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Set of Ten 'Tema e Variazioni' Plates, designed circa 1950s by 
																	Piero Fornasetti

Piero Fornasetti

( Italian, 1913 - 1988 )

Set of Ten 'Tema e Variazioni' Plates, designed circa 1950s

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Materials:

lithographic transfer printed glazed ceramic

Size Notes:

10 in. (25.4 cm.) diameter

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Provenance:

lithographic transfer printed glazed ceramic 10 in. (25.4 cm.) diameter black stenciled mark FORNASETTI MILANO MADE IN ITALY, TEMA E VARIAZIONI and numbered 17, 116, 118 (two examples), 178, 187, 199, 224, 258, and 281; nine plates additionally with green stamped porcelain manufacturer's mark Acquired from the artist by the late owners. P. Mauriès, Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, London, 1991, p. 2, 192-205, 208-209 (for related examples). B. Fitoussi, Piero Fornasetti: A Converstaion Between Philippe Starck and Barnaba Fornasetti, New York, 2005, pp. 48-49 (for related examples). B. Fornasetti, ed., Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, New York, 2010, pp. 150, 285, 608, 620, 622-643 (for related examples). G. Curzio, Piero Fornasetti: Cento anni di follia pratica/ One Hundred Years of Practical Madness, Mantua, 2013, pp. 118-123, 126-129 (for related examples). P. Mauriès, Piero Fornasetti: La Folie Pratique, Paris, 2015, cover, 34, 194-207, 248-249 (for related examples). Please note that the sale has been extended and the closing time for this lot will be updated accordingly.

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