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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″
Early Piero Fornasetti “Tureen and Ladle” Stoviglie Lithograph Porcelain Dish
Early Piero Fornasetti lithographic transfer and gilt porcelain decorative dish from the “Stoviglie” line depicting a tureen and ladle (design #12 – Milan, Italy, 1956).
Uncommon square shape measuring H: 0.75″ x D: 7″ x L: 7″
Surface shows light scratches, scuffing and small losses to the printed decoration consistent with age/use (not visually distracting).
Stamped in verso: STOVIGLIE/FORNASETTI/MILANO/MADE IN ITALY, dated 1956 and numbered 12.
Fornasetti “Commedia dell’arte” Table Lamp Produced by Antonangeli
Barnaba Fornasetti, son of Piero Fornasetti, “Commedia dell’arte” table lamp from the La Follia series for Antonangeli (ca 1990s, Italy). Composed of a flat plastic sheet photostatic printed with an iconic design by Barnaba’s father, Piero Fornasetti, assembled by folding the sheet into a cylindrical form and inserting two tabs into their corresponding inserts. The socket fits directly into an opening in the plastic sheet and its fitting is screwed into place on the inside of the shade allowing the light to diffuse out of the open top (lamp is hollow with no base or top).
Ingenious, but resourceful design producing a warm glow enhanced by the vibrant colors of the print, while using very modest materials.
Measures: H 13″ x L 4.5″ x D 6.13″ (plug adds an extra 1.5″ to the depth)
Excellent, vintage condition (never used, but may show slight shelf wear from storage). The plug has been changed for USA functionality.
Branded with Fornasetti and Antonangeli’s pictograms.
Fornasetti “Fondale Marino” Table Lamp Produced by Antonangeli
$650.00Barnaba Fornasetti, son of Piero Fornasetti, “Fondale Marino” (Seabed) table lamp from the La Follia series for Antonangeli (ca 1990s, Italy). Composed of a flat plastic sheet photostatic printed with an iconic design by Barnaba’s father, Piero Fornasetti, assembled by folding the sheet into a cylindrical form and inserting two tabs into their corresponding inserts. The socket fits directly into an opening in the plastic sheet and its fitting is screwed into place on the inside of the shade allowing the light to diffuse out of the open top (lamp is hollow with no base or top). Ingenious, but resourceful design producing a warm glow enhanced by the vibrant colors of the print, while using very modest materials.
Measures: H: 13″ x L: 4.5″ x D: 6.13″ (plug adds an extra 1.5″ to the depth)
Excellent, vintage condition (never used, but may show slight shelf wear from storage).
The plug has been changed for USA functionality.
Branded with Fornasetti and Antonangeli’s pictograms.
Fornasetti “L’Immaginario” Table Lamp Produced by Antonangeli
Barnaba Fornasetti, son of Piero Fornasetti, “L’Immaginario” table lamp from the La Follia series for Antonangeli (ca 1990s, Italy). Composed of a flat plastic sheet photostatic printed with an iconic design by Barnaba’s father, Piero Fornasetti, assembled by folding the sheet into a cylindrical form and inserting two tabs into their corresponding inserts. The socket fits directly into an opening in the plastic sheet and its fitting is screwed into place on the inside of the shade allowing the light to diffuse out of the open top (lamp is hollow with no base or top).
Ingenious, but resourceful design producing a warm glow enhanced by the vibrant colors of the print, while using very modest materials.
Measures: H: 13″ x L: 4.5″ x D: 6.13″ (plug adds an extra 1.5″ to the depth)
Excellent, vintage condition (never used but shows one light scuff near Fornasetti’s maker’s mark from storage / shelf wear). The plug has been changed for USA functionality.
Branded with Fornasetti and Antonangeli’s pictograms.
We have other examples from the same series also available.
Fornasetti “Roma” Table Lamp Produced by Antonangeli
Barnaba Fornasetti, son of Piero Fornasetti, “Roma” table lamp from the La Follia series for Antonangeli (ca 1990s, Italy). Composed of a flat plastic sheet photostatic printed with an iconic design by Barnaba’s father, Piero Fornasetti, assembled by folding the sheet into a cylindrical form and inserting two tabs into their corresponding inserts. The socket fits directly into an opening in the plastic sheet and its fitting is screwed into place on the inside of the shade allowing the light to diffuse out of the open top (lamp is hollow with no base or top).
The image depicts a Roman cityscape.
Ingenious, but resourceful design producing a warm glow, while using very modest materials.
Measures: H: 13″ x L: 5.5″ x D: 5.5″ (plug adds an extra 1.5″ to the depth) Excellent, vintage condition (never used, but may show slight shelf wear from storage).
The plug has been changed for USA functionality.
Branded with Fornasetti and Antonangeli’s pictograms.
We have other examples from the same series also available.
