A set of six Coffee Cups and Saucers by Piero Fornasetti.
View Similar Items
A set of six Coffee Cups and Saucers by Piero Fornasetti.
About the Item
- Creator:Fornasetti (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 3.15 in (8 cm)Diameter: 5.12 in (13 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 6
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1950
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Macclesfield, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: 1308198914400
Fornasetti
The Italian artist, illustrator and furniture maker Piero Fornasetti was one of the wittiest and most imaginative design talents of the 20th century. He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500 variations — an enigmatic woman’s face based on that of the 19th-century opera singer Lina Cavalieri. Fornasetti used transfer prints of these images, rendered in the style of engravings, to decorate an endless variety of furnishings and housewares that ranged from chairs, tables and desks to dinner plates, lamps and umbrella stands. His work is archly clever, often surreal and always fun.
Fornasetti was born in Milan, the son of an accountant, and he lived his entire life in the city. He showed artistic talent as a child and enrolled at Milan’s Brera Academy of Fine Art in 1930, but was expelled after two years for consistently failing to follow his professors’ orders. A group of his hand-painted silk scarves, displayed in the 1933 Triennale di Milano, caught the eye of the architect and designer Gio Ponti, who, in the 1940s, became Fornasetti’s collaborator and patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms with Fornasetti’s decorative motifs — lighthearted arrangements of flowers and birds on some pieces, austere architectural imagery on others. The two worked together on numerous commissions for interiors, though their greatest project has been lost: the first-class lounges and restaurants of the luxury ocean liner Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956.
Fornasetti furnishings occupy an unusual and compelling niche in the decorative arts: they are odd yet pack a serious punch. They act, essentially, as functional sculpture. A large Fornasetti piece such as a cabinet or a desk can change the character of an entire room; his smaller works have the aesthetic power of a vase of flowers, providing a bright and alluring decorative note. The chimerical, fish-nor-fowl nature of Fornasetti’s work may be its greatest strength. It stands on its own. Bringing the Fornasetti look into the future is Barnaba Fornasetti, who took the reins of the company after his father's death.
- Set of 8 Cups or Coasters “Cocktails” by Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti MilanoBy Piero FornasettiLocated in Brussels, BEAbout this set of 8 cups or coasters "Cocktails" by Piero Fornasetti Porcelain with polychrome decoration. Each coaster illustrating a cocktail and its recipe. Each coaster marked...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- Rosenthal, a Set of Six Coffee Cups and Matching Saucers, Christmas MotifsLocated in Copenhagen, DKRosenthal, a set of six pairs of coffee cups and matching saucers with Christmas motifs. Late 1900s. Marked. In perfect condition. The cup measures: D 8.3 x H 6.0 cm. Saucer: D ...Category
Late 20th Century German Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- Set of Six Fine Porcelain Cups and Saucers.Located in Saint-Ouen, FRSet of Six Fine Porcelain Cups and saucers. Set of six fine porcelain cups and saucers in their box, in spring colours. Box: h: 7cm, w: 27cm, d: 25,5cmCategory
20th Century European Modern Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- Royal Copenhagen, Princess. Set of six coffee cups with saucers.Located in Copenhagen, DKRoyal Copenhagen, Princess. A set of six coffee cups with saucers. Model number 111/756. Dating 1975-1979. First factory quality. In perfect condition. Marked. Cup: Diameter 7.5 cm (...Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- Piero Fornasetti Rare Vintage Matador & Bull Porcelain Dinner Plates Set of SixBy FornasettiLocated in North Miami, FLThese wonderful hard to find and hard to come by complete set of RARE wonderful bullfight black and white vintage Mid-Century Modern porcelain dinner plates are the genius work and i...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
$4,640 Sale Price / set20% Off - Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. Set of six coffee cups and saucers, ca 1920sLocated in Copenhagen, DKBing & Grøndahl, Denmark. A set of six coffee cups and saucers with flower decorations in purple and gold trim. Hand-painted. Approximately 1920s. Marked. In perfect condition. Appe...Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain