Lamp Base, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage lamp base by collectible and coveted Italian designer Piero Fornasetti
- Classic and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Six Italian Piero Fornasetti Malachite & Gilded Porcelain "Stoviglia" Plates
By Fornasetti
Located in North Miami, FL
Set of six fabulous Fornasetti malachite designed porcelain with gilded forms of tabletop serving
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Classical Roman Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Piero Fornasetti Malachite Ceramic Plate Stoviglie No. 5, Milano, Italy, 1955
By Fornasetti
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
one in a series of ‘faux malachite’ designs that Piero produced.
Marked with 'Stovigilie Fornasetti
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Malachite Green Plate Stoviglie No. 4, Milano, Italy, 1955
By Fornasetti
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
in a series of ‘faux malachite’ designs that Piero produced.
Marked with 'Stovigilie Fornasetti
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei (Cameo) Plate
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei Plate,
Cammei or Cameo,
Circa 1950s-60s
From a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Coasters Musicalia with Green Malachite Original Box
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Coasters- MUsicalia with green malachite original box,
Set of eight,
The 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Pottery
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Neo-classical Green Malachite Cammei (Cameo) Plate
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei Plate,
Cammei or Cameo,
Circa 1950s-60s
From a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Neo-classical Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei (Cameo) Plate
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei Plate,
Cammei or Cameo,
Circa 1950s-60s
From a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
'Red Malachite' Drinks Table by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1970s, Signed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous collectors item is a 'Red Malachite' side table by Piero Fornasetti, signed
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
'Malachite' and Brass Side Table by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1970s, Signed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous collectors item is a 'Malachite' side table by Piero Fornasetti, signed underneath
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Circular 'Faux Malachite' Optical Wall Mirror by Piero Fornasetti, italy, c.1955
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
A rare faux malachite example of Piero Fornasetti's famous 'pocket-watch' optical wall mirror. This
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 1.19 in
Piero Fornasetti Vintage Smart Green Malachite Tray
By Fornasetti
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Piero Fornasetti vintage smart tray, faux malachite with guns and keys, very elegant -
O/2438 -
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wood
Rare Piero Fornasetti Black and White Malachite Stoviglie (Dish)
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
footed urn. More typically, one finds this pattern in a green malachite colour.
Reference
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
'Malachite' and Brass Side Table by Piero Farnasetti, circa 1960s, Signed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous collectors item is a 'Malachite' side table by Piero Fornasetti, signed underneath
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Maitland-Smith Fornasetti Style Faux Malachite Tole Box with Brass Hands & Feet
By Maitland Smith, Piero Fornasetti
Located in St. Louis, MO
In the style of Fornasetti, this rare hand painted faux malachite tole box, has whimsical brass
Category
Vintage 1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 8.5 in W 9.25 in D 6.25 in
Malachite Table by Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
A fine and rare example of Fornasetti's faux malachite design. Table top rests atop a pair of brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Piero Fornasetti "Malachite" bicycle, Italy 1984
By Fornasetti
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A very rare bicycle by Piero Fornasetti.
“Malachite”
Metal lithographically printed and hand
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti "Malachite" Console
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Fantastic Fornasetti !
Unusual, yet great, scale and proportion. Signed on underside.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Console Tables
Piero Fornasetti Faux Malachite Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
Faux MalachiteBox by Piero Fornasetti with keys and revolver motif.
Felt ligned interior.
Marked
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper, Felt
A Low Table By Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
A small low table labeled Piero Fornasetti. The gilt and faux malachite top on a metal tulip base.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti's Porcelain Tray with Malachite and Golden Key Decor
By Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Paris, FR
Porcelain pin tray by Piero Fornasetti with a decor of malachite and a golden key. Signed
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
A Malachite Oval Piero Fornasetti Tin Serving Tray (Label)
Located in Miami, FL
Perfect for drinks, or simply ART!
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Serving Pieces
Set of Italian Ceramic Malachite Dinner Plates in the Style of Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Waltham, MA
made. Very reminiscent of the work of Piero Fornasetti. Malachite design is unique from one plate to
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
1950s Piero Fornasetti Faux Malachite Plate
By Fornasetti
Located in Winnetka, IL
A faux malachite plate with a strong, rich glaze, created by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s. As
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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Fornasetti Silk Cushion Peccato Originale Original Sin
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.
