Pair Piero Fornasetti Mid Century Italian Modern Porcelain Bowls
View Similar Items
Pair Piero Fornasetti Mid Century Italian Modern Porcelain Bowls
About the Item
- Creator:Piero Fornasetti (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 1.63 in (4.15 cm)Width: 8.38 in (21.29 cm)Depth: 4.38 in (11.13 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Very Good Condition. No issues.
- Seller Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU830126404502
Piero Fornasetti
The Italian artist and designer Piero Fornasetti was one of the wittiest and most imaginative 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 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 decorative objects to dinner plates, table lamps and umbrella stands. His work is archly clever, often Surrealist 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 Fornasetti's 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 the artist's collaborator and patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking 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.
Find vintage Piero Fornasetti dinner plates, chairs, tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Gilt Bowls Busts of Nubian Princesses, 1950sLocated in Miami, FLA pair of 1950s ceramic busts of black Nubian Princess figures with gilt bowls on their braided hair heads. With original brass loop earrings, the inside...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
MaterialsCeramic, Pottery
- Modern Ultima Thule Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala, Finland 7 Glass BowlsBy Iittala, Tapio WirkkalaLocated in Miami, FLTapio Wirkkala's 1960s Scandinavian Modern creation of Ultima Thule for Iittala, Finland. This design was meant to interpret the melting ice of a snow covered Finnish island. This de...Category
Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
MaterialsArt Glass
- Danish Modern 7 Krenit Salad Bowls Herbert Krenchel Torben Orskov Denmark 1950sBy Herbert Krenchel, Torben OrskovLocated in Miami, FLA set of Danish Mid Century Modern 7 Krenit Bowls in the original first size, 4. 90 “diameter, that was created by Herbert Krenchel in 1953. Torben Orskov of Denmark was the origina...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
MaterialsEnamel, Metal
- Italian Mid-Century Modern Amorphic Murano Glass Shallow Bowl Seguso 1960sBy Barovier Seguso & FerroLocated in Miami, FLLovely, elongated glass Murano shallow bowl in clear with infused gold by Seguso, Italy. Reminiscent of a very elegant summer squash with a handle. Measurements: 12 inches wide x ...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
MaterialsBlown Glass
$290 Sale Price31% Off - Danish Mid Century Modern Krenit Salad Bowl White by H. Krenchel / Torben ØrskovBy Herbert Krenchel, Orskov and Co, KrenitLocated in Miami, FLA Danish Mid Century Modern Krenit bowl with white enamel inside and distintive matte black outer glaze. Designer Herbert Krenchel and retailed by Torben Orskov of Denmark in the 195...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Serving Bowls
MaterialsMetal, Enamel
- Mid Century Modern Large Krenit Bowl by Herbert Krenchel / Torben Ørskov DenmarkBy Herbert Krenchel, Orskov and CoLocated in Miami, FLA Krenit Mid Century Danish Modern large salad bowl in Tomato Red by Herbert Krenchel (1922-2014) in Denmark. The items were sold by Torben Orskov until 1964. The Krenit bowls came i...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Serving Bowls
MaterialsMetal, Enamel
- Pair of David Tisdale Post Modern Memphis BowlsBy David TisdaleLocated in Chicago, ILPair of David Tisdale post modern memphis bowls. Black one has hand inscribed signature.Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Bowls
MaterialsAluminum
- Mid Century 20th Spanish Glazed Terra Cotta Bowls, a Pair, from Valencia, SpainLocated in Miami, FLThis glazed Valencia Spanish bowl is a great addition to any collector of Spanish artifacts. It's from the mid-1940. It has brown and black firedCategory
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Decorative Bowls
MaterialsTerracotta
$512 Sale Price / set20% OffFree Shipping - Mid-Century Italian Modern Silver-Plated Round Lidded Serving / Candy DishLocated in Brooklyn, NYItalian silver-plated round snack/candy/serving dish with lidded top (ca. 1960s, Italy). This is a shorter, uninsulated version of fruit and vegetable-formed ice buckets made in Italy and France in the mid-20th century. Though shallow, this piece can hold ice to stylishly refresh a drink or enhance any tabletop decor...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
MaterialsSilver Plate
- Pair of Unusual Brass & Copper Overlay BowlsLocated in Stamford, CTPair of unusual brass & copper overlay bowls, circa 1920 - 1930.Category
Vintage 1920s English Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
MaterialsBrass, Copper
$3,900 / set - 1970s, Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoise Lucite and Brass Italian Round BowlBy GuzziniLocated in Aci Castello, ITA Mid-Century Modern fake tortoise lucite and brass round bowl designed and manufactured in Italy in the style of Gabriella Crespi. Brass in original patina gives it a vibrant vintag...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
MaterialsBrass
- Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Caduceus" Lithograph Gilt Porcelain Green AshtrayBy Piero FornasettiLocated in Brooklyn, NYVintage celadon/mint green ceramic ashtray/trinket dish with cigarette slots by Piero Fornasetti, (circa 1950s, Italy). Features lithographic tra...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
MaterialsPorcelain
