PIERO FORNASETTI, 9 parts, including 5 ashtrays, one plate, one vase and salt and peppercellars, Italy, 1950's -
Salt- och pepparkar med andikisernade dekor av droskor med Pegagus. Höjd 6 cm.
Vas med soldekor, höjd 7 cm.
4 st askfat med romersk dekor, diameter 8 cm.
1 askfat med cigaretthållare, längd 13 cm, bredd 10 cm.
1 fat "Toscaninis concert", längd 21,5 cm, bredd 13,5 cm.
Minor wear.
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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