Lot Essay
At the specification Piero's brother Gigi, and his wife Selia, this example uniquely features blue-tinted lithography, to compliment the 'Blue Bedroom' of the 'La Gatta' villa, Lake Como, 1962.
UNIQUE ARCHITETTURA BUREAU, 1962
Details
PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
UNIQUE ARCHITETTURA BUREAU, 1962
produced by Atelier Fornasetti, with hinged fall and three graduated drawers, blue-tinted lithographic surfaces, on ebonised wood feet, retaining three keys
42¼ in. (107.2 cm.) high; 31 7/8 in. (81 cm.) wide; 16 in. (41 cm.) deep
UNIQUE ARCHITETTURA BUREAU, 1962
produced by Atelier Fornasetti, with hinged fall and three graduated drawers, blue-tinted lithographic surfaces, on ebonised wood feet, retaining three keys
42¼ in. (107.2 cm.) high; 31 7/8 in. (81 cm.) wide; 16 in. (41 cm.) deep
Provenance
Gigi & Selia Fornasetti, Villa 'La Gatta', Lake Como, 1962; thence by descent
Literature
P. Mauriès, Fornasetti, Designer of Dreams, London, 1991, p. 100 (variations illustrated)
B. Fornasetti, Fornasetti, La Bottega Fantastica, Vol II, Milan, 2009, p. 357 (variations illustrated)
B. Fornasetti, Fornasetti, La Bottega Fantastica, Vol II, Milan, 2009, p. 357 (variations illustrated)
Special Notice
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