Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc.
Downingtown, PA
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Sale Ends January 2nd, 2025 - Shop Now
Details
- Dimensions
- 8.25ʺW × 1ʺD × 8.25ʺH
- Artist
- Piero Fornasetti
- Brand
- Piero Fornasetti
- Designer
- Piero Fornasetti
- Period
- 1970s
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Porcelain
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Good Good less
- Description
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Vintage Piero Fornasetti Astrolabe Porcelain Plate,
# 8 in Astrolabio series,
Early 1970's.
The plate depicts an astrolabe, it is … more Vintage Piero Fornasetti Astrolabe Porcelain Plate,
# 8 in Astrolabio series,
Early 1970's.
The plate depicts an astrolabe, it is number 8 in series. The ribbon and astrolabe on a brilliant gilt ground.
Mark: Astrolabio in a banner above Fornasetti hand and brush over a green porcelain mark a script W in gold and B.
ASTRLABE An astrolabe (Greek: astrolabon, "star-taker") is an elaborate inclinometer, historically used by astronomers, navigators, and astrologers. Its many uses include locating and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars, determining local time given local latitude and vice-versa, surveying, triangulation, and to cast horoscopes. It was used in classical antiquity, through the Islamic Golden Age, the European Middle Ages and Renaissance for all these purposes. In the Islamic world, it was also used to calculate the Qibla and to find the times for Salah, prayers.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrolabe)
Reference:
See a similar Astroglobe plate in the Victoria & Albert Museum's Collection, Museum # C.63-1985. (http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O170005/plate-fornasetti-piero/)
(Ref: ny8163-I-nmu) less
Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc.
Downingtown, PA
Starting at 25% Off
Sale Ends January 2nd, 2025 - Shop Now
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