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 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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Box Wood Metal Crome Gold, 1960, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Piero Fornasetti box wood metal crome gold, 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Piero Fornasetti Umbrella Stand Theme Bottles Wine in Printed Metal
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Turin, Turin
Umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti themed with bottles on a typical italian wine barrel, in silkscreened sheet metal from the 1950s. Good condition...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Sheet Metal
Piero Fornasetti Red Strumenti Musicali Music Metal Bookends
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Red Strumenti Musicali music metal bookends,
Circa 1960.
The Piero Fornasetti L-shaped bookends are decorated with a red-ground...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Dessert Plate, No 4 for Tiffany
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Dessert Plate,
No 4 in Series,
Made for Tiffany,
1960s
The tromp l"oeil porcelain plate depicts a section o...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
At the Window Fabric by Piero Fornasetti, 1980
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
At the window Fabric is a fashion item realized by Piero Fornasetti in 1980.
Fabricwith drawings of characters in the window.
Cotton sateen
Collect a precious fashion item!
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Cotton
$3,239 Sale Price
30% Off
Oinochoe Plate - for Martini & Rossi, by P. Fornasetti, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
This Oinochoe is an elegant silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini&Rossi in 1960s .
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Seashell Plates, Conchyliorum Pattern- a pair
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 ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Dinner Plate, Number 6
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Dinner Plate,
Number 6,
1960s
The Piero Fornasetti Sezioni, number 6, trompe l'oeil porcelain plate depicts a section of an apple on a ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
MCM Boxed set of 8 Fornasetti Vini E Liquori Ceramic Coasters for Rosenfeld
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of eight white ceramic coasters in the Vini E Liquori pattern by Fornasetti for Rosenfeld Importers. Each decorated in black and gold on white ceramic. Each coaster is decorated ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Complete Zodiac Sign from 1964-1974 Porcelain, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Piero Fornasetti complete zodiac sign from 1964-1974 porcelain, Italy.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Lamp by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Lamp By Piero Fornasetti
One little crack ( see picture)
Re-wired
Dimensions given without shade
No shade included
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,076
Anfora Spagnuola Detta "Porron" by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Anfora Spagnuola Detta "Porron" is an elegant silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi in 1960s .
In excellent condition.
Black and white c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Round Serving Decorative Metal Tray Featuring Keys
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic and Collectible designer Piero Fornasetti is recognized for his definitive style and his trays are a great example of where he allows a piece to speak functionally as well as ...
Category
20th Century Albanian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Gold
Set of Four Plates 'Velieri' by Piero Fornasetti, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Set of Four Plates "Velieri" is an original set of decorative objects realized by the Italian artist and designer Piero Fornasetti (Milan, 1909 - 19...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Ashtray of a Bill of Sale from the Weikel & Smith, Philadelphia
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti ceramic bill of sale tray,
Weikel & Smith Spice Company, Philadelphia
The 1950s-1960s
The large ceramic tray or ashtray depicts a bi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Fornasetti "Fondale Marino" Table Lamp Produced by Antonangeli
By Antonangeli, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Barnaba Fornasetti, son of Piero Fornasetti, "Fondale Marino" (Seabed) table lamp from the La Follia series for Antonangeli (ca 1990s, Italy). Composed of a flat plastic sheet photos...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Italian Fornasetti Ceramic Change Tray
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A ceramic change tray signed by Fornasetti and designed by Piero Fornasetti.
The piece is a compliment to any setting. On a coffee table, bedside...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Complete Zodiac Signs from 1963-1974 Porcelain, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Rare and exclusive Piero Fornasetti Zodiac Signs from 1963-1974 porcelain, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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 ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Piero Fornesetti "Equestrian" Ashtrays
By Piero Fornasetti, Bergdorf Goodman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of ashtrays with cigarette slots by Piero Fornasetti, (circa 1950s, Italy). These examples retailed at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City, as indicated on the reverse. Composed o...
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
Eight Vintage Fornasetti Ceramic Coasters in the "Vini E Liquori" Pattern
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Nantucket, MA
Eight drinks coasters designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 'Vini E Liquori' pattern, each depicting a different liquor bottle label in 22 karat gold.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Rhyton - for Martini & Rossi, by P. Fornasetti, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Rhyton is a silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi in 1960s .
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$4,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate with Coats of Armour, the Armature Pattern
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate from the Armature pattern is number one in the series.
