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Piero Fornasetti

(Italy, 1913-1988)
Piero Fornasetti
(Italy, 1913-1988)

A 1960s 'Cammei' waste paper bin in metal, Milano Italy.

Diameter 26 cm, height 28.5 cm.

Scratches. Wear. Tarnished. Colour loss at the bottom.

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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Estimate
300 EUR
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Bid history (27 bids)
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Apr 4, 2018 7:18 PM
870 EUR
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Apr 4, 2018 7:18 PM
850 EUR
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Apr 4, 2018 7:17 PM
770 EUR
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Apr 4, 2018 7:17 PM
750 EUR
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520 EUR
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Apr 3, 2018 10:29 AM
500 EUR
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Apr 3, 2018 10:29 AM
490 EUR
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Apr 1, 2018 1:51 AM
470 EUR
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Apr 1, 2018 1:51 AM
450 EUR
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Apr 1, 2018 1:51 AM
420 EUR
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Apr 1, 2018 1:51 AM
400 EUR
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Apr 1, 2018 1:50 AM
360 EUR
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Apr 1, 2018 1:50 AM
340 EUR
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Apr 1, 2018 1:50 AM
320 EUR
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Apr 1, 2018 1:50 AM
300 EUR
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Mar 31, 2018 6:30 PM
270 EUR
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Mar 31, 2018 6:30 PM
250 EUR
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Mar 31, 2018 10:01 AM
220 EUR
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Mar 31, 2018 10:01 AM
200 EUR
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Mar 31, 2018 10:01 AM
200 EUR
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Mar 31, 2018 8:38 AM
170 EUR
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Mar 31, 2018 8:30 AM
160 EUR
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Mar 31, 2018 8:14 AM
150 EUR
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Mar 30, 2018 8:46 PM
100 EUR
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Mar 29, 2018 3:51 PM
50 EUR
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Mar 27, 2018 7:12 PM
40 EUR
1
Mar 27, 2018 6:27 PM
30 EUR
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