PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)
A Piero Fornasetti Astronomici Plate, #5, 1955.
c. 1960 Italy
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A Piero Fornasetti Astronomici Plate,
#5 in Series,
1955.
Astronomici means Astronomics. This is a rare pattern in black and white with gold highlights.
#5 in Series,
1955.
Astronomici means Astronomics. This is a rare pattern in black and white with gold highlights.
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Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, Patrick Mauries, Page 220, colour illustration of the complete set of twelve, the author writes, Astronomical Plates, a set of twelve made in 1955. Fornasetti looked at astronomy in 17th-century terms when it was not distinguished from astrology.
Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Barnaba Fornasetti, Page 614, #162 for several illustrated examples.
Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Barnaba Fornasetti, Page 614, #162 for several illustrated examples.
Dimensions
| Diameter | 10.00 | (25.40 cm) |
Stock Code
NY8277-1
Medium
porcelain
Signed/Inscribed
Mark: A moon and sun within a circle with smiling faces with scattered stars and the pattern name Astronomici written across edge of circle; above right the Fornasetti hand and brush and Fornasetti. Milano/Made in Italy.
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