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Piero Fornasetti

(Italy, 1913-1988)
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
716 - 894 EUR
733 - 916 USD
Hammer price
26 000 SEK
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Piero Fornasetti
(Italy, 1913-1988)

a pair of 'Panoplie' table lamps, Milano, Italy 1950s-60s.

Brass and metal with printed decor, one with maker's mark Fornasetti Milan Made in Italy, height ca 45 cm.

Wear and damages.

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Authentication made by Fornasetti Italy.

Designer

Piero Fornasetti was an artist, sculptor, interior designer, and engraver from Milan. DUring his career, Fornasetti created a visual language which is immediately recognisable. The artist studied at Brera Art Academy but got expelled for missbehaviours. Fornasetti created more than 11 000 artworks, many with the soap opera star Lina Cavalieris face on. Several reoccurring themes included his interpratations of symbols, such as the sun and time, in black and white. His style is reminicent of Greek and Roman architecture, a time in which he was greatly influenced by.

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