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Piero Fornasetti Furniture

Italian, 1913-1988

The Italian artist and designer Piero Fornasetti was one of the wittiest and most imaginative 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 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.

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 Fornasetti's 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 the artist's collaborator and patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking 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.

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Creator: Piero Fornasetti
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Plate, Sezioni Di Frutta, #6
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Plate, Sezioni Di Frutta, #6 1960s. The stunning Piero Fornasetti Pottery Plate depicts a cut red pepper from the Sezioni Di Frutta...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Pottery

Piero Fornasetti Maschere Italian plates, Set of Three
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Chicago, IL
Piero Fornasetti Maschere Italian plates, Set of Three, Made in Italy, c. 1950 Stamped manufacturer's mark to verso of each plate ‘Fornasetti Milano Made in Italy’ dimensions: porcel...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain, Wood

Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate, Snake a la Cleopatra
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe porcelain recipe plate, Snake a la Cleopatra, 1960s-1974. This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen "Cook" plates ma...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of Fornasetti Architecture Lamps
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Rare pair of iconic Piero Fornasetti architecture lamps from the Architecture series. American wired.
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1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Brass

Piero Fornasetti low table
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988) Low table with wooden base and top in enamelled and painted metal. Milan 1960ca. Original brand stamp. 120x50xh38
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Metal

Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate, Snake a la Cleopatra
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain recipe plate, Snake a la Cleopatra, 1960s-1974. This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen made for the Fleming Joffe company in New York City. The plate originally was in a square box with an insert that read- "We are happy to send you a New Year's present. These plates have been created especially for us by Piero Fornasetti in Milano. Each year you will receive more until the end of the series. We wish you and your family a very happy New Year. Fleming Joffe Ltd". Measure: Diameter: 10 1/4 inches The Fleming Joffe company was a small leather goods...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Midcentury Folding Tray Table "City of Cards", Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Firenze, IT
Midcentury folding coffee table. Fantasia “Città delle Carte” (City of Cards). The rarest and most fascinating Fornasetti’s pattern. Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1950s French la...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Metal, Brass

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Tray and Stand with Butterfly Motif
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
Removable Piero Fornasetti tray with a foldable stand. Screen printed butterfly motif. Original label on the back of the tray. Condition: Excellent vintage condition, minor wear c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Metal

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Fleming Joffe Plate-Vero Pig Piccadilly
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate, Vero-Pig Piccadilly, With Original "Hide" Box, 1960s. This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain p...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

'Cesto di Dalie' Umbrella Stand by Piero Fornasetti, 1950s Italy, Signed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare and highly sought-after collectors item is the 'Cesto di Dalie' umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s, signed underneath with a Fornasetti medallion label. This h...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Metal

Set of six Fornasetti 'Specialita Romane' recipe plates c1950
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Wonderful set of six original Fornasetti Roman recipe plates. Italy c1950 Each plate with a typical Roman cuisine recipe along with a depiction of an historical Roman building.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

'Greca' Greek Key Round Mirror by Piero Fornasetti, Signed, circa 1970s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the 'Greca' (Greek in Italian) mirror by Piero Fornasetti, signed on the back with the Fornasetti label, is a gorgeous collectors piece ideal f...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

Fornasetti Box, 1950’s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early decorative box by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950, in sheet metal with interior wood box, painted in an early burnt orange color decorated with lithograph pistols. Very chic ac...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Sheet Metal

Piero Fornasetti Set of Six Ceramic Coasters with Cocktail Recipes
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Set of Six Ceramic Coasters with Different Cocktail Recipes, Pattern called Cocktail, 1960. The set of six ceramic coasters was designed by Piero Fornasetti around ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Ceramic, Pottery

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Seashell Plates, Conchyliorum Pattern
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain gilt pair of seashell plates, Conchyliorum pattern, Set of six plates, circa 1950s. The pair of very rare plates with ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes & Variations Plate, Motiv 27
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal porcelain themes & variations plate, Motiv 27, 1980s The Piero Fornasetti Themes & Variation design is made on Rosenthal porcelain. The pattern, Motiv ...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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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....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Iron, Brass

Piero Fornasetti Tray with Still Life, Natura Morta Pattern, Early, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
This is how you serve your guests in style! A Piero Fornasetti tray with still life, Natura Morta pattern, Mid- 1950s. This is a wonderful early 1950s oval red tray...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Ceramiche Panel/Plaque
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lithographic transfer-printed masonite panel. Originally designed for the Hilton Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey Fornasetti: the complete universe page 456.   
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1950s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Masonite

