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1960 Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Astronomici Plate, #7 in Series

About the Item

1960 Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate with number 7 in the Astronomici series. Astronomici means "Astronomics". This is a rare pattern in black and white with gold highlights. Mark: A moon and sun within a circle with smiling faces with scattered stars and the pattern name Astronomici written across the edge of the circle; above right the Fornasetti hand and brush and Fornasetti. Milano/Made in Italy. Reference: Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, Patrick Mauries, Page 220, color illustration of the complete set of twelve, the author writes, Astronomical Plates, a set of twelve made in 1955. Fornasetti looked at astronomy in 17th-century terms when it was not distinguished from astrology. Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Barnaba Fornasetti, Page 614, #162 for several illustrated examples.
  • Creator:
    Fornasetti (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Diameter: 10 in (25.4 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1960
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Downingtown, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NY08277-2-ikr1stDibs: LU86104214593
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