coasters
Collection of Seven Vintage Coasters by Piero Fornasetti for Banca Unione Milano
Collection of seven vintage Piero Fornasetti small plates/coasters commissioned by Banco Unione Milano and gifted to select clients and employees (ca. 1968, Milan, Italy).
This series features animal and money (given the bank commission) motifs, printed in black and white on porcelain.
Depicting a hen, snail, dog, wasp, turtle, ant and bee, respectively.
Sold as a collection of seven coasters including the original box with paper inserts separating each plate.
All seven are signed “Fornasetti Milano Made in Italy” along with Fornasetti’s pictogram.
No chips/cracks present; some subtle imperfections present within the prints themselves, as shown.
Box: H: 2.5″ x L: 4.75″ x D: 4.75″
Each plate/coaster: H: 0.5″ x Diameter: 3.88″
Set of Eight Vintage Majolica Coasters
Beautiful and unusual set of eight Majolica earthenware coasters with floral decoration: two light blue, two teal, three yellow, one pink. One of the pale blue coasts has a couple of small edge chips. Otherwise, the set is in excellent, vintage condition.
3ʺW × 3ʺD × 0.25ʺH
Set of Four Japanese Modern ‘Fish’ Coasters / Snack Plates
Set of four mid-century modern wooden and cork ‘fish’ coasters / snack plates manufactured in the 1960s by Jet Line of Japan. Smart design, with a designated space for a drink and a section for a snack. Includes the original box, which shows wear from age / storage. Coasters themselves are in excellent, vintage condition and appear to never have been used. Retain the ‘Jet Line’ labels to the undersides.
Coasters measure: H: 0.5″ x L: 10.75″ x D: 5
Box: H: 2.75″ x L: 11.1″ x D: 5.5″
Set of Four Vintage Coasters by David Gil for Bennington Potters
Collection of four slightly different Bennington Potters coasters (all in roughly the same color palette and corresponding designs). Three of the four have a gray background color, and the fourth is black. All have corresponding accents colors. One of the coasters is slightly taller, so the off-white base shows more than it does with the lower / flatter coasters.
Each bears the ‘Bennington Potters Vermont’ incised signature with the respective model number.
4.75ʺW × 4.75ʺD × 0.75ʺH
Trio of Small Modernist Enamel on Copper Decorative Dishes
Set of three Mid-Century Modern enamel decorative dishes in varying sizes:
Small: Diameter – 3″
Medium: Diameter – 4″
Large: Diameter – 5″
All three, even the largest example, are small in scale but bold in design / color.
A beautiful set of enamel that can be used for display purposes or as a soap / keys / jewelry dish.
All three pieces are in very nice, vintage condition with no flaws to note.
Does not include stand.
Vintage Aluminum “Bowling” Drinks Tray With Coasters
$95.00Circa 1950s USA bowling tray / coaster set. Includes one large tray and seven coasters all in metallic lime green finish. Excellent, vintage condition.
Tray measures 11.25″ Diameter x .5″ H
Coasters 3″ Diameter x .5″ H
Vintage Buchan Pottery “Brittany” Coasters / Decorative Dishes
$75.00Pair of stoneware coasters / trinket dishes by Buchan Pottery (circa 1950s, Scotland). Desirable, uncommon pieces from the “Brittany” line, model M6-154. Apple center image present to both framed by a blue circle.
Branded “Buchan Portobello Scotland Finest Stoneware Brittany M6-154.”
4.1ʺW × 4.1ʺD × 0.75ʺH