Two Bookends with Monuments, Circa 1950

Piero Fornasetti  

This Two Bookends with Monuments is an original pair of decorative objects designed and realized by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s. Original silk-screened metal. Marked on the base. Beautiful pair of metal decorated bookends with the representation of golden silhouettes representing a figure on horseback, in full antiquing and classical Fornasetti style. Although Piero Fornasetti's works are produced as individual pieces, he was an important figure in Italian design culture, his name is now better known on the international design scene than in any other fields. Fornasetti was, however, an artist involved in a variety of aesthetic disciplines, including painting, drawing, graphic design and product design. Piero Fornasetti (Milan, 1913 - 1988). Fornasetti was an Italian versatile and eclectic artistic, characterised by an unstoppable creative flair that made him one of the most prolific figures of the 20th Century, and difficult to ascribe to a specific movement. Although Piero Fornasetti's works are produced as individual pieces, he was an important figure in Italian industria culture, to such an extent that his name is now better known on the international design scene than in any other fields. Fornasetti was, however, an artist actively involved in a variety of aesthetic disciplines, including painting, drawing and product design.