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 Eight Ceramic Coasters, “The topsy-turvy world”
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Complete Set of Eight Ceramic Coasters,
Il Mondo Alla Rovecia Pattern, (“The topsy-turvy world”),
After opera by Antonio Salieri,
1950-60s
The set of whimsical pott...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Hot Air Balloon Plate, Mongolfiere , Rosenthal, #2
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Hot Air Balloon Plates,
Mongolfiere Pattern,
Rosenthal, Motiv 2,
1980s
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate was made by Rosenthal and depicts a scene of ...
Category
1980s Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid century Piero Fornasetti “Bassorilievo” pattern magazine rack
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Piero Fornasetti Magazine rack with wooden frame and
silk-screened “Bassorilievo” decoration.
Prod. Fornasetti, Italy, circa 1950
(minor losses, crazing to the paint and oxidisati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Swedish Modern Floor Lamp with Piero Fornasetti Malachite Print Shades, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking floor lamp was designed in Sweden in the 1950s.
The design features a three-legged base in black lacquered metal. Mounted on top of the base are two tubular arms, also...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
1980s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Backgammon in Excellent condition. Made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti backgammon for Dal Negro in walnut wood , the set is in excellent condition and includes four dices, the doubling cube, two dice shaker, all 30 checke...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Piero Fornasetti Mirror Wall Mirror Brass, Italy, circa 195
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Vienna, AT
Piero Fornasetti Pocket watch Mirror Brass, Italy, circa 1955
Surrealistic wall mirror by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, from the late 1950's hanging from a velvet band, early 1960- colle...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rosenthal Porcelain Themes & Variations Plate For Piero Fornasetti, The Sun
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Themes And Variations Plate,
The Sun,
Rosenthal Factory,
Motiv Number 18,
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 the face of the sun amongst clouds. These plates are sometimes called Julia plates...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1970s Gorgeous Unique Piero Fornasetti Table Lamp. Made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous unique Piero Fornasetti Table Lamp. Made in Italy. This lamp is unique and is in excellent condition, signed at the bottom and it works perfectly. The black silk lamp ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti Jewelry Dish Tray
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
An Italian porcelain tray or dish with Greco-Roman design by designer by Piero Fornasetti, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, Italy. Use on a desk/vanity or on a cocktail table. etc. Tra...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Greco Roman Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Hot Air Balloon Plates, Mongolfiere Pattern, Set of Six
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Hot Air Balloon Plates,
Mongolfiere Pattern,
Set of Six,
1970s.
The Set of Piero Fornasetti plates depict different scenes of hist...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Piero Fornasetti Complete Set of Eight Ceramic Coasters, Italian Opera
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Complete Set of Eight Ceramic Coasters,
Il Mondo Alla Rovecia Pattern, (“The topsy-turvy world”),
After opera by Antonio Salieri,
1950-60s
The set of whimsical pottery barware pottery coasters represent different scenes from an Opera, Il Mondo Alla Rovecia with the roles of each character reversed. There is the bottom section of the gold cardboard box.
Dimensions: 4 1/8 inches diameter x 1 1/8 inches high (10.48cm diameter)
With Antonio Salieri’s star on the wane, Il mondo alla rovescia (“The topsy-turvy world”) was coolly received by the Viennese in January 1795 and quickly fell into near-oblivion for over two centuries. It is an amusing comedy from an experienced master of opera buffa.
The mildly risqué action is set on a mythical island where women, Amazon-like, rule the roost and men are reduced to drooling subservience. The status quo is challenged with the arrival of two shipwrecked aristocrats, a Count and a Marquise, and a European vessel intent on their rescue – although, in keeping with contemporary taste.
F Murray...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Table by Piero Fornasetti Depicting "Sun King" 'Louis XIV', Made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous round table by Piero Fornasetti depicting in gold color "Sun King" (Louis XIV) on the black lacquered wood top, with black metal base and hexagonal brass connectors, t...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Hot Air Balloon Plates, Mongolfiere, Rosenthal
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Hot Air Balloon Plates,
Mongolfiere Pattern,
Rosenthal, Motiv 1,
1980s
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate was made by Rosenthal and depicts a scene of ...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pierro Fornasetti, rare magazine rack made for Ohlssons, Malmö Sweden 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare magazine rack, model Damasco, made by Piero Fornasetti exclusively for Ohlssons in Malmö, Sweden in the 1950s.
This item has been verified by Fornasetti archives. Informatio...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Cameos model Umbrella stand
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Piero Fornasetti Umbrella stand in metal
printed gold cameos and brass.