The decoration features a snake holding the forbidden fruit ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pillows and Throws
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Piero Fornasetti, Vintage Plate from the Series of Church Domes Cupole d'Italia
By Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
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Plate number 5 from the series Cupole d’Italia: Cupola di San Lorenzo a Torino.
Each plate with a different dome of an Italian church seen from the inside named...
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Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
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Vintage Piero Fornasetti Hallmarked Porcelain Rectangle Serving Bowls Pair Of
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of fabulous and hard to find vintage 1960's hallmarked Italian Piero Fornasetti porcelain rectangular serving bowls or appetizer dishes have hand painted vegetables or frui...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 1.5 in W 12 in D 6 in
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain and Gilded Appetizer Bowls Midcentury Barware Set / 6
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in North Miami, FL
These fabulous small Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti vintage appetizer small serving bowls are porcelain with gilded gold edges, bottom and insides. They are the complete set of ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Gold
Vintage Italian Curule Savonarola Armchair in Cognac Leather Brass & Iron
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible Savonarola chair from Italy circa 1960's. It features heavy solid wrought iron construction with great detailing. Warm brass and replaced saddle leather in cognac color.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
H 32.5 in W 29 in D 19.5 in
Fornasetti Jewelry Dish Tray
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
An Italian porcelain tray or dish with Greco-Roman design by designer by Piero Fornasetti, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, Italy. Use on a desk/vanity or on a cocktail table. etc. Tra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Greco Roman Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
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Porcelain
Set of ‘Farfalle’ Butterflies Cups and Saucers by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1955
By Richard Ginori, Piero Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
A rare and early set of 'Farfalle' (Butterflies) ceramic cups and saucers designed by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1955. Produced in collaboration with the historic Italian ceramics compa...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Italian Midcentury Lacquer & Screenprint Side Tables by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important Pair of Italian midcentury Side or End Tables by Piero Fornasetti. The pieces are beautiful compositions of form and design in the Modern Neoclassical aesthetic....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Iron, Brass
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
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Vintage Moro Head Vase by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent enameled gold ceramic vase by Piero Fornasetti (Milan 1913-1988), considered among the most original and creative talents of the 21st century.
A rare piece depicting the ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fornasetti Frame with Convex Mirror Farfalle Butterflies Color on Black
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti accessories, the mirrors turn an everyday action into an aesthetic experience.
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19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
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Vintage Roman Column 6 Panel Architectural Incised Privacy Screen Room Divider
Located in Wayne, NJ
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Brass
H 84 in W 96 in D 1 in
'Pompeiana' Corner Cabinet by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 2 of 2 in 1988, Signed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 'much larger than it looks' collectors item is the 'Pompeiana' corner cabinet by Piero Fornasetti, completed in 1988, signed, dated and numbered 2 of 2. Fornasetti cabinets, es...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Corner Cupboards
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Brass
H 56.5 in W 47.25 in D 33.25 in
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musical or Libri Screen
By Fornasetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An iconic mid-size screen depicting a library shelf on one side and musical instruments on the verso.
A period example, circa 1954. Measures: 53 1/2" high.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
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Wood
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Piero Fornasetti Malachite For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic piero fornasetti malachite available at 1stDibs. Each piero fornasetti malachite for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, metal and wood. There are many kinds of the piero fornasetti malachite you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right piero fornasetti malachite, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one piero fornasetti malachite that is appealing in its simplicity, but Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti and Maitland Smith produced versions that are worth a look.
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The average selling price for a piero fornasetti malachite at 1stDibs is $3,230, while they’re typically $325 on the low end and $20,417 for the highest priced.
Questions About Piero Fornasetti Malachite
- Who is Piero Fornasetti?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Piero Fornasetti was an Italian artist and designer born in Milan, Italy, in 1913. In 1950, he founded an atelier in the city, creating furniture and home decorations. Fornasetti died on October 9, 1988. His company, Fornasetti, continues to produce hand-decorated decor under the guidance of his son Barnaba Fornasetti. Find a collection of Fornasetti on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024Piero Fornasetti is famous for his work as a designer. The Italian artist was one of the wittiest and most imaginative talents of the 20th century. Fornasetti 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 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 decorative objects to dinner plates, table lamps and umbrella stands. His work is archly clever, often Surrealist and always fun. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Piero Fornasetti pieces.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Whether or not Piero Fornasetti images are in the public domain depends on the image. The artist produced more than 11,000 works during his lifetime. Only some no longer carry a copyright and are in the public domain. Shop a range of Fornasetti on 1stDibs.