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A 20th Century Italian "Musicale" Chair By Fornasetti Studios C.1980
Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
£3,595 per item
Based on our pricing data, this item is above the recommended price.
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Item details
Height
93.01 cm
Width
41.02 cm
Depth
45.01 cm
Wear conditions
Good
This item has been confirmed as being signed by artist by the seller. Please reach out to the seller for more information.
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Wear conditions
Excellent
Shows little to no signs of wear and tear.
Good
May show slight traces of use in keeping with age. Most vintage and antique items fit into this condition.
Average
Likely to show signs of some light scratching and ageing but still remains in a fair condition.
Apparent Wear and Tear
Visible signs of previous use including scratches, chips or stains.
Please refer to condition report, images or make a seller enquiry for additional information.
Description
A very rare chair by Fornasetti Studios made in Italy towards the latter end of the 20th century. These chairs are handcrafted using the original artisan techniques. It is silk-screened by hand, hand painted and covered with a smooth lacquer. This particular model is called the “Musicale” chair (or Lyre chair) and it is one of the more sought after models designed by Fornasetti. There is a very limited production of these chairs. This functional yet sculptural item is sure to bring to life any interior thanks to the signature quirkiness so distinctive of Fornasetti furniture.
The Italian artist, illustrator and furniture maker Piero Fornasetti was one of the wittiest and most imaginative design talents of the 20th century. He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500 variations — an enigmatic woman’s face based on that of the 19th-century opera singer Lina Cavalieri. Fornasetti used transfer prints of these images, rendered in the style of engravings, to decorate an endless variety of furnishings and housewares that ranged from chairs, tables and desks to dishes, lamps and umbrella stands. His work is archly clever, often surreal and always fun.
Fornasetti was born in Milan, the son of an accountant, and he lived his entire life in the city. He showed artistic talent as a child and enrolled at Milan’s Brera Academy of Fine Art in 1930, but was expelled after two years for consistently failing to follow his professors’ orders. A group of his hand-painted silk scarves, displayed in the 1933 Triennale di Milano, caught the eye of the architect and designer Gio Ponti, who, in the 1940s, became Fornasetti’s collaborator and patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms with Fornasetti’s decorative motifs — lighthearted arrangements of flowers and birds on some pieces, austere architectural imagery on others. The two worked together on numerous commissions for interiors, though their greatest project has been lost: the first-class lounges and restaurants of the luxury ocean liner Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956.
Height: 36.62 in (93 cm)Width: 16.15 in (41 cm)Depth: 17.72 in (45 cm)Seat Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)
Condition report:
Good
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. In Good Condition - Some scrapes to the edges of the seating area, otherwise excellent vintage condition. Please refer to photographs.
Additional dimensions information:
Height: 36.62 in (93 cm)Width: 16.15 in (41 cm)Depth: 17.72 in (45 cm)Seat Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)
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Estimated delivery time
One to two weeks
Free collection available
Yes
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