PROPERTY FROM THE FORNASETTI ARCHIVE Piero Fornasetti Rare illuminated "Malachite" trumeau 1956 Lithographic transfer-printed wood and metal, painted metal, painted wood, brass, glass. 86 × 31 1/2 × 25 1/4 in. (218.4 × 80 × 64.1 cm.), with writing surface fully extended Interior of top drawer with plastic roundel impressed with logo and "FORNASETTI/MILANO." Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Fornasetti Archive.
Literature Patrick Mauriès, Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, London, 1991, p. 179; Mariuccia Casadio and Barnaba Fornasetti, Fornasetti: L’artista Alchimista: La Bottega Fantastica, Milan, 2009, p. 356; Mariuccia Casadio, Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, New York, 2010, illustrated p. 348 Catalogue Essay The Fornasetti Archive has confirmed that the present lot is one of only three examples ever produced. Read More
PROPERTY FROM THE FORNASETTI ARCHIVE Piero Fornasetti Rare illuminated "Malachite" trumeau 1956 Lithographic transfer-printed wood and metal, painted metal, painted wood, brass, glass. 86 × 31 1/2 × 25 1/4 in. (218.4 × 80 × 64.1 cm.), with writing surface fully extended Interior of top drawer with plastic roundel impressed with logo and "FORNASETTI/MILANO." Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Fornasetti Archive.
Literature Patrick Mauriès, Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, London, 1991, p. 179; Mariuccia Casadio and Barnaba Fornasetti, Fornasetti: L’artista Alchimista: La Bottega Fantastica, Milan, 2009, p. 356; Mariuccia Casadio, Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, New York, 2010, illustrated p. 348 Catalogue Essay The Fornasetti Archive has confirmed that the present lot is one of only three examples ever produced. Read More
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