Piero Fornasetti , 1950s, Italian, Painted and Enamelled metal box 30cm x 12.5 cm x 4cm £690

A vintage enameled metal box with a slide out wooden drawer. The box was designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950's . It has a mahogany dovetailed wooden drawer which slides into the black enamelled metal box

Piero Fornasetti (10 November 1913 – 15 October 1988) was an Italian artist and designer. Born in Milan, Fornasetti's creative pursuits encompassed design, decoration, painting, curating, and printing. His oeuvre, spanning over 13,000 works, displayed a wide range of objects and furniture with a unique emphasis on decorative diversity. Collaborating with figures like Gio Ponti, Fornasetti's atelier became synonymous with bringing art into everyday lives through practical yet artistically adorned objects.