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Piero Fornasetti

(Italy, 1913-1988)
Estimate
150 000 - 200 000 SEK
13 700 - 18 300 EUR
14 000 - 18 600 USD
Hammer price
185 000 SEK
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Piero Fornasetti
(Italy, 1913-1988)

a "Scimmie & Co" chest of drawers, Fornasetti, Italy, Milano 2018.

White lacquered wood, decorated with printed pattern of leaves and monkeys, three drawers, chrome plated feet and handles, glass top, maker's mark Fornasetti Made in Italy Milano, height 84 cm, width 100 cm, depth 55 cm.

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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