Details
- Dimensions
- 9.5ʺW × 1ʺD × 9.5ʺH
- Styles
- Modern
- Brand
- Fornasetti
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Shop Sustainably with Chairish
- Materials
- Porcelain
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Good Wear consistent with age and use. Little wear. Good Wear consistent with age and use. Little wear. less
- Description
-
A porcelain plate designed by Piero Fornasetti as no.4 of the twelves-piece set of the Astrolabe series between 1965-1976. The …
more
A porcelain plate designed by Piero Fornasetti as no.4 of the twelves-piece set of the Astrolabe series between 1965-1976. The series each depicts an Astrolabio, an elaborate inclinometer of classical antiquity time used by astronomers, navigators, and astrologers to locate and predict the positions of the planets and to determine local time and latitude.
The gilt front features a beautiful graphic design of the instrument with a Latin scripted ribbon on top. The back of the plate is fully labeled as shown in the detail photos. less
Questions about the item?
Featured Promoted Listings
Related Collections
- Mackenzie Childs Decorative Plates
- Spanish Revival Decorative Plates
- Chelsea Porcelain Decorative Plates
- Amethyst Decorative Plates
- Hot Pink Decorative Plates
- Boch La Louviere Decorative Plates
- Davenport Decorative Plates
- Kosta Boda Decorative Plates
- Limestone Decorative Plates
- Porcelain Royal Copenhagen Decorative Plates
- Tiffany Studios Decorative Plates
- Worcester Porcelain Decorative Plates
- Theodore Haviland Decorative Plates
- Bernardaud Decorative Plates
- William Adams and Company Decorative Plates
- Walnut Decorative Plates
- Hermès Decorative Plates
- Giltwood Decorative Plates
- Blue Royal Copenhagen Decorative Plates
- Oak Decorative Plates
- Cinnamon Decorative Plates
- Jeff Koons Decorative Plates
- Louis Comfort Tiffany Decorative Plates
- Kinkozan Decorative Plates
- Japanese Decorative Plates