Piero Fornasetti Plate Aries Zodiac Sign Porcelain 1966, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Piero Fornasetti plate Aries zodiac sign porcelain 1966, Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Miniature Prototype "Sole" Table & Chairs Set by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
Rare and spectacular set of Miniature Prototype Table and Chairs by Piero Fornasetti, Italy circa 1970's. The chairs are stamped 'Fornasetti Milano' ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Wood

Vintage Enamel Metal & Mahogany Box by Piero Fornasetti - Horse & Buggy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in North Miami, FL
Serigraphy of a period horse and buggy on enameled metal and mahogany interior box by Piero Fornasetti, 1950's.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Metal, Enamel

Set of Piero Fornasetti Medaglioni Crescent Catchall Trays, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
A set of six (6) vintage catch all crescent shaped decorative dishes designed and manufactured by the Italian master of playful and surreal self-expr...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Tema e Variazioni Porcelain Plate 294
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
The face of the opera singer Lina Cavalieri, Piero Fornasetti's muse, embellishes this decorative porcelain wall plate. This is variation number 294 of the iconic series. This hand d...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Happy 1987 - Calendario by Piero Fornasetti, 1987
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Happy 1987 -   Calendario  is a silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti i n  1987   from the Calendario series , the Happy New Year dishes series.  Excellent con...
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1980s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Recipe Plate, Beautiful Soup, Made for Fleming Joffe
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain recipe plate, Beautiful Soup, 1960s. This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen made for the Fleming Joffe company in New York City. It depicts an improbable and amusing recipe with an image of a toad. Diameter: 10 1/4 inches x 1 inch high. The Fleming Joffe company was a small leather goods...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Gusset Mirror, Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Gusset mirror - Piero Fornasetti Mirror and brass Measure: Diameter 49 cm Price: 1650 Euros.
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1950s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Brass

Side Table, Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Berlin, DE
This unusual, filigree side table was created by the Italian designer Piero Fornasetti. He focused in particular on the surface design of his works with his unusual hand drawings. He...
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1950s Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Brass

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 ins...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Gold

2 Plato Calendario Porcelain Plates signed and numbered Fornasetti from Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian Fornasetti signed and numbered calendar astrological plates - the plates are Classic Piero Fornasetti - A wonderful design, indicating ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Gold

Vintage Italian Piero Fornasetti "Cammei" Coffee Table
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Piero Fornasetti "Cammei" coffee table composed of a lithographic transfer with cameo motif on lacquered wood supported by a black enameled-steel base with brass, adjustable feet (ca...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Brass, Enamel, Steel

Modern Vintage Duo Set of Espresso Cups Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s
By Rosenthal, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage duo set of Espresso cups from porcelain designed by Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s. Stunning duo set of espresso cups ...
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Late 20th Century European Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Rare 'Procuratie' Venetian Blind By Piero Fornasetti, c1960
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare Fornasetti blind will make any room. It's a real stunner in person and retains Christies and Sothebys auction stickers.
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1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Aluminum, Enamel

Piero Fornasetti Adamo or Adam Porcelain Plate # 7, Signed, Excellent Condition
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Adamo or Adam porcelain plate number 7. Signed. Excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Eva / Eve Porcelain Plate # 3, Signed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Eva / Eve porcelain dinner plate number 3. Signed. Never used as a dinner plate.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti “ Cupole D’ Italia “ Porcelain Gold, 1960, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
N. 7 plate series Cupole s ‘ Italia N.6 diameter 25 cm.. N 1 diameter 30 cm .
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Eva or Eve Porcelain Plate # 8, Signed, Unused
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Eva or Eve porcelain plate number 8. Signed. Appears to be unused.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti "Caduceus" Lithograph Gilt Porcelain white and gold Ashtray
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Stockholm, SE
Piero Fornasetti "Caduceus" Lithograph Gilt Porcelain white and gold Ashtray. White and gold ceramic ashtray/trinket dish with cigarette slots by Piero Fornasetti, (circa 1950s, Ital...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Rare 1960s Fish Pesci Appetizer or Hors D'oeuvre Tray by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in London, London
Appetizer tray consisting of four ceramic dishes Gold metal tray Printed section of fish on each dish Fornasetti mark underneath Slightly fa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Ceramic

Fornasetti hand painted decorative plate, "Tema e Variazioni" 78, made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Have you ever wondered who's the woman that appears on the iconic Fornasetti plates? You might believe she's just an imaginary muse, dreamed by Piero Fornasetti. Turns out, she's way...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Fornasetti Neoclassical Trompe l'oeil Vasi Antichi Umbrella Stand
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Sublime Piero Fornasetti umbrella stand crafted from hand silk screened and lacquered metal. Trompe l'oeil vasi antichi or antique vases features Greco-Roman decorated vases in a cur...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Iron

