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
Set of 5 Piero Fornasetti Mitologia Gilt Porcelain Plates, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 5, Italian, mid century, small plates or coasters by Piero Fornasetti, made exclusively for retailer Bonwitt Teller. The plates feature the "Mitologia" (Mythological) pattern,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Earth Signs, Set of 3 Plates from Zodiac Plate Series by P. Fornasetti, 1965
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Earth signs- Zodiac Plate Series is a set of elegant porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Perugia in 1965.
Good conditions except for the plate depicting Taurus that ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Porron Plate for Martini & Rossi, by P. Fornasetti, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Porron is a silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi in 1960s.
Excellent conditions: as good as new.
This is a b/w ceramic Fornasetti wall plate, representing the Spanish amphora called "porron",
realized to drink wine gracefully. With a very detailed golden caption and title on the front of the plate.
Marked on the back with the description of the series, the title of the plate, and the Fornasetti logo:
"Serie di piatti creata da Piero Fornasetti per la Martini and Rossi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$708 Sale Price
30% Off
Mani Con Farfalle Vase by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brisbane, QLD
A rare, early Fornasetti glass vase, titled 'Mani Con Farfalle' (Hands with Butterflies), originally debuted at the 'VI Triennial of Venice' in 1936 through collaboration with S.A.L.I.R. - Studio Arts Labor Industrie Riunited. A museum-quality example of Fornasetti's work, manufactured at the very beginning of his career. Hand-blown clear glass with enamel...
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1930s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vintage Table by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Table realized from a panel by Piero Fornasetti in 1950s.
Screen print on wood. Brass structure. Covered with glass.
Most probably a unique specimen, realized in 1950s for ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Six Dishes "Serie Spighe" 'Spikes Series' by Piero Fornasetti, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Six dishes "Spikes Series" is an original porcelain set realized by Piero Fornasetti (Milan, 1913-1988) in the 1960s.
Original silk-screened porcelain.
Marked on the base.
...
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1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,582 Sale Price / set
30% Off
FORNASETTI "Fiori della notte" Round Table
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large vintage original round "fiori della notte" table with transfer-printed wooden top and fluted black base, can be used as a dining table or center table / made in Milan Italy by ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fornasetti salt and pepper shakers with an additional container
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Set of three condiment containers. By Piero Fornasetti c 1950
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti, Ashtrays, prod. Fornasetti Milan 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rare tall screen-printed metal ashtray designed by Piero Fornasetti and produced by Fornasetti Milano in the 1960s
Excellent condition
Fornasetti was born in the fibrillating post-W...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fornasetti umbrella stand. Italy c1950
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Fornasetti umbrella stand in black with gold foliate design.
Original 1950s.
Very good condition
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Lidded Wooden Box with Brass Hinges by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage box with a brass hinged lid. The box was designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s / 1960s. The box is composed of what appears to be a mahogany dovetailed wooden box, bras...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Trinket Box By Piero Fornasetti, Italy, c.1960/70's
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A delightful glove box or trinket box by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1960s / 1970s, with sliding cedar interior, bearing the label 'Trofeo, Selvaggina' to the side of the box. The exteri...
Category
20th Century Italian Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Pine
Complete Set of Ceramic "Stuzzichini" Barware Appetizer Bowls
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913-1988)
Complete Set of Six Ceramic "Stuzzichini" Barware Appetizer Bowls
Circa 1960s
Glazed ceramic with transfer-printed decoration and gilt detail...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Italian Piero Fornasetti Cocktail Table
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage Piero Fornasetti coffee table, Milano, Italy. Graphic patchwork design with triangles and chevrons - lithographic transfer on wood. Brass finish patinated metal base. La...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornassetti Hand Painted Ceramic Zodiac Plates, Taurus, 1968
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Paris, France
This rare and the most sought after collectibles vintage Piero Fornasetti porcelain lithographically-decorated and hand painted ceramic zodiac plate have a white background with word...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Gold
"Cappelli" Tole Umbrella Stand by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in East Hampton, NY
Hand coloured trompe l'oeil transfer printed on metal "Cappelli" (hats) Umbrella Stand by Piero Fornasetti.
Category
20th Century Italian Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Tôle
Pair of Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Ceramic Jars 'Serie Spighe', Italy 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
A pair of beautiful lidded porcelain jars with an amazing hand-painted gold pattern. From the series 'Spighe' (Spikes).
