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Piero Fornasetti

(Italy, 1913-1988)
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Piero Fornasetti, a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
542 - 722 EUR
586 - 781 USD
Hammer price
9 000 SEK
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Piero Fornasetti
(Italy, 1913-1988)

a 'Melafiscio' ceramic jar with cover, Bitossi Ceramiche, Italy, lim ed. 88/399, ca 2010.

Black and white printed decor on a blue and white glazed ground, maker's mark and numbered 088/399, height 29 cm.

Designer

Piero Fornasetti was an artist, sculptor, interior designer, and engraver from Milan. DUring his career, Fornasetti created a visual language which is immediately recognisable. The artist studied at Brera Art Academy but got expelled for missbehaviours. Fornasetti created more than 11 000 artworks, many with the soap opera star Lina Cavalieris face on. Several reoccurring themes included his interpratations of symbols, such as the sun and time, in black and white. His style is reminicent of Greek and Roman architecture, a time in which he was greatly influenced by.

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