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Piero Fornasetti Pottery Arcimboldesca Vegetable Face Plates

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Piero Fornasetti Pottery Arcimboldesca Vegetable Face Plate, After Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Number 12, Circa 1960's-70s The pottery plates are after Giuseppe Arcimboldo-the design of a face creatively designed with the use of various vegetables and plants. They are hand painted in colour over a printed design. Arcimboldo who died in Milan, the city of Piero Fornasetti's birth, was a Renaissance artist whose work was revisited in the 20th century by artists such as Dali and Max Ernst. In On Ugliness, which was published under Umberto Eco's edition. Marks: A printed black peapod with the name of the pattern Arcimboldesca and the number 12 for number in series. also a painters mark "M" in green. and in black the traditional Fornasetti mark of a hand with brush and Fornasetti- Milano. Made in Italy. Printed Exclusively for Saks Firth Avenue. Reference: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Barnaba Fornasetti, Illustrated: p 616, Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, Patrick Mauries, Page 259, top of page for a set of these plates. (Ref: NY10396A-nau)
  • Creator:
    Piero Fornasetti (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Diameter: 9.13 in (23.2 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1960
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Downingtown, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NY10396A-nau1stDibs: LU861039776632

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