Bucciarelli Ceramic Coaster, Italy, 1950's

Karl Holmberg Set of Three Teak Heart Coasters, Sweden, 1960s.

Karl Holmberg Set of Three Teak Leaf Coasters, Sweden, circa 1960s.

Karl Holmberg Set of Three Teak Kidney Bean Coasters, Sweden, 1960s.

This is an early dish by Piero Fornasetti. This design is no longer in production and relates to his early work but is not a theme he later continued into production. In 1945, he adv...

Set of 8 white porcelain coasters/ small plates featuring gilt ornate damask pattern. Set of 8 with original box.

Mid-century Modern Ceramic Coasters decorated with Sea Shells, Possibly Bucciarelli, 1960s. The complete set of eight coasters are each decorated with a different colored sea shell amongst black seaweed...

Piero Fornasetti Complete Set of Eight Ceramic Coasters, Il Mondo Alla Rovecia Pattern, (“The topsy-turvy world”), After opera by Antonio Salieri, 1950-60s The set of whimsical pottery barware pottery coasters represent different scenes from an Opera, Il Mondo Alla Rovecia with the roles of each character reversed. There is the bottom section of the gold cardboard box. Dimensions: 4 1/8 inches diameter x 1 1/8 inches high (10.48cm diameter) With Antonio Salieri’s star on the wane, Il mondo alla rovescia (“The topsy-turvy world”) was coolly received by the Viennese in January 1795 and quickly fell into near-oblivion for over two centuries. It is an amusing comedy from an experienced master of opera buffa. The mildly risqué action is set on a mythical island where women, Amazon-like, rule the roost and men are reduced to drooling subservience. The status quo is challenged with the arrival of two shipwrecked aristocrats, a Count and a Marquise, and a European vessel intent on their rescue – although, in keeping with contemporary taste. F Murray...

8 Bucciarelli Milano porcelain coasters, Fornasetti design, Italy, 1960