Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Porcelain Plate No. 2

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A 1950s Strumenti Musicali decorative porcelain plate by Piero Fornasetti, the Italian master of playful and surreal self-expression. This is … Read more A 1950s Strumenti Musicali decorative porcelain plate by Piero Fornasetti, the Italian master of playful and surreal self-expression. This is variation number 2 of the musical instruments series and depicts a selection of stringed instruments including a violin, mandolin, lute, balalaika and more on a trompe l'oeil faux wood background. This hand decorated porcelain plate can be used ornamentally as a centrepiece, as a catch-all vide-poche, or as a wall decoration.
References:
Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, edited by Barnaba Fornasetti, page 615 #164 for a color illustration.
Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, Patrick Mauries, Page 171, color illustration of a plate. See less