The black and white lithographically-decorated and hand painted porcelain plate i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Porcelain Plate No. 2
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
A 1950s Strumenti Musicali decorative porcelain plate by Piero Fornasetti, the Italian master of playful and surreal self-expression. This is variation number 2 of the musical instru...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Plate Virgo Zodiac Sign Porcelain 1971 Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Fornasetti Plate Virgo Zodiac sign porcelain 1971 Italy.
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Porcelain Coffee Cup 1950 “Ponte Di Via Olona” Milano
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Fornasetti porcelain coffee cup 1950 “Ponte Di Via Olona“ Milano, 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Servizio per Porto - for Martini & Rossi, by P. Fornasetti, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Servizio per Porto in Argento is a silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi in 1960s .
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
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
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Trozzella - for Martini & Rossi, by P. Fornasetti, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Trozzella Leccese - for Martini & Rossi is a silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi in 1960s .
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
Fornasetti Baluster Umbrella Stand - Italy 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brussels, BE
Fornasetti Baluster Umbrella Stand - Italy 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Carro Vinario - for Martini & Rossi, by P. Fornasetti, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Carro Vinario is a silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi in 1960s .
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Il Primo Tino - for Martini & Rossi, by P. Fornasetti, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Il Primo Tino - for Martini & Rossi is a silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi in 1960s .
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Grande Torchio Vinario Latino - for Martini & Rossi, by P. Fornasetti, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Grande Torchio Vinario Latino - for Martini&Rossi (Great Latin Wine Press - for Martini & Rossi ) is a silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Marti...
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1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Limited Edition White Porcelain, Black and Gold Printed Plates 1970s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Firenze, IT
These two splendid vintage round plates in white porcelain with black and gold decorations are an authentic piece of Italian history.
They are a part of a limited edition born from t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Gold
$978 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Grande Mortaio Bronzeo by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Grande Mortaio Bronzeo is an elegant silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi in 1960s .
In excellent condition.
Black and white ceramic Fo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage 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.
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1970s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Gold and White Porcelain Bell
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a unique and rare fornasetti gold and white porcelain bell from Italy.
Category
1950s Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Gold
Vintage PIero Fornasetti Chariot Porcelain Gilded Coasters Barware Set of 8
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in North Miami, FL
These vintage hallmarked Piero Fornasetti coasters are porcelain with gold. They are of the Roman Chariot design. Marked Fornasetti MIlano Made In Ita...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Gold
$671 Sale Price
25% Off
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.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
20thC Set Of Four "Recipe" Plates By Fornasetti, Commissioned By Fiat c.1950
By Piero Fornasetti, Fiat, Fornasetti
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A charming and rare set of four porcelain plates, created by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s, specially commissioned by Fiat to celebrate the culinary and cultural traditions of Turin....
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20th Century Italian Other Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Red Lip Lacquered Bocca Stool
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913-1988) black and white lacquered wood Bocca stool featuring the red lips of Lina Cavallieri (Italian, 1874-1944), upon three tapering black legs, marke...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
1950s Fornasetti Vide Poche / Catchall by Piero Fornasetti, Made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Fornasetti original astonishing porcelain vide poche/catchall "Sonate- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" by Piero Fornasetti . Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk acc...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
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Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Ashtray Ceramic 1956 Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Piero Fornasetti.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti porcelain ashtray, 1960, made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Genève, GE
Italian Porcelain Ashtray – Piero Fornasetti, 1960s
Superb black enameled porcelain ashtray, adorned with a gilded pipe motif, signed by the great Italian designer Piero Fornasetti,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Painting from the Trophies series, Piero Fornasetti, 1970
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Painting from the series "Trophies," Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1970, silkscreen on lacquered wood with brass frame, decorative elements inspired by neoclassical motifs, Fornasetti sig...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
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Paper
Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Magazine Rack, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
A rare and early magazine stand or portariviste designed and manufactured by the Italian master of playful and surreal self-expression Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s. The vintage rack...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Piero Fornasetti Italian Cameo Medallion Coffee Table
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unique mid century modern Italian coffee table by Piero Fornasetti. Cameo medallions gold leaf on white lacquered wood. Tripod black enamel metal base. Verso beats a stamp of Piero F...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
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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Piero Fornasetti Boxes
Piero Fornasetti Barware
Piero Fornasetti Ceramics
Piero Fornasetti Decorative Art
Piero Fornasetti Desk Accessories
Piero Fornasetti Coffee and Cocktail Tables