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
1960 Piero Fornasetti Italian Design Black
White Brass Metal Magazine Rack
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brescia, IT
Magazine Rack
Piero Fornasetti
Italy, 1960
Black and White Metal and Brass Details
Very good Condiction (brass magazine martition missed)
Original 1960
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare "Tulipani" dining table designed by Piero Fornasetti. certificated
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Piacenza, Italy
"Tulipani" dining table designed by Piero Fornasetti.
Exceptional and rare circular dining table from the "Tulipani" series, designed and crafted by the iconic atelier of Piero Forna...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Surreal Themes And Variations Plate
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Surreal Themes And Variations Plate,
Cracked Ice Design,
Motiv Number 23,
With Original Black Box,
1980s
Wonderful rare example of the small range of plates made by Rosenthal in the 1980s from Piero Fornasetti designs. This one depicts the face of Lina Cavalieri as a female Bacchus. These plates are sometimes called Julia plates...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
Set of 6 Porcelain Appetizer Bowls by Piero Fornasetti 1970
s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in San Diego, CA
rare set of 6 appetizer bowls by Piero Fornasetti circa 1970's nice clean condition with gold gild trim in porcelain finish elegant and unique.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti 1950
s
Pompeiana
Four-Panel Screen Italian Red Black Colour
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
This striking four-panel screen, designed in 1951, features the iconic 'Pompeiana' pattern by Fornasetti, evoking the grandeur and elegance of ancient Roman interiors. Crafted from w...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Fornasetti Le Arpie Gentili Porcelain Coasters, 8
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Astoria, NY
Set of Eight Piero Fornasetti "Le Arpie Gentili" Porcelain Coasters, depicting caged harpy with hand-colored embellishments, marked "Le Arpie / Gentili / Fornasetti Milano / Made in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Red Wrought Iron and and Blue Glass Coat Stand, Italy, 1959
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
Rare and beautiful Piero Fornasetti red painted wrought iron and blue opaline glass sphere coat Stand, Italy, 1959
Reference:
B. Fornasetti / La Bottega Fantastica / p. 514 Electa ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
$5,744 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Trinket Dish by Piero Fornasetti. Sun Burst "Solo Pattern"
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Trinket Dish by Piero Fornasetti.
Sun Burst "Solo Pattern",
1960s-70s
The circular ceramic dish has a sun burst design in black and white...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
FORNASETTI Watermelon Oval Metal Tray
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian oval metal tray depicting watermelon on orange surface / made in Milan Italy in the 1950s
Original Fornasetti label on the base
Measures: width 18 inches, depth 13.5 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,889 Sale Price
30% Off
Eight Vintage Piero Fornasetti Coasters, Called DINNER AT EIGHT French Foods
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Doraville, GA
DESCRIPTION
A set of eight vintage coasters, the design is called DINNER AT EIGHT. The coasters were designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950’s - 1960’s. Made in Milano, Italy of po...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Piero Fornasetti Calendar Porcelain Plate for the Year 1992
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brussels, BE
Piero Fornasetti calendar porcelain plate for the Year 1992.
Category
1990s Italian Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
FORNASETTI Pair of Vintage Table Lamps
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian table lamp with painted metal decorated with violet flowers (lithographical and transfer-printed) and brass / made in Milan Italy in the 1980s
Original label on the b...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
$3,849 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Early Rare Piero Fornasetti
Corona di fiori
Convex Optical Mirror, Italy 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Fornasetti
Located in Malmö, SE
This is an early and rare example of the black and white version of the 'Corona di fiori' wall mirror, with convex optical mirrors.
Designed and produced by Piero Fornasetti in the m...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Lacquer
FORNASETTI Vintage Table Lamp
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian table lamp with painted metal decorated in various musical instruments (lithographical and transfer-printed) and brass / made in Milan Italy in the 1980s
Original lab...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,925 Sale Price
30% Off
Piero Fornasetti, mod. 187 "Theme and Variations" series plate, Fornasetti 1960
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Firenze, IT
Mod. 187 "Theme and Variations" series serigraphed porcelain plate
Prod. Fornasetti, Milan, Italy, ca. 1960
Serigraphed porcelain.
