Gianfranco Frattini Tables
Italian, 1926-2004
Gianfranco Frattini is widely regarded as a mid-century master of Italian modern design. He was an award-winning architect and designer, and specialized in creating furniture and decor that is both decorative and practical — Frattini’s vintage desks, armchairs, nesting tables and other works are celebrated for their sophisticated merging of function and form.
Born in Padua in 1926, Frattini studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. He later apprenticed with his teacher and mentor, Gio Ponti. Through Ponti — arguably the most important figure in 20th-century Italian architecture and design — Frattini met many notable modernist designers such as Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier, but an introduction to famed Italian entrepreneur Cesare Cassina would prove incredibly significant in helping launch his career.
During the mid-1950s, Frattini began to collaborate with Cassina’s eponymous company. He designed the brand’s acclaimed leather and walnut Model 849 lounge chair — a winner of the Compasso d’Oro award — the Marema nesting tables and the iconic Sesann collection. The latter, an enduring 1970s suite of impossibly welcoming leather-covered seating, is now produced by Tacchini. In addition to Cassina, Frattini created furniture and lighting for other manufacturers such as Bernini, Arteluce, Artemide, Knoll and more.
While many of his designs incorporate glass, tubular steel and other materials, Frattini loved working with wood. The sculptural Albero bookcase — an innovative floor-to-ceiling structure made in walnut that swings on a 360-degree vertical swivel axis — is a striking example of Frattini’s dedication to traditional woodworking techniques. In the early 1970s, he traveled to Japan with friend and collaborator Pierluigi Ghianda — a master Milanese cabinet maker — in order to study the work of artisans in Kyoto. The trip inspired his design of the Kyoto table, a work of solid beech with Canaletto walnut inserts that is part of the permanent collection of the Milan Triennale’s Design Museum. The Kyoto and Albero have been revived by Poltrona Frau.
Frattini’s designs are in the permanent collections of prestigious museums such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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Creator: Gianfranco Frattini
Acerbis Large Gong Side Table in Matt Bronze Top with Brushed Brass Frame
By Acerbis, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Architect Gianfranco Frattini signed Gong, which was unveiled for the first time in 1987.
Gong is a range of round metal tables of formal simplicity ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Metal
Gianfranco Frattini Desk Model 530 Bernini Italy 1957
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning medium sized writing desk model 530 designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Bernini, Italy 1957. This desk is made of nicely grained rosewood and cherrywood vene...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Rosewood
Wonderful and Extremely Rare Frattini Secretary for Bernini
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Munich, DE
By pulling the drawer the tambour roll top opens automatic. Then you can double the size of the writing surface.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Wood
Coffee Table " 554 " by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy 1950s.
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Side Table or Bedside table or sofa table model " 554 " Two drawers with handles carved into the wood very nicely shaped.
Designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy 1957.
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1950s Italian Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Wood
Acerbis Extra Large Maestro Table in Black Ash Wood by Gianfranco Frattini
By Acerbis, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created at the end of the 1990s by architect Gianfranco Frattini, the Maestro table combines design vision and excellence in the of Italian cabinetmaking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Ash
Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati Desk in Cherry
By Cantieri Carugati, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati, writing desk, cherry, metal, Italy, 1958
This piece of furniture is based on a solid construction featuring straight lines and right-angle...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Metal
Acerbis Small Gong Side Table in Matt Painted Orbital Bronze Top with Frame
By Acerbis, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Architect Gianfranco Frattini signed Gong, which was unveiled for the first time in 1987.
Gong is a range of round metal tables of formal simplicity ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Metal
Acerbis Large Gong Side Table in Matt Painted Gunmetal Top with Frame
By Acerbis, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Architect Gianfranco Frattini signed Gong, which was unveiled for the first time in 1987.
Gong is a range of round metal tables of formal simplicity and clean lines, which are availa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Metal
Gianfranco Frattini Mod. 804 Rolltop Desk
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Munich, DE
Walnut writing desk model 804 designed in 1961 by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy. Tambour top that hides small drawers and a pull out leather writing surface. Front side with...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Walnut
Desk by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with drawers, leather-covered pull-out top, riser with shutter, small chrome-plated aluminum sliding doors and small drawers. Jacaranda veneer wood. Restaurato.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Aluminum
Gianfranco Frattini Writing Desk in Walnut, Italy, 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Gianfranco Frattini in the 1960s, this Italian writing desk exemplifies his refined modernist vision. Crafted in walnut with a beautifully figured grain, the desk feature...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Walnut
Gianfranco Frattini, secretaire 530 desk, Bernini 1956
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Misinto, IT
Iconic Italian secretaire 530 model desk designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1956 and produced by the historic Bernini company. An object synthesis of design, craftsmanship and funct...
