Piero Fornasetti
Piero Fornasetti, jug, 1958 porcelain
Polychrome decoration and gold, height approx. 13 cm
Wear commensurate with age and use.
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Likely executed in a very limited edition. The previous owner was the proprietor of Stockholm's first boutique "Novella" on Norrlandsgatan, who received it as a gift during a buying trip to Italy in 1958. At a gala dinner at Villa Olmo, all guests received a jug at their place setting and were also allowed to take it home as a gift. Subsequently passed down through inheritance.
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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