Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913-1988) and Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979) Demi-Secretaire, from the "Architettura" series, designed circa 1950, executed circa 1990s, with Fornasetti label to top drawer interior and rear, the drop-front small secretaire above three drawers, allover decorated with images after Piranesi. 42" H x 31.5" W x 16.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Note: The offered lot is one of the iconic productions of the Fornasetti Manufattura. Its inventive and playful use of lithographed surfaces are synonymous with the name Fornasetti, and are produced by the firm today only in very limited numbers. The offered lot likely dates from the 1990s. Literature: ?Piero Fornasetti: Playful Graphic Art from Italy?, Grabrauchsgraphik 6, Munich, 1962, n.p., for an example with the trumeau cabinet; B. Fornasetti, "Fornasetti: The Complete Universe", New York, 2010, p. 349, for an example with the trumeau cabinet; I. de Guttry, M. Maino, "Il Mobile Italiano Deglianni ?40 E ?50", Rome, 2010, pp. 164-65, for an example with the trumeau cabinet. Keywords: Designer, Furniture, Desk, Writing table, Architecture motif, Secretary, Vintage

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