Piero Fornasetti, Italy circa 1960
(minor losses to the surface decoration)
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Steel
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
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Astrolabe Plate
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti astrolabe plate,
Numbered #7 in Series
1960s-mid 1970s.
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate depicts an astrolabe in a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti "Libri" Rare Vintage Basket on Legs, circa 1950, Italy.
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brussels, BE
Piero Fornasetti "Libri" model basket, circa 1950, Italy.
Rare vintage edition on 3 legs.
Cat, mouse and books decor, brass border, original black lacquered tripod wood base, blue-gr...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Aries Zodiac Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate, Number 9, Aries
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Zodiac Plate, Number 9
Aries,
Astrali Pattern,
Made for Corisia
Dated 1972
The plate for the sign ARIES is dated 1972 and is numbered #9. The pla...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Palloni, Hot Air Balloon Complete Set of Coasters
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Palloni, Hot Air Balloon.
Complete Set of Coasters,
1955-60
The Piero Fornasetti ceramic coasters are a complete set of eight. They each depict a different...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Set of Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Rosoni Pattern Plates-Rosettes
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Set of Six Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Rosoni pattern plates depicting Rosettes
1980s,
The dramatic plates depict six different large black and white flower-shaped rosettes on a gilt ground.
Dimensions: 10 inches diameter x 1 1/4 inches high.
The plates are numbered 1-6, each a different design.
Mark: a printed black and white flower with the name ROSONI above the Fornasetti hand...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1990s Wall Clock in Glass by Fornasetti. Made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Gorgeous wall clock in glass by Fornasetti it's signed on the bottom. Made in Italy. It's in excellent condition and it works perfectly with an AA battery (quartz mechanism by ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fornasetti Themes & Variations Plate #334, Atelier Fornasetti, The Quiet
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation plate, #334,
The Quiet,
Atelier Fornasetti
With Original Box.
The Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts t...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Porcelain Themes & Variations Plate For Piero Fornasetti, Motiv 33
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes And Variations Plate,
The Clock Face,
Motiv Number 33,
1980s
A collection of thus pattern is available.
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 the face of a clock set to nine o'clock. These plates are sometimes called Julia plates...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
'Strumenti Musicali' Drinks / Side Tables by Piero Fornasetti, c 1970s, Signed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These gorgeous collectors items are the 'Strumenti Musicali' (Musical Instruments in Italian) side tables by Piero Fornasetti, signed underneath with original labels. Priced individu...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 in the center with a wide painted g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, #286
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate #286,
The Binoculars,
Atelier Fornasetti
The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts the f...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti paper weight 1962 Zodiac calendar
By Fornasetti, Piero 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
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
Piero Fornasetti Italian Racehorse Champions Plates
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Italian Racehorse Champions Plates,
Great Italian Equestrian Champions,
"Grandi Campioni Italian Del Galoppo,
Circa 1950's.
The plates, numbered consecutively from ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
1993 Fornasetti Portfolio 6 Surrealist Black/Gold Serigraphs Printed France
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
The complete portfolio from the series Sole e Lune containing 6 Fine Art Silkscreen by Piero Fornasetti published in France by Graphique de France in 1993. This portfolio was exclusively created for Pier One...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Paper
FORNASETTI Vintage Table Lamp
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Oggi Maria Pia newspaper table lamp with painted metal (lithographical and transfer-printed) and brass / made in Milan Italy in the 198...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti "Pesci" Porcelain Plates, Set of Six Plates with School of Fish
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti "Pesci" Porcelain Plates,
Set of Six Plates with Schools of Fish,
Circa 1970s
Each of the six different designs depicts a school of similar fish swimming across th...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Vide Poche or Trinket Dish
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic small dish which could be used as a Vide Poche, catchall, jewelry tray, etc designed by Piero Fornasetti. Great musical theme and very good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
'Cammei' Silver Cameos Motif Side Table by Piero Fornasetti, Signed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous collectors item is a 'Cammei' (Cameos in Italian) side table by Piero Fornasetti, signed underneath with its original label. This side table is made with lacquered wood...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
FORNASETTI Two Tier Tray Table
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian table with two removable trays in lacquered wood and faux bamboo patinated brass base / made in Milan Italy in the 1950s
Original Fornasetti labels on the base of tra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Piero Fornasetti Pocket Watch Wall Mirror Brass, Italy, circa 1955
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Vienna, AT
Piero Fornasetti Pocket watch Mirror Brass, Italy, circa 1955
Surrealistic wall mirror by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, from the late 1950's, early 1960- collectors piece. Charming origin...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
1960s Catchall / Vide-Poche in Porcelain "La Gioconda" by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Original astonishing porcelain catchall / vide-poche "La Gioconda" by Piero Fornasetti. Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. Marked on the bottom...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
'Pompeiana' Corner Cabinet by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 2 of 2 in 1988, Signed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 'much larger than it looks' collectors item is the 'Pompeiana' corner cabinet by Piero Fornasetti, completed in 1988, signed, dated and numbered 2 of 2. Fornasetti cabinets, es...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass
Piero Fornasetti Coat Stand Made of Painted Wrought Iron, Opaline Glass, Brass
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A beautiful coat hanger designed by Piero Fornasetti and produced in the 1960s.
