
Lot 157
Piero Fornasetti Set of eight coasters, from the 'Sezioni di Frutta' series, six small footed bowls and two dishes, 1950s-1960s
7 December 2021, 10:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £701.25 inc. premium
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Shannon Brunette
Associate Specialist
Piero Fornasetti
Set of eight coasters, from the 'Sezioni di Frutta' series, six small footed bowls and two dishes, 1950s-1960s
Porcelain, printed and gilded designs.
Largest: 1.8 x 16.5 x 12.5 cm
Each underside printed FORNASETTI MILANO/MADE IN ITALY and each coaster further printed SEZIONI DI FRUTTA.
Porcelain, printed and gilded designs.
Largest: 1.8 x 16.5 x 12.5 cm
Each underside printed FORNASETTI MILANO/MADE IN ITALY and each coaster further printed SEZIONI DI FRUTTA.
Footnotes
Provenance
Private collection, Bath, 1950s-1960s
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Patrick Mauriès, Piero Fornasetti: Practical Madness, London, 2015, p. 250 for one of the coasters