# Piero Fornasetti - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T04:13:11.678Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 2,128
- Lots with prices: 1,511
- First auction date: 2001-06-10
- Latest auction date: 2026-07-09
- Median realised price: $800
- Price range: $20 to $179,000

## Market Takeaway
Piero Fornasetti shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,768 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $850. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 172 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-24.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($850\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $350 and $2,300.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 54.7% (694 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 38.5% (489 sales)
- $10,000\+: 6.8% (86 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 172
- Previous 12 months sales: 200
- Recent 12 months median: $700
- Previous 12 months median: $600
- Median shift: 16.7%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-24
- Days since latest sale: 25
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Finarte: 142 lots
- Piasa: 142 lots
- Cambi Casa d'Aste: 135 lots
- Christie's: 122 lots
- Wright: 101 lots
- Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH: 63 lots
- Bonhams: 61 lots
- Aste Bolaffi: 51 lots
- Artcurial: 50 lots
- Wannenes Art Auctions: 49 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-07-09 | Piero FORNASETTI \(1913\-1988\) Poubelle en métal sérigraphié à décor de chiens | Gros\-Delettrez | €400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-1913-1988-poubelle-en-metal-serigraphie-a-decor-de-chiens-98-c-9dab791da4
2. 2026-03-19 | PIERO FORNASETTI \(1913\-1988\) Rare 'Ideal City' Panelcirca 1950lithographic transfer\-print with hand\-coloring on wood panel, inscribed 'MADE IN ITALY BY PIERO FORNASETTI', signed 'Piero Fornasetti' and numbered '\- 2:A' on the reverseheight 88 1/2 \(... | Bonhams | $10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-1913-1988-rare-ideal-city-panelcirca-1950lithographic-transfer-print-with-hand-coloring-on-wood-panel-inscribed-made-in-italy-by-piero-fornasetti-signed-piero-fornasetti-and-numbered-2-a-on-the-reverseheight-88-1-2-42-c-2c6d2b3b7f
3. 2026-03-19 | PIERO FORNASETTI \(Milan, 1913 \- 1988\) Service of 12 plates, model Specialità Torinesi, ca.1960. White porcelain with gold thread, decorated by grisaille lithography with architectural views and cooking recipes. Stamp on the reverse.< | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milan-1913-1988-service-of-12-plates-model-specialita-torinesi-ca-1960-white-porcelain-with-gold-thread-decorated-by-grisaille-lithography-with-architectural-views-and-cooking-recipes-stamp-on-the-reverse-78-c-416ffa9e15
4. 2026-02-25 | Piero Fornasetti \(1913\-1988\), produced by Ceramic Bardelli  Set of eleven 'Libreria' tiles, circa 2 | Roseberys | £1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-1913-1988-produced-by-ceramic-bardelli-set-of-eleven-libreria-tiles-circa-2-205-c-da2de07552
5. 2025-12-17 | Piero FORNASETTI \(1913\-1988\) pour PERUGIA | Gros\-Delettrez | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-1913-1988-pour-perugia-13-c-ab2a96323b
6. 2025-12-03 | Set of 6 Piero Fornasetti "Mitologia" Porcelain Cocktail Coasters | Market Auctions | $25 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-set-of-6-piero-fornasetti-mitologia-porcelain-cocktail-coasters-189-c-92ea6b1f9e
7. 2025-12-02 | Piero Fornasetti \(Italian, 1913\-1988\): A table lamp | Gorringes | £700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-italian-1913-1988-a-table-lamp-152-c-3c30197955
8. 2025-11-25 | Piero FORNASETTI \(1913\-1988\) Paravent « Strumenti Musicali & Uccelli » à quatre feuilles en bois laqué et décors lithographiés recto\-verso d’oiseaux en cage et d’instruments de musique | Gros\-Delettrez | €6,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-1913-1988-paravent-strumenti-musicali-uccelli-a-quatre-feuilles-en-bois-laque-et-decors-lithographies-recto-verso-d-oiseaux-en-cage-et-d-instruments-de-musique-193-c-5dd2169e8a
9. 2025-11-25 | Piero FORNASETTI \(1913\-1988\) Lampe « Obélisque » en métal sérigraphié, réflecteur en Perspex | Gros\-Delettrez | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-1913-1988-lampe-obelisque-en-metal-serigraphie-reflecteur-en-perspex-192-c-d7a58855f3
