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Piero Fornasetti Italian Racehorse Champions Plates

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Piero Fornasetti Italian Racehorse Champions Plates, Great Italian Equestrian Champions, "Grandi Campioni Italian Del Galoppo, Circa 1950's. The plates, numbered consecutively from 1-6, are printed en grisaille and each depicting a famous Italian champion racehorse and jockey within a central rectangular panel surrounded by horse tack, boots and whips. 1- Ortello, 1926 2- Archidamia, 1933 3- Donatello II, 1934 4- Nearco, 1935 5- Niccolo Dell'Arca, 1938 6- Molvedo, 1956 On the reverse within a horseshoe is a description of each horse's victories over a green Arzberg mark. All are shown in the photographs Diameter: 8 1/2 inches x 1/2 inch height. Reference: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Barnaba Fornasetti, Page 16,#167 for illustration of one from series.
  • Creator:
    Piero Fornasetti (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)Diameter: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
  • 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.
  • Seller Location:
    Downingtown, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: (Ref: NY10455-nrrr)1stDibs: LU861038393262

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