'SEDIA MUSICALE', A LITHOGRAPHICALLY PRINTED AND CARVED WOOD CHAIR , PIERO FORNASETTI, CIRCA 1950S | Christie's

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IMPORTANT DESIGN: THE LIFE OF PIERO FORNASETTI

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16 May 1998

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Lot 86

'SEDIA MUSICALE', A LITHOGRAPHICALLY PRINTED AND CARVED WOOD CHAIR

PIERO FORNASETTI, CIRCA 1950S

Price realised

USD 12,650

Estimate

USD 2,000 - USD 3,000

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'SEDIA MUSICALE', A LITHOGRAPHICALLY PRINTED AND CARVED WOOD CHAIR
Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s
With the firm's paper label
35in. (90.8cm.) high
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Lot Essay

cf. Mauris, p. 167; Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, 1997, pp. 366-367 for illustrations of this model
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