Italian Mid Century Modern Piero Fornasetti "Caccia" Coffee Table Milan 1955 Decorative Arts Paul Auguste Gagne was a

Paul Auguste Gagne was a sculptor active in Paris in the  to late 19th century

created from the finest high quality solid flame mahogany

The lamp was just professionally rewired to American code

Chicago (1973) and the Museum of Modern Art

The use of specimen woods as a decorative feature in furniture of this type was distinctive to Galle District of Ceylon

Italian Mid Century Modern Piero Fornasetti "Caccia" Coffee Table Milan 1955 Decorative Arts Paul Auguste Gagne was aAn important Italian Mid Century lacquered wood & brass, hand painted & transferred coffee table, designed by Piero Fornasetti (1913 1988) in the "Caccia" pattern, 1955. This fabulous iconic table was created by the Italian design visionary Piero Fornasetti, is in remarkable excellent condition, the top is decorated in the "Caccia" pattern, which translates from the Italian as "Hunt". The lacquered top having a ground imitating black veined marble &