Made of a wrought iron structure painted in an vibrant red, it can be distinguished by its blue opaline glass on top and high quality construction enriched with brass details.
This cape stand is in very good condition with just some signs due to age and use on the original paint and some oxidation on the brass details. Great patina and opaline glass ball in pristine order.
Dimensions: Base max 64cm - Height 206cm
Literature: B. Fornasetti, by M. Casadio, ''Fornasetti l'artista alchimista, La bottega...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Piero Fornasetti Rosone Charger, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage decorative Rosone N.6 large plate or charger designed and manufactured by the Italian master of playful and surreal self-expression Piero Fo...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
FORNASETTI "Bastoni" Rectangular Lucite Tray
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian rectangular lucite tray featuring "Bastoni" walking canes, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Campagnia del Tabacco / made in Milan Italy in the 1990s
Original Fornaset...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Two 1960s Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments Plates by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These two 1960s Mid-Century Modern decorative plates by Piero Fornasetti typically exemplify his whimsical and artistic approach to design.The plates depict intricate surreal illustr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Caduceus" Lithograph Gilt Porcelain Green Ashtray
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage celadon/mint green ceramic ashtray/trinket dish with cigarette slots by Piero Fornasetti, (circa 1950s, Italy). Features lithographic tra...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 Plates, Piero Fornasetti, Adamo / Adam
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Stockholm, SE
12 plates of model Adamo (Adam) designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s. Piero Fornasetti created one set of Adam and one set of Eva containing 12 plates each. These plates are 26 ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 6 Decorative Plates "Specialità Torinesi" by P. Fornasetti for Fiat
By Fornasetti, Piero 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
1970s Set of Vintage Porcelain Plates, by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
1970s plate, Calendar series is a set of 9 silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti during the 1970s from the Calendario series, the Happy New Year dishes series.
It includes all the years except 1977.
Good conditions.
Black and white ceramic Fornasetti wall plate...
Category
1970s Italian 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
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Mesi & Soli Plates, "12 Mesi, 12 Soli", Twelve Suns
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Mesi & Soli Plates,
"12 Mesi, 12 Soli", Twelve Suns, Twelve Months,
Eight Plates,
Mid to Late 1950s.
Piero Fornasetti's "12 Mesi 12 Soli" series numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10, showing the sun as a woman's face and each one representing a different month- May & June.
Dimensions: 10-inch diameter x 1-inch high.
The Piero Fornasetti Mesi & Soli Pattern Plates are a series of twelve porcelain plates that were designed by the Italian artist Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s. Each plate features a different month of the year, represented by a sun with the face of a woman. The plates are decorated in a whimsical and playful style that is typical of Fornasetti's work.
The Mesi & Soli Pattern Plates were inspired by a calendar that Fornasetti created in 1942 for his friend, the Italian publisher Gio Ponti. The calendar featured a series of drawings of the sun with the face of a woman, and Fornasetti later adapted these drawings for the plates.
The Mesi & Soli Pattern Plates were first produced in the early 1950s.
Mark: Each with Piero Fornasetti printed...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early Rare Piero Fornasetti 'Corona di fiori' Convex Optical Mirror, Italy 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti, Gio Ponti
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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Lacquer
FORNASETTI Cigar Humidor
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wooden cigar humidor box with cammei design on faux marble / made in Milan Italy in the 1980s
Original labels inside and on the base
Measures: width 12 inches, depth ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
1970s Piero Fornasetti Astonishing Crystal Paperweight Sphere. Made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Piero Fornasetti astonishing crystal paperweight sphere in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Dimension:
diameter 3,14 x 1,57 inches
diameter 8 cm x cm 4 H
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Crystal
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Table Lamp, Made in Italy, 'Not a Replica'
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti table lamp. Made in Italy (Not a Replica), this lamp is in excellent condition, signed at the bottom and it works perfectly. The black silk lamp shade...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Piero Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti 'Barbone' Dog Umbrella Stand
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
Delightful Piero Fornasetti Umbrella Stand depicting a Poodle. Italy 1962, with back drip-tray.
Category
1960s 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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