Unique Works design & art

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FUTURE ANTIQUE GALLERY

Unique Works

Unique Works is a Collection of contemporary and twentieth century design and art works, unique pieces handcrafted.
Exclusive pieces made with passion and creativity.
Wood, stone, ceramic, natural forms…



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Abbraccio
by Pietro Meccani, 1989

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DESCRIPTION, DETAILS & DIMENSIONS:

Carved wooden sculpture. The two wooden trunks embrace each other and are connected through a copper element. Unique piece made by hand.
Author's signature with date.

Meccani Arredamenti copper plate.

Dimensions (cm):  W 27 x D 18 x H 41


DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1989

PLACE OF ORIGIN: Handmade in Italy
Bellissima scultura in legno scolpito di Pietro Meccani per Meccani Arredamenti, Cascina (Pisa) del 1989.
I due tronchi di legno si abbracciano, da cui il nome "Abbraccio", e sono collegati attraverso un elemento in rame.
Natura, movimento, pezzo unico realizzato a mano.
Certificazione di Originalità ed Autenticità rilasciata dall'Archivio Meccani. Firma dell'Autore con data.
La scultura ha partecipato alla Mostra "Pietro Meccani, opere di Design dagli anni '80", Settembre - Dicembre 2023 by Future Antique Gallery, Cascina (Pisa).


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Caravella
by Pietro Meccani, 1989

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DESCRIPTION, DETAILS & DIMENSIONS:

Sculpture, object holder, candy etc. handmade in carved wood. Caravella is part of a collection of sculptures by the Author who represents movement, discovery, dream: Cristoforo Colombo. Unique piece signed by the author with date.
Meccani Arredamenti copper plate.


Dimensions (cm):  W 43 x D 17 x H 15


CREATOR: Meccani Arredamenti, Cascina (Pisa), Tuscany Italy

DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1989

PLACE OF ORIGIN: Handmade in Italy
Scultura porta oggetti, caramelle ecc, realizzata a mano in legno scolpito da Pietro Meccani nel 1989 per Meccani Arredamenti, Cascina (Pisa).
"Caravella" fa parte di una collezione di sculture dell'Autore che rappresentano il movimento, la scoperta, il sogno: Cristoforo Colombo.
Pezzo unico firmato dall'Autore con data.
Certificazione di Originalità ed Autenticità rilasciata dall'Archivio Meccani.
La scultura ha partecipato alla Mostra "Pietro Meccani, opere di Design dagli anni '80", Settembre - Dicembre 2023 by Future Antique Gallery, Cascina (Pisa).
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SCULTURA DEL MARE Small Table, wood by Pietro Meccani, 2022

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DESCRIPTION, DETAILS & DIMENSIONS:
Carved wood, unique piece.

Dimensions ( cm ): W 51 x D 51 x H 62



DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 2022


PLACE OF ORIGIN: Handmade in Italy, Tuscany.
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OCCHIODIBUE Fruit bowl by Pietro Meccani, 2021

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DESCRIPTION, DETAILS & DIMENSIONS:
In carved mahogany and oak.
Unique piece signed.
Dimensions ( cm ): W 42,5 x D 36 x H 32



DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 2021


PLACE OF ORIGIN: Handmade in Italy, Tuscany.



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The fruit bowl is completely hand-carved, hollowed out in the center, rectangular in shape, reminiscent of grandmother's old fruit baskets.

The work is sculpted like most of the author's works that testify to a search for natural matter.

In the "Libeccio" series for example, the works are modeled by Nature it self through the wind, the sea …

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LIBECCIO OTTO Fruit bowl by Pietro Meccani, 2022

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DESCRIPTION, DETAILS & DIMENSIONS:
In carved oak.
Unique piece signed.
Dimensions ( cm ): W 35 x D 41 x H 4



DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 2022


PLACE OF ORIGIN: Handmade in Italy, Tuscany.
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SCULTURA DEL MARE Table by Pietro Meccani, 1989

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DESCRIPTION, DETAILS & DIMENSIONS:
Carved wood, glass and light blue lacquered wooden elements.
Unique piece signed.

Dimensions ( cm ): W 90 x D 70 x H 40



DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1989


PLACE OF ORIGIN: Handmade in Italy, Tuscany.
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FERDINANDO MECCANI

Art, Design, and Architecture

Ferdinando Meccani was born in 1937 to Cascina ( Pisa ) Italy and died in 2018.
Graduated at  the State Art Institute of Cascina and later at the Florence Institute of Art in Decor at the Magisterium Course and obtained the Degree to the teaching of art subjects in Art School.
Grown in a family where furniture is made, Mobilificio Meccani Marino, and in an environment where there are numerous furniture Companies, occupies the 60's and 70's of modern furnishings for the Firm Calamai in Florence.
Attracted by the Design and Avant-garde , transforms the father's joinery in to a Company that designs and realized home furnishings.
Designer, Artist and Painter also designs architectures.
Has collaborated with world-class artists and designers such as Ettore Sottsass, Michael Graves, Paolo Portoghesi, Ugo La Pietra, Adolfo Natalini, Masao Noguchi, Lanfranco Benvenuti etc..

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PENSIERO UNO by Ferdinando Meccani, 1970

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DESCRIPTION, DETAILS & DIMENSIONS:
Oil painting on canvas.
Dimensions ( cm ): W 50 x H 70



DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1970


PLACE OF ORIGIN: Handmade in Italy, Tuscany.
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PENSIERO DUE by Ferdinando Meccani, 1970

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DESCRIPTION, DETAILS & DIMENSIONS:
Oil painting on canvas.
Dimensions ( cm ): W 50 x H 70



DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1970


PLACE OF ORIGIN: Handmade in Italy, Tuscany.
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PENSIERO TRE by Ferdinando Meccani, 1970

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DESCRIPTION, DETAILS & DIMENSIONS:
Oil painting on canvas.
Dimensions ( cm ): W 50 x H 70



DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1970


PLACE OF ORIGIN: Handmade in Italy, Tuscany.
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CORINTO Table by Ferdinando Meccani, 1978

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DESCRIPTION, DETAILS & DIMENSIONS:
Square table with glass in wengé and maple wood inlays . Autograph signature by Ferdinando Meccani with date (1978) and Company logo in copper.

Dimensions ( cm ): W 135 x D 135 x H 74

DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1978

CREATOR: Meccani Arredamenti, Cascina (Pisa) Tuscany Italy


PLACE OF ORIGIN: Handmade in Italy, Tuscany.
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