Diam: 25.5 cm
Marked
Conditions: Excellent, no...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Trompe l
oeil Floral Umbrella Stand
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderfully designed 'Cesto di Dalie' ( Basket of Dahlias) umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s. The metal umbrella stand displaying a Trompe l'oeil of a floor wicker bask...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Decorative Catch It All Pocket Change Bowl by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and very rare collectible catch it all low bowl by Piero Fornasetti circa 1950's , small chip on the back as shown top corner sold as/is
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of P. Fornasetti Decorative Porcelain Plates for Martini
Rossi, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Piero Fornasetti complete collection of twelve decorated and enamelled porcelain plates. Limited edition for Martini & Rossi of Turin, inspired by the main pieces of the Casa Martini...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain "Cook" Pattern Dinner Plate, Cobra a L
Indienne
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Exotic Irony: Fornasetti's "Cobra a L'Indienne" Dinner Plate,
Piero Fornasetti and the Serpent's Secret.
This striking porcelain plate, titled "Cobra a L'Indienne," is a brilliant e...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, 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 .
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Pair architectural lamps
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pair of iconic lamps designed by [ier Fornasetti
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,900 / set
FORNASETTI Butterfly Poker Card Game Set Box
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage butterfly poker card game set box, screen print on wood, with two decks of playing cards, eight dices and chips / Designed by PIero Fornasetti, made in Milan Italy by Fornase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,259 Sale Price
30% Off
1950s Fornasetti Paperweight in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Astonishing rare porcelain paperweight designed by Piero Fornasetti with butterflies. Handmade.Made in Italy. Heavy ceramic construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate, Themes and Variations, Motiv 13
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate,
Themes and Variations,
Buttons,
Motiv 13,
1980s
From a collection of Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti plates that we have in stock.
Wonderful rare example of the small range of plates made by Rosenthal in the 1980s from Piero Fornasetti designs. This one depicts the face of Lina Cavalieri as buttons on a military-style jacket. These plates are sometimes called Julia plates...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Piero Fornasetti Roman Foot Italian Design Blue Pottery
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brescia, IT
Blue pottery by Piero Fornasetti
Italy, 1960
Perfect condiction.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Pottery
FORNASETTI Pair of Vintage Table Lamps
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian table lamp with painted metal decorated with book motif and butterfly (lithographical and transfer-printed) and brass / made in Milan Italy in the 1980s
Original labe...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
$3,849 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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
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
Fornasetti Umbrella Holder
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Metal umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti. Italy, circa 1960. With a brass rim and wonderful printed gold cameos throughout depicting ancient subjects. There are minor losses to the s...
Category
20th Century Italian Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
FORNASETTI "Jerusalem by Night" Panel
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare original vintage "Jerusalem by Night" screen print on wood panel, designed by Piero Fornasetti / made in Milan Italy by Fornasetti
Original label on the back
Measures: width 37 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,829 Sale Price
30% Off
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.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
$11,728
Piero Fornasetti Tray with Still Life, Natura Morta Pattern, Early, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti: Oval Tray with Still Life, 'Natura Morta' Pattern, Early 1950s
This wonderful oval tray from the early 1950s is a captivating example of Piero Fornasetti's genius ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$2,400 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Astrolabio Model 5 Porcelain Plate Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in San Diego, CA
Fanstastic vintage mid 20th century Piero Fornasetti decorative porcelain art plate. Model 5 from the "Astro Labio" series. Made in Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes
Variations Plate, Motiv 19 Baubo
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes And Variations Plate,
Motiv Number 19,
The Baubo,
With Original Black Box,
1980s
The striking gold-rimmed black and white printed plate ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate- Iguana and Chicken Breast
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
An Exotic Dish: Fornasetti's "Iguana and Chicken Breasts" Plate
Piero Fornasetti and the Recipe for the Absurd, Part II
This magnificent porcelain plate, featuring the wickedly witty...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Set of ‘Farfalle’ Butterflies Cups and Saucers by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1955
By Piero Fornasetti, Richard Ginori
Located in London, GB
A rare and early set of 'Farfalle' (Butterflies) ceramic cups and saucers designed by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1955. Produced in collaboration with the historic Italian ceramics compa...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Hice Holder Brass Metal, 1955, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Ice Holder Piero Fornasetti.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Piatto Calendario in Ceramica di Fornasetti Anni 1995
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, MI
Piatto Calendario in ceramica di Fornasetti, realizzato per l'anno 1995
Ø cm 24
I piatti calendario Fornasetti sono oggetti da collezione in porcellana decorata, prodotti in edizio...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$3,150 Sale Price
32% Off
Piero Fornasetti Magazine Rack
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Piero Fornasetti magazine rack with wooden frame and
Hand colored silk-screened decoration.