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Late 20th Century Italian Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Walnut
Gianfranco Frattini Nesting Tables in stained wood for Cassina and Meblo, 1970's
By Meblo, Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Nesting Tables designed by Gianfranco Frattini. Early edition manufactured by Meblo for Cassina, 1970s. Solid wood frames with smoked glass table tops. Good condition with minor trac...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Wood
Three Tria Coffee Table, Gianfranco Frattini for Morphos, Acerbis, 1980s
By Morphos, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Roma, IT
Three tria coffee table is an original design furniture set realized by Gianfranco Frattini for Morphos of Acerbis International
Division (Manufacture Label) in Italy during 1980s....
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Walnut
Secretary by Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati, 1954
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful secretary by Gianfranco Frattini from 1954 was made out of rosewood.
Frattini was an italien architect and designer.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Brass, Steel
Set of 4 ‘Model 780’ White Wood Stacking Coffee Tables by Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of 4 ‘Model 780’ modular nesting tables designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina in 1966. Crafted from solid wood in a white finish, these side tables feature laminated tops...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Wood
Wonderful, Amazing and Exclusive Frattini Desk
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Munich, DE
Very rare and elegant small desk by gianfranco frattini for bernini by opening the drawer the jalousie cover at the back opens. very special piece.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Teak
1967, Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 4 Pieces of Marema Stacking Tables
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This tables are part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house.
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Set of four side tables in plastic 'Marema' by Gianfranco Fratinni...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Plastic
Mid Century Modern Coffee Table by Gianfranco Frattini in Zebrano Wood
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an exceptionally rare Mid Century Modern coffee table designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini. The table is done in Zebrano wood and walnut, featuri...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Walnut, Zebra Wood
20th Century, Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Swivel Table mod. 831
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Turin, Turin
Frattini graduated in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic in 1953.
He opened his professional studio in Milan, after working in the studio of his teacher and mentor Gio Ponti. Hi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Wood
Cabinet / End Table by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1950s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern walnut cabinet / end table designed by Gianfranco Frattini. This cabinet has two (2) top drawers having round handles and three (3) drawers with oval integral ha...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Aluminum
Mid Century Modern Rosewood desk designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a spectacular and exceptionally rare Mid Century Modern Desk designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Bernini. The table is done in rosewood....
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Brass
Pair Gianfranco Frattini Side Tables with Travertine Top
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of two Gianfranco Frattini side tables by Bernini with travertine top. Excellent condition.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Travertine
Smoked Glass Table 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Meblo table by Gianfranco Frattini 1960s.
Very rare piece of furniture.
Material: wood and smoked glass.
The table was designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Meblo.
Great vintage pa...
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1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Hardwood
$898 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Desk Table by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy, 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Desk Table by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy, 1960s
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1960s Italian Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Wood
Nirone table from the series 'I Bagatti' by Gianfranco Frattini for Fantoni, 1980
By Fantoni, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Premariacco, IT
'Nirone' extendable dining table designed by Gianfranco Frattini for the 'I Bagatti' collection by Italian high-class manufacturer Fantoni.
This table comes in cherry wood and varni...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Wood, Cherry
Acerbis Large Maestro Table in Black Ash Wood by Gianfranco Frattini
By Acerbis, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created at the end of the 1990s by architect Gianfranco Frattini, the Maestro table combines design vision and excellence in the of Italian cabinetmaking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Ash
Acerbis Square Maestro Table in Bleached Ash Wood by Gianfranco Frattini
By Acerbis, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created at the end of the 1990s by architect Gianfranco Frattini, the Maestro table combines design vision and excellence in the of Italian cabinetmaking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Ash
Mid-Century Gianfranco Frattini, wooden Coffee Table for Bernini, Italy, 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Gianfranco Frattini, wooden Coffee Table for Bernini, Italy, 1960s
Gianfranco Frattini (1926 – 2004) is an Italian architect and industrial designer belonging to the gen...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Wood
Cassina Set of 1960s 'Marema' Nesting Tables by Gianfranco Frattini
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina in the mid-1960s, the Marema nesting tables are a standout example of Italian modernism. Featuring four low tables that stack into a sculp...