Designed and produced by Piero Fornasetti in Milano, Italy. Ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Set Neo-Classical Mythological Gold Coasters Mitologia
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti ceramic complete set of neo-classical gold coasters,
Mitologia Pattern,
Mythology Pattern,
1950s
Measures: Diameter 4 1/8 inches x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Rare 'Procurate' Venetian Blind By Piero Fornasetti, c1960
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning, modernist, architectural and wonderfully chic all in one.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel
Piero Fornasetti Framed Decorative Wall Panel "Mappamondi e Navi" Circa 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A framed decorative wall panel by Piero Fornasetti, Italy (1913-1988). 'Mappamondi e Navi' (Globes and Ships). Described as "very beautiful and quite rare" by the House of Fornasetti...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Masonite
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 great mid-century piece! It comes with a custom gold drum shade...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti Cammei Mirror
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pier Fornasetti Cammei Mirror
Lithographic Transfer-Print over Wood
Original Optic Mirror inset
Manufacturers label present
A fine vintage example
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,500
Piero Fornsasetti box, Fornasetti Milan. 1960s
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Rivoli, IT
Small and rare box signed Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti Milan, 1960s
Classic screen-printed decoration.
Useful as a pocket emptier
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Timeless Elegance: Piero Fornasettis "Piede Romano", (left foot) 1960s, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegance and timeless design: the porcelain "Piede Romano" by Piero Fornasetti. Crafted with attention to detail, this left Roman foot in pristine white, adorned with delicate gold accents, sophistication and charm.
Embodying the essence of mid-century luxury, this piece bears the prestigious Fornasetti insignia, marking its origin to the illustrious 1960s era. Versatile in function, it serves as both a distinguished cigarette holder and a stylish pencil organizer...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
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.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Piero Fornasetti Capricorn Zodiac Porcelain Plate, The Zodiac Pharmacopoeia
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Capricorn Zodiaci Porcelain Plate,
Made for Crinos,
#9 in Series,
Titled "Gli Zodiaci Farmacopei", The Zodiac Pharmacopoeia.
1960...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Set of Six 24kt Gold Plated Roman Themed Coasters Signed by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
This stunning set of six coasters were designed by the legendary Piero Fornasetti for Saks Fifth Avenue in Milan Italy circa 1960. They feature circular porcelain bodies with raised ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Gold
1970s Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Mural Plates by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Four 70s porcelain plates designed by Piero Fornasetti especially for Fiat, depicting Torino monuments and cooking recipes. The black, white and gold colors are a mark of Fornasetti ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic International Flag Code Jewelry Dish
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Sailing Flaf Code Ceramic Dish,
"Flags to Be Used In The International Code",
1960's.
The rectangular Piero Fornasetti Ceramic dish depicts a series of sign...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Piatto serie "Astrolabio", Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti Milano, 1971
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Rivoli, IT
Piatto serie "Astrolabio" Fornasetti Milano , Natale 1971
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Posateria 1956 Gold Gilt Porcelain Decorative Plate Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Rare Piero Fornasetti for Posateria porcelain plate circa 1956, beautiful rare piece no chips or cracks but its worn a bit faded due to age.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti, lid jar "Cotton" mid-1900s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Stockholm, SE
Porcelain jar from the bathroom series by Piero Fornasetti, mid-1900s.
With decor of flowers and "Cotton". Signed Fornasetti.
In good condition, smaller signs of age and wear.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
'Cammei Marbalia' Round Mirror by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1970s, Signed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the 'Cammei Marbalia' (Marbled Cameos in Italian) mirror by Piero Fornasetti, signed on the back with the Fornasetti label, is a gorgeous collectors piece ideal for the interior designer looking for the perfect unique splash of fun and intrigue. This mirror features gold Cameos over a white and black marble motif and has been completely restored, the frame has been re-lacquered with a protective French Polish clear coat. Some signs of age and patina still present under the lacquer which adds to the beauty of this simple yet beautiful piece.
*Note, we have the matching umbrella stand, see our other listings or contact us for details.
The 'Cammei' aka 'Cameo Motif' and 'Marbalia' aka 'Marbled Motif' is documented in the book "Fornasetti, The Complete Universe" and offered in Fornasetti's full range of designs including an umbrella bin...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$3,000 Sale Price
37% Off
Pair of Fornasetti “Greca” Cups and Saucers, Italy, ca. 1955
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Stockholm, SE
An early pair of porcelain cups with saucers, designed by Piero Fornasetti (1913–1988) in Milan, circa 1955.
