Set of 5 Giostra di frutta plates, Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti, ca. 1950.
Rare set of 5 plates from the Giostra di frutta series designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 50s. The ceramic plates represent round fruits and nuts decorations. The Giostra di frutta series consists of a total of 6 different designs, the early collection here available, is therefore almost complete, a great opportunity for collectors and lovers of Fornasetti. The plates are all in very good condition with no chips. Giostra di frutta is longer in production
Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988) is an artist, designer and decorator atypical to his time, as he preferred ornamentation and trompe l’oeil to the modernist rigour. Known for its style and recurring decors inspired by the Antiquity, the Italian Renaissance, the architecture of Palladio, or composed of variations of the face of the singer Lina Cavalieri. In the 40’s and 50’s he worked with Gio Ponti on the design of patterned furniture and complete interiors