10. 2025-11-17 | Piero Fornasetti \(Milano 10/11/1913 \- Milano 09/10/1988\) \- Set of four bookends, 'musical instruments' decoration , 1960 circa | Finarte | €550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milano-10-11-1913-milano-09-10-1988-set-of-four-bookends-musical-instruments-decoration-1960-circa-92-c-20a003071c
11. 2025-11-17 | Piero Fornasetti \(Milano 10/11/1913 \- Milano 09/10/1988\) \- Set of four bookends, 'musical instruments' decoration , 1960 circa | Finarte | €500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milano-10-11-1913-milano-09-10-1988-set-of-four-bookends-musical-instruments-decoration-1960-circa-51-c-4f51ec5ed4
12. 2025-10-31 | PIERO FORNASETTI \(ITALIAN 1913\-1988\) | Lyon & Turnbull | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-italian-1913-1988-254-c-75e34402dd
13. 2025-10-29 | Piero Fornasetti \(Milan, 1913–1988\) for Fornasetti Milano, ca. 1960–1970 Decorative oval platter in white glazed porcelain, stamped with the Goose game | Subastas Segre | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milan-1913-1988-for-fornasetti-milano-ca-1960-1970-decorative-oval-platter-in-white-glazed-porcelain-stamped-with-the-goose-game-1270-c-17977fef39
14. 2025-10-29 | Piero Fornasetti \(Milan, 1913–1988\) for Fornasetti, ca. 1950–1960 Decorative plate, “Panoplie” model No. 5. | Subastas Segre | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milan-1913-1988-for-fornasetti-ca-1950-1960-decorative-plate-panoplie-model-no-5-1267-c-17976b414e
15. 2025-10-29 | Piero Fornasetti \(Milan, 1913–1988\) for Fornasetti, ca. 1950–1960 Decorative plate, “Panoplie” model No. 6. | Subastas Segre | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milan-1913-1988-for-fornasetti-ca-1950-1960-decorative-plate-panoplie-model-no-6-1266-c-17975a1e72
16. 2025-10-29 | Piero Fornasetti \(Milan, 1913–1988\) for Fornasetti, ca. 1950–1960 Decorative plate, “Panoplie” model No. 3. | Subastas Segre | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milan-1913-1988-for-fornasetti-ca-1950-1960-decorative-plate-panoplie-model-no-3-1265-c-179740f248
17. 2025-10-21 | Piero Fornasetti \(Italian, 1913\-1988\), | Sworders | £500
18. 2025-10-21 | PIERO FORNASETTI \(Milan, 1913 \- 1988\) for BARDELLI, Italy. "Città di Carte \(City of cards\)", 1995. Signed and dated. Four\-leaf folding screen. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milan-1913-1988-for-bardelli-italy-citta-di-carte-city-of-cards-1995-signed-and-dated-four-leaf-folding-screen-51-c-fe35949d4a
19. 2025-10-09 | Piero Fornasetti "Bissona" Tray Table | Auctions at Showplace | $950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-bissona-tray-table-43-c-7b946bf871
20. 2025-09-30 | Piero Fornasetti \(Milano 10/11/1913 \- Milano 09/10/1988\) \- Pair of bookends, musical instruments decoration , 1960 circa | Finarte | €280 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milano-10-11-1913-milano-09-10-1988-pair-of-bookends-musical-instruments-decoration-1960-circa-2159-c-d64481db0a
21. 2025-09-30 | Piero Fornasetti \(Milano 10/11/1913 \- Milano 09/10/1988\) \- Pair of bookends, musical instruments decoration , 1960 circa | Finarte | €220 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milano-10-11-1913-milano-09-10-1988-pair-of-bookends-musical-instruments-decoration-1960-circa-2117-c-9d946b2998
22. 2025-09-30 | Piero Fornasetti \(Milano 10/11/1913 \- Milano 09/10/1988\) \- Pair of bookends, musical instruments decoration , 1960 circa | Finarte | €300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milano-10-11-1913-milano-09-10-1988-pair-of-bookends-musical-instruments-decoration-1960-circa-2080-c-df1429cb26
23. 2025-09-30 | Piero Fornasetti \(Milano 10/11/1913 \- Milano 09/10/1988\) \- Pair of bookends musical instruments decoration , 1960 circa | Finarte | €300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milano-10-11-1913-milano-09-10-1988-pair-of-bookends-musical-instruments-decoration-1960-circa-2078-c-4544c9881f
24. 2025-09-30 | Piero Fornasetti \(Milano 10/11/1913 \- Milano 09/10/1988\) \- Set of four bookends, musical instruments decoration , 1960 circa | Finarte | €500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-piero-fornasetti-milano-10-11-1913-milano-09-10-1988-set-of-four-bookends-musical-instruments-decoration-1960-circa-2011-c-bbb437f92f

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