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1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Plastic
Mid Century Modern Nesting Tables by Gianfranco Frattini, Yugoslavia 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Beograd, RS
This listing features mid century modern set of 3 nesting tables, done in solid beech wood painted black, with black glass tops. Tables can function as 3 separate pieces, or they can...
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1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
Materials
Beech
Acerbis Extra Large Maestro Table in Dark Stained Walnut by Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created at the end of the 1990s by architect Gianfranco Frattini, the Maestro table combines design vision and excellence in the of Italian cabinetmaking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Walnut
Gianfranco Frattini desk for Cantieri Carugati in cherry wood, Italy 1958
By Gian Franco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati, Franco Bettonica, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Argelato, BO
Gianfranco Frattini, rare desk with wooden structure and supports and nickel-plated metal handles. It is a sophisticated desk, the work of the Milanese architect and designer Gianfra...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Metal
$10,741 Sale Price
30% Off
Acerbis Large Maestro Table in Dark Stained Walnut by Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created at the end of the 1990s by architect Gianfranco Frattini, the Maestro table combines design vision and excellence in the of Italian cabinetmaking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
Materials
Walnut
Acerbis Medium Maestro Table in Dark Stained Walnut by Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created at the end of the 1990s by architect Gianfranco Frattini, the Maestro table combines design vision and excellence in the of Italian cabinetmaking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Walnut
Gianfranco Frattini Rosewood Model 522 Dining Table for Bernini, Italy
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Sofia, BG
Designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini in the 1960s, this Model 522 dining table in solid rosewood exemplifies the sculptural precision and material luxury that define the golde...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Rosewood
Acerbis Medium Maestro Table in Black Ash Wood by Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created at the end of the 1990s by architect Gianfranco Frattini, the Maestro table combines design vision and excellence in the of Italian cabinetmaking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Ash
Italian modern stackable red white coffee table 780/783 Frattini Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern stackable red white coffee table 780/783 Frattini Cassina, 1970s
Set of four coffee tables mod. 780/783 with round base lacquered white and red. The structure is compo...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Laminate, Wood
Acerbis Small Maestro Table in Dark Stained Walnut by Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created at the end of the 1990s by architect Gianfranco Frattini, the Maestro table combines design vision and excellence in the of Italian cabinetmaking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Walnut
Limited Edition '780 Nesting Tables' by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina Italy
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Cassina 780 Nesting Tables – Gianfranco Frattini – Special Limited Edition Satin Black (1985)
Set of 4 Stackable Side Tables by Gianfranco Frattini for Cas...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Wood
Gianfranco Frattini desk for Cantieri Carugati
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati
Located in Torino, IT
Desk by Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati
Very rare desk from the late 1950s.
Made of walnut veneer.
Designed by Gianfranco Frattini and Franco Bettonica.
Gianfranco Frat...
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1950s Italian Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Wood
Gianfranco Frattini Rosewood Writing Desk
By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini
Located in Washington, DC
A beautiful Midcentury rosewood writing desk by an Italian design icon, Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini was made in Italy in 1957. This sleek proportioned desk is model 530 and featu...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Rosewood
Squared Dining Marble Table by Gianfranco Frattini, 1985
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in MIlano, IT
Squared dining marble table by Gianfranco Frattini, 1985
Absolute masterpiece by Gianfranco Frattini coming from his private house in Italy. This sculptural table is composed by a s...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gianfranco Frattini Tables
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Marble, Metal
$24,826 / item
Acerbis Small Maestro Table in Black Ash Wood by Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created at the end of the 1990s by architect Gianfranco Frattini, the Maestro table combines design vision and excellence in the of Italian cabinetmaking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gianfranco Frattini Tables
Materials
Ash
Gianfranco Frattini tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Gianfranco Frattini tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gianfranco Frattini tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 106 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 16 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original tables by Gianfranco Frattini were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Willy Rizzo, Romeo Rega, and Ico Parisi. Prices for Gianfranco Frattini tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $261 and can go as high as $23,055, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,365.
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