March 9, 2020

small Fornasetti guitars and zithers box

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A small Piero Fornasetti box decorated with guitars and zithers
Metal, lithographically printed and hand coloured.
Mahogany interior, Fornasetti label to the base.
Italy, circa 1960.

Price: 1250 GBP

Date: 1950-60

Dimensions: 14cm wide x 9cm deep x 2.5cm high

Medium: steel and mahogany

Architect/Designer: Piero Fornasetti

Condition: Very good original condition, minor damage/repair to the mahogany drawer

Stock no: 1631

Categories: boxes - mid century - Piero Fornasetti
20th Century - CV1 left - Decorative items - featured - Fornasetti

Piero Fornasetti (10 November 1913 - 9 October 1988) was an Italian painter, sculptor, interior decorator and engraver. He lived most of his life in Milan, attending the Brera Art Academy from 1930-32 when he was expelled for insubordination. During World War II, he went into exile in Switzerland from 1943-46. He created more than 11,000 items, many featuring the face of a woman, operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri, as a motif. Fornasetti found her face in a 19th-century magazine. “What inspired me to create more than 500 variations on the face of a woman?” asks Italian designer, Piero Fornasetti of himself. “I don’t know,” he admits, “I began to make them and I never stopped.” The “Tema e Variazioni” (theme and variation) plate series based on Cavalieri's face numbered more than 350. source: Wikipedia