Fornasetti label to the base.
Atelier Fornasetti, Italy, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
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
Piero Fornasetti for Rosoni Pattern Porcelain Decorative Plate Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Rare Piero Fornasetti Rosoni Pattern porcelain plate,
1960s.
The dramatic plates depict a large flower-head on a gilt ground. This pattern is number four in series.
Refere...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1955 Piero Fornasetti Cabinet Printed Wood Brass Lacquer Gold Italian Panoplie
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
This rare Panoplie cabinet, created circa 1955 by Atelier Fornasetti, exemplifies Piero Fornasetti’s masterful blend of surrealism, craftsmanship, and refined wit. Constructed from l...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fornasetti paper weight with NATO phonetic alphabet with pen rest
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Rare Fornasetti porcelain paperweight with pen holder.
With the phonetic alphabet
o as in Oscar
P as in Papa
Q as in Quebeck etc..
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Atelier Porcelain Surrealist Themes
Variation Plate, #83
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Iconic Surrealism: Fornasetti "Themes
Variations" Porcelain Plate #83 (The Light Bulb)
A striking example of Italian surrealist design by Atelier Fornasetti (Milan). This porc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Neo-classical Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei (Cameo) Plate
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Green Malachite Cammei Plate,
Cammei or Cameo,
Circa 1950s-60s
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate, named Cammei on the reverse, meaning Cameo, has a gro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti set of eight Monkeys ceramic coasters, Italy 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti set of eight Monkeys ceramic coasters,
From the "Ne sont tous chevaliers qui sur cheval montent" series
Italy 1950s
Original box.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,148 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Vintage 20th Century Italian Table Lamp By Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A beautiful large table lamp by Piero Fornasetti. This particular model retailed by Antonangeli in the 1990s, now discontinued and appreciating in value.
More importantly it gives ...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass
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
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
$3,300 Sale Price
31% Off
Fornasetti paper weight 1962 Zodiac calendar
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Rare Fornasetti porcelain paperweight with Zodiac calendar c1962
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Fornasetti Grouping five pieces
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
two paperweights, two lidded canisters, and a dresser tray designed by Piero Fornasetti
Category
1960s Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,900 / set
Piero Fornasetti, Coffee Table, brass, Metal, Mahogany, Italy, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in High Point, NC
A lithographic-print transfer wood, mahogany, brass and metal coffee table or cocktail table, designed and produced by Piero Fornasetti, I...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fornasetti Themes
Variations Porcelain Plate-Clock, Pattern Number 74
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate #74
The Clock,
Atelier Fornasetti,
1990s
The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti, Oranges Tray, Atelier Fornasetti, ca. 1955
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Firenze, IT
Rare oranges aluminum Tray
Prod. Fornasetti, Milan, Italy, ca. 1955
Serigraphed metal.
Label not present
H 4.5 cm x 39 x 51 cm
Bibliography: Mariuccia Casadio, Barnaba Fornasett...
Category
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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