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Piero Fornasetti

(Italy, 1913-1988)
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
536 - 715 EUR
544 - 726 USD
Hammer price
5 000 SEK
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Camilla Behrer
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Piero Fornasetti
(Italy, 1913-1988)

a set of six "Cammei" porcelain plates, Milano, Italy.

Printed decor of antique medallions in black and white and gold. Stamped CAMMEI (1-6) FORNASETTI MILANO MADE IN ITALY. Diameter 23,5 cm.

One with scratch mark and polished base ring underneith, minor wear.

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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