Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc.
Downingtown, PA
Details
- Dimensions
- 9.25ʺW × 1ʺD × 9.25ʺH
- Artist
- Piero Fornasetti
- Brand
- Atelier Fornasetti
- Designer
- Piero Fornasetti
- Period
- 2010s
- 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
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Excellent condition Excellent condition less
- Description
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Barnaba Fornasetti Dome Plate,
Cupola Galleria di Milano
Number 7 in Series,
Dated 2018
Each plate in the series has … more Barnaba Fornasetti Dome Plate,
Cupola Galleria di Milano
Number 7 in Series,
Dated 2018
Each plate in the series has a different dome of a named and numbered building on the reverse, seen from the inside and below.
Dimensions: 9 1/4 inches x 1 inch high. (23.50cm diameter x 2.54cm)
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping gallery and a major landmark of Milan in Italy. Housed within a four-story double arcade in the centre of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. .
These plates were originally designed and executed for building contractor Andrea Brenta, Milan, as Christmas presents. One of each was given every year to clients and friends of the contractor.
The reverse with descriptive text in Italian about the church
From time to time important designs are reissued as in this case by Barnaba Fornasetti.
Inscription overleaf: CUPOLE D’ITALIA / COLLEZIONE RISERVATA AGLI AMICI DELL’INGEGNERE ANDREA BRENTA DI MILANO / Disegno DI Piero Fornasetti.
Dimensions: 9 1/4 inches x 1 inch high. (23.50cm diameter x 2.54cm)
Reference: Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, Patrick Mauries, Page 118-119, where it is mentioned that seventeen plates were originally made.
Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Barnaba Fornasetti, Page 614, #162 for six plates in this design.
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Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc.
Downingtown, PA
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