• 20/21 Design: 1900 to Now auction at Christies

    Sale 5868

    20/21 Design: 1900 to Now

    London, South Kensington

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    28 October 2014

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    • PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
    Lot 13

    PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)

    A 'LIBRERIA' BOOKCASE, EXECUTED 1988-1989

    Price realised

    GBP 8,750

    Estimate

    GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000

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    PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
    A 'LIBRERIA' BOOKCASE, EXECUTED 1988-1989
    produced by Atelier Fornasetti, lithographically-decorated wood
    79 in. (200.5 cm.) high; 59 ¼ in. (150.5 cm.) wide; 14 ¼ in. (36 cm.) deep

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    All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.


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