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Piero 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.
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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...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood, Walnut
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess Board - Game Set Box. Made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess board - Game set Box for Dal Negro in walnut wood , the set is in excellent condition and includes chess game, checkers game, card game and dice...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Walnut, Wood
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...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Piero Fornasetti "Cammei" Coffee Table
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Piero Fornasetti "Cammei" coffee table composed of a lithographic transfer with cameo motif on lacquered wood supported by a black enameled-steel base with brass, adjustable feet (ca...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Steel
Midcentury Folding Tray Table "City of Cards", Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Firenze, IT
Midcentury folding coffee table.
Fantasia “Città delle Carte” (City of Cards). The rarest and most fascinating Fornasetti’s pattern.
Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1950s
French la...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
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...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal