A TRANSFER-PRINTED METAL CUBE TABLE

PIERO FORNASETTI, CIRCA 1950S

Details

A TRANSFER-PRINTED METAL CUBE TABLE
Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s
Opening to reveal a filing drawer, with the firm's label
7in. (19.7cm.) square

Literature

Stephen Greengard, "Practical Follies: Fornasetti, Italy's Master of Functional Surrealism", Art & Antiques, Summer 1988, p. 84; Mauris, p. 117

Exhibited

London, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, 2 October 1991 - 19 Januray 1992

Lot Essay

This table/filing cabinet exemplifies Fornasetti's predilection for dramatic contrasts in scale. Here he manages to capture the grandeur of a Palladian villa in a small cube.