Piero Fornasetti Trompe L’oeil Rovine Umberella Stand Black and White
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Long Island, NY
Piero Fornasetti Milano Trompe L’oeil Rovine .It is Hand Silkscreened and Laquered Metal Umberella Stand in Black/White
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1980s Italian International Style Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Metal

Six Mid-Century Modern Handpainted Plates by Piero Fornasetti, "Floralia", 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Six Mid-Century Modern Handpainted Plates by Piero Fornasetti, "Floralia", 1950s. Plate from the Floralia series by Pierro Fornasetti for his...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Stoneware

Bookender by Piero Fornasetti, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Bookenders is a decorative object realized by Piero Fornasetti, in 1950s.  Metal structure with velvet parts, some parts damaged. 20 x 15 x 13 cm. Good conditions, some yellowing ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Metal

Piero Fornasetti, Mid-Century Modern, Exhibition Poster, Paper, Light Wood Frame
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Exhibition Poster, Deocrative Art, Framed PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988) 'Fornasetti's Decorative Objects' poster Italy, 1989 Provenance: Christie...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Fornasetti Sun King Wall Art
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale wall art, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Compagnia del Tabacco, Italy, circa 1995. In association with Barnaba Fornasetti in 1995, the Compagnia del Tabacco constructed these wall plaques using Fornasetti designed...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Silk, Plastic

MCM Ceramic Coasters by Fornasetti, Painted with Hot Air Balloons, "Palloni"
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of eight ceramic coasters by Fornasetti, in the "Pallino" pattern. Each painted with an historic hot air balloon on the front with English translat...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Ceramic

1980s Plates, Set of 8 Vintage Plates by Piero Fornasetti, 1980s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
1980s Plate, Calendar series is a set of 8 silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti during the 1980s from the Calendario series, the Happy New Year dishes series. Good conditions. Black and white ceramic Fornasetti wall plate...
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1980s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

Fornasetti Pen Holder Ceramic Brass Gold, 1950, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Pen Holder Ceramic Fornasetti.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Ceramic

Piero Fornasetti, Posacenere, prod. Fornasetti Milano anni '60
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Rivoli, IT
Raro posacenere alto in metallo serigrafato disegnato da Piero Fornasetti e prodotto da Fornasetti Milano negli anni '60 Ottime condizioni di conservazione Fornasetti nasce nella fi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Metal, Brass

Piero Fornasetti 'Capitello Ionico' Chair in Black and White, Italy, circa 2006
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
A wonderful 'Capitello Ionico' or 'Ionic Capital' wooden chair designed by the great Piero Fornasetti. Originally designed in the 1980, this particular chair is numbered #24 from a v...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Wood, Lacquer

Piero Fornasetti Magazine Stand
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
Magazine stand designed and manufactured by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s. Lithographic transfer print depicting a basket of colorful flowers. Has brass legs and a center handle. Ori...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Brass

Fornasetti Piero Milan Italy in years '50 a first edit of lacquered tray fish
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Biella, IT
Fornasetti Piero Milan Italy in years '50 a first original edit of lacquered tray in metal, with printed decoration of fish. Labeled
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Metal

Piatto Piero Fornasetti Serie Tema e Variazioni, Italy 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Porcelain plate "theme and variations" series. On verso manufacture's mark.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Porcelain

PIero Fornasetti Coffe Table
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Coffe table by Piero Fornasetti Black and white Architectura series Italy circa 1960 Stamped with original sticker Black lacquered feet with brass details.  
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1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Brass, Iron

Set of 'Soli e Luni' Sun and Moon Cups and Saucers by Piero Fornasetti, c.1955
By Piero Fornasetti, Richard Ginori
Located in London, GB
A rare and early set of four espresso cup and saucers designed by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, circa 1955. Produced by the historic Italian ceramics company, Richard Ginori, these beauti...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

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Ceramic

Italian Modern Center Table By Fornasetti
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Center Table By Fornasetti. We offer this original Italian mid century modern center by Piero Fornasetti featuring an iron base, brass feet and a decorated lacquered w...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture

Materials

Brass, Iron

Piero Fornasetti furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Piero Fornasetti furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Piero Fornasetti furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 391 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Piero Fornasetti 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 furniture by Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli, and Richard Ginori. Prices for Piero Fornasetti furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $120 and can go as high as $54,990, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,262.
Questions About Piero Fornasetti Furniture
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Opera singer Natalina ‘Lina’ Cavalieri is the face that inspired Piero Fornasetti throughout his artistic career, from his plates to wallpaper and more. Lina Cavalieri was known as the most beautiful woman in the world during her lifetime from 1874-1944. It was eight years after Cavalieri’s death that Fornasetti came across her image in a magazine and was thereby inspired to replicate it repetitively. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic Fornasetti plates from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Piero 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, 2024
    Piero 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, 2022
    Whether 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.

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