Piero Fornasetti Cavalieri coasters set of 8 plates, each numbered, 1950`s ca, Italian.
These plates have been gently cleaned while respecting the vintage patina. They are ready to use.
This is a complete numbered set of 8 `Cavalieri` series coasters by Piero Fornasetti Milano. This series was produced in limited numbers in Italy during the late 1950`s to early 1960`s. A full set is particularly difficult
to find.
This set of 8 plates, originally designed to use as table coasters, could be also displayed as a decorative collection on the wall. They are kept modern with their minimal form and black & white decoration. They would make a fun & practical addition to a range of interiors such as Art Deco,Traditional, Mid-century, Industrial or Contemporary.
Each round coaster has a central lithographed figure in black representing a different cavalier on a white porcelain
background.
The trim of each plate is gilded by hand and signed `R` in gold by the painter on the back of each plate.
The back of each coaster is fully branded `Fornasetti Milano Made in Italy` and carries the serial number 1 to 8.
All the plates are in very good condition with no chips or cracks and only minor superficial wear in line with age.
They sell together; the price is for the set of 8 plates.
Additional dimensions:
The diameter of each plate is 10.5 cm.
Packing is offered free of charge. We take special professional care while packing. For safe transport the 8 plates would be wrapped separately in bubble wrap and an outer layer of card. Together these pieces would be boxed with loose fill packing nuts, safe for posting with a courier.
PIERO FORNASETTI HISTORY -
PORCELANA DE FORNASETTI
Piero Fornasetti (Milan 1913 - 1988) was an Italian versatile and eclectic artist, 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.The sources of inspiration for his art (he began as a painter) were Piero della Francesca & Giotto paintings He took inspiration from Pompei, Renaissance frescoes and metaphysical painting,
making virtuosity the distinctive feature of his own art. He met and was influenced by Gio Ponti
, who pushed him to develop his intuition: to produce everyday objects enriched by the kind of decoration that would bring art into ordinary people`s homes. Piero Fornasetti moved from canvas to page to furnished space, confusing perspectives, transfiguring space, reinventing time and giving life to a form of decoration
that could be printed or deployed on any surface, from walls to display structures, from furniture to everyday objects, from books to posters to theatre sets.
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