The model “Greca” is decorated with a black and gilt neoclassical key mot...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Complete Set of Six Appetizer Bowls with Anthemion Decoration
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Complete Set of Six Ceramic Appetizer Bowls,
Circa 1960
The Piero Fornasetti Ceramic appetizer bowls each have the same decoration with a wide band of Anthemion bet...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate, Giastra Di Frutta # 6
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate,
Giastra di Frutta # 6,
1955-1965
The pattern "Giostra di Frutta" translates as a Merry-Go-Round...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Modern Vintage Duo Set of Espresso Cups Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s
By Piero Fornasetti, Rosenthal
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Ceramic Plates, Set of Six
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Plates, set of six
The plates each depict a different selection of stringed instruments including gu...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Dog Bowl, round concave tray, Gordon Setter
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portman Gallery (Brooklyn, NY) is joyously offering this vintage Fornasetti hollow concave ceramic dog bowl, green glaze with gilding, in very, very go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$840 Sale Price
20% Off
Piero Fornasetti, mandolins cigars Box, Milan Italy, ca. 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Firenze, IT
Piero Fornasetti, mandolins cigars Box
Milan Italy, ca. 1960s
Wood and hand refined lacquered aluminium
H 4 cm x 8 × 20 cm
Label not present
Conditions: good consistent with age...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Plate n. 116 from "Tema e Variazioni", by P. Fornasetti, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Iconic ceramic plate with black and white screen print on the surface, depiting Lina Cavalieri (Fornasetti's Muse), designed by Piero Fornasetti in the mid-20th Century.
From the se...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1969 Piero Fornasetti Zodiac Porcelain Plate, Virgo, Made for Corisia
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Zodiac Porcelain Plate,
Virgo,
Made for Corisia in 1969 #6 in series.
The plate in black and gold depicts the astrological si...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1980's Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Wall Decorative Plate Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Tema e Variazioni" porcelain plate depicting the face of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri, made in Milano Italy circa 1980s.
Original mark on the back...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1980's Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Wall Decorative Plate Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Tema e Variazioni" porcelain plate depicting the face of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri, made in Milano Italy circa 1980s.
Original mark on the back...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Set of 6 Plates for Martini and Rossi Porcelain, 1970, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Fornasetti series of 6 plates for the Martini and Rossi of Turin inspired by the major pieces of his Pessione Museum.
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Framed Set of Coasters of the Months, "12 Mesi, 12 Soli" design
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Framed Piero Fornasetti Framed Set of Coasters,
"12 Mesi, 12 Soli" design,
Coasters Early 1960s
The six large ceramic coasters are from the "12 Mesi,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Plate Libra Zodiac Sign Porcelain 1972, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Piero Fornasetti plate Libra Zodiac sign porcelain 1972, Italy.
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Rectangular Metal Tray, named Città di Carte
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vintage, rare Piero Fornasetti Rectangular Tray: Città di Carte. Like all Fornasetti accessories, the tray is handcrafted using original artisan...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Dinner Plate- Elephant Ear Soup
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Grand Cuisine, Great Guff: Fornasetti's "Elephant Ear Soup",
Piero Fornasetti and the Fantastic Feast.
This captivating porcelain dinner plate, featuring the fanciful recipe "Elepha...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Set of six Fornasetti 'Specialita Romane' recipe plates c1950
By Piero Fornasetti, 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.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Plate Zodiac Sign Cancer Porcelain 1969, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Piero Fornasetti plate zodiac sign Cancer porcelain 1969, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 6 Decorative Plates "Specialità Torinesi" by P. Fornasetti for Fiat
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare set of six decorated and gilded ceramic plates designed by Piero Fornasetti.
This collection was specially created by the Fornasetti Atelier...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Special Commission Large Iznik Plaque, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rare Vintage Piero Fornasetti Special Commission Large Iznik Plaque,
1950's.
Piero Fornasetti coloured panel designed for the Hilton in Istanbul features Iznik pottery vessels a...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Paper
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Arcimboldesca Vegetable Face Plates
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Arcimboldesca Vegetable Face Plate,
After Giuseppe Arcimboldo,
Number 12,
Circa 1960's-70s
The pottery plates are after Giuseppe Arcimboldo-the design of a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Piero Fornasetti Style Modern Cylindrical Brass Cammei Lamp
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Enameled table lamp in white with red transfer printed lithographic cameos of emperors, and patinated brass.
The lacquered, cylindrical base features transfer images of Classical Ro...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Piero Fornasetti Gravure Italian Mid Century Modern Brass Magazine Rack Stand
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Piero Fornasetti Gravure Italian Mid Century Modern Brass Magazine Rack Stand. Item features a solid brass tripod base, iron rod, lithograph transfer enameled metal, decorated magazi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Fornasetti 1950s Beer Steins with Nautical Motifs
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of beer steins by Piero Fornasetti from the 1950s, never reissued and relatively rare. Crest/rope/nautical/seafaring motifs. Pictured in Fornasetti’s Complete Universe book...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$875 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate, Snake a la Cleopatra
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Improbable Palate: Fornasetti's Surreal Snake Recipe for Fleming Joffe
Artist: Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913-1988)
Design Period: 1960s-1974
Commissioned By: Fleming Joffe Ltd. ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Milano Plate Commedia Dell'arte Decorative Wall Hanging
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Torquay, GB
Rare Piero Fornasetti Milano porcelain dish.
From the Commedia Dell'arte collection.
Depicting Dottor Balanzone in white with a blue mask and red boots.
Comes with detachable wall...
Category
1970s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Opera 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.
- 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.
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