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Piero Fornasetti(Italy, 1913-1988)
paper basket, "Camei", Milan, Italy.
Hammer price
7 500SEK
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK

Paper basket, "Camei", Milan, Italy.

Metal with printed decor and brass details, marked FORNASETTI MILANO MADE IN ITALY, height 28,5 cm.

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Provenance

Torbjörn Lenskog design collection.

More about Piero Fornasetti

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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