PIERO FORNASETTI (1913 - 1988)
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PIERO FORNASETTI (1913 - 1988)

LEOPARD CHEST OF DRAWERS, CIRCA 1960

Fermé20 April 2011

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GBP 39,650

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PIERO FORNASETTI (1913 - 1988)
LEOPARD CHEST OF DRAWERS, CIRCA 1960
produced by Ateliers Fornasetti, with lithographically-decorated and hand-painted surfaces, the drawer linings of mahogany, with varnished brass pulls and tapering sabots
33¼ in. (84.5 cm.) high; 39 1/3 in. (100 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
marked with ivorine atelier label to upper drawer

Note du spécialiste

Designed in 1960, it is believed that only three examples of the 'Leopard' cabinet, including the present example, were produced. The design was subsequently reprised in the 1980s, and produced in a limited edition by Ateliers Fornasetti.