Fornasetti “Sole a Gerusalemme” Table Lamp Produced by Antonangeli
Barnaba Fornasetti, son of Piero Fornasetti, “Sole a Gerusalemme” table lamp from the La Follia series for Antonangeli (ca 1990s, Italy). Composed of a flat plastic sheet photostatic printed with an iconic design by Barnaba’s father, Piero Fornasetti, assembled by folding the sheet into a cylindrical form and inserting two tabs into their corresponding inserts. The socket fits directly into an opening in the plastic sheet and its fitting is screwed into place on the inside of the shade allowing the light to diffuse out of the open top (lamp is hollow with no base or top).
The image depicts the sun rising over a Jerusalem cityscape.
Ingenious, but resourceful design producing a warm glow, while using very modest materials.
Measures: H: 13″ x L: 4.5″ x D: 6.13″ (plug adds an extra 1.5″ to the depth) Excellent, vintage condition (never used). The plug has been changed for USA functionality.
Branded with Fornasetti and Antonangeli’s pictograms.
We have other examples from the same series also available.
Fornasetti “Sole” Table Lamp Produced by Antonangeli
Barnaba Fornasetti, son of Piero Fornasetti, “Sole” table lamp from the La Follia series for Antonangeli (ca 1990s, Italy). Composed of a flat plastic sheet photostatic printed with an iconic design by Barnaba’s father, Piero Fornasetti, assembled by folding the sheet into a cylindrical form and inserting two tabs into their corresponding inserts. The socket fits directly into an opening in the plastic sheet and its fitting is screwed into place on the inside of the shade allowing the light to diffuse out of the open top (lamp is hollow with no base or top). Ingenious, but resourceful design producing a warm glow enhanced by the vibrant colors of the print, while using very modest materials.
Measures: H: 13″ x L: 4.75″ x D: 6.13″ (plug adds an extra 1.5″ to the depth)
Excellent, vintage condition (never used, but may show slight shelf wear from storage). The plug has been changed for USA functionality.
Branded with Fornasetti and Antonangeli’s pictograms.
We have other examples from the same series also available.
Italian Silkscreened Umbrella Stand with Greek Mythology Motif after Fornasetti
$950.00Italian silkscreened umbrella stand with greek mythological figures on ewers in the style of Fornasetti (ca. 1950s, Italy).
These motifs (coupled with the silkscreened exterior and brass border, which are design attributes of Fornasetti’s baskets) are specifically reminiscent of Fornasetti’s “Vasi Antichi” line featuring Greco-Roman decorated vases, though this piece is unsigned/unattributed.
Patina to the unpolished brass/soiling to the interior/losses to the bottom rim, as shown. Overall, in very good, vintage condition with age/use commensurate wear.
H: 19.75″ x Diameter: 9.25″
Mid-Century Italian Modern Brass Convex “Pocket Watch” Wall Mirror
Pocket-watch form mirror in the style of Piero Fornasetti (ca. 1950s, Italy) composed of inset convex glass housed in a brass frame with a walnut backing.
Patina / light tarnish / discoloration to the unpolished brass. There are a couple very light scuffs to the mirror along with a small spot of discoloration to to the top where the mirror meets the brass frame. Light wear does not detract from the clarity of the mirror itself.
Measure: H: 22.5″ x L: 18.25″ x D: 2″.
Vintage Italian Folk Art Adjustable Gooseneck Table Lamp in the Style of Fornasetti
Charming Folk Art Italian task lamp decorated with Piero Fornasetti lithograph cut-outs (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Although the lamp itself was not handmade, the design was modified by these charming, hand-applied Fornasetti additions.
Crudely assembled, given the lack of refinement or symmetry of the applied cut-outs (some cut-outs are partials, the spacing is uneven in places). The result is a perfect marriage of folk art and modernism (the 1950s lamp itself and Fornasetti images are modernist, while the application and concept are naïve in execution).
Very good, vintage condition – imperfections within the placement of cut-outs/partial cut-outs are by design – lamp itself shows rich patina/tarnish to the brass stem.
Original Italian socket, wiring, and plug (plug will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
Dimensions with the lamp compact as in the main image –
H: 14.5″ x L: 7.75″ x D: 6.5″
Vintage Italian Piero Fornasetti “Cammei” Coffee Table
$9,800.00Piero Fornasetti “Cammei” coffee table composed of a lithographic transfer with cameo motif on lacquered wood supported by a black enameled-steel base with brass, adjustable feet (ca. 1955, Italy).
The Cammei pattern is Fornasetti’s homage to Classicism, and the modernist form of the table base contrasts nicely with the “old world” subject matter on the surface.
Natural yellowing to the top from age along with small spots of lacquer loss / light wear along the edging and a tiny surface nick, as shown. Overall, very good, vintage condition.
Signed with decal manufacturer’s label to underside: “Fornasetti Milano Made in Italy.”
Measures: H: 16.5″ x L: 39.25″ x D: 19.63″.