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Posted 1 year ago
vetraio50
(358 items)
Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988) is one of the great names in Italian design.
I bought these drink coasters from a market about five years ago. Unfortunately I have only got two. I think there is a set of eight coasters. These are José and Rodolfo. The series is called Melodramma and there are plates as well in another combination of the figures from "Classical Opera". This group were made in Italy.
The figures represent different characters from Operas.
-Mimi from Puccini's Bohème
-Rodolfo from Puccini's Bohème
-Otello from Verdi's Otello
-Desdemona from Verdi's Otello
-Butterfly from Puccini's Madame Butterfly
-Pinkerton from Puccini's Madame Butterfly
-Carmen from Bizet's Carmen
-José from Bizet's Carmen
(José is probably a very troubled me.)
Do yourself a favour and have a look around the Fornasetti site: http://www.fornasetti.com/
Check out the images of the home and the atelier!
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YOU ARE SO LUCKY !!!!! I LOVE FORASETTI!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!
FORNASETTI IS GREAT!!!! LOVE THOSE COASTERS!!
sorry vetriao50 for the typo!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
You are forgiven, my son! My days as a school ma'am are far gone!
Many thanks scandinavian_pieces. Just trying to be eclectic.
many thanks austrohungaro!
I remember one of my books has his bookcase and I saw the fantastic classical designs he painted, I see his work in Christies.com all the time when they send me different lots for sale of artists I like. I love his screens and furniture he has done in particular. His work is expensive and you sure were lucky to find these ones, I am rather amazed !~
Manythanks again PhilDavidAlexanderMorris!
Many thanks BeauxPurdy too!
Thanks for the introduction, they're Very handsome!
Many thanks Budek!
vetraio50 , my plates where sent out today by ups, can't wait to get them
Thanks Bellin!
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vetraio 50 , there was another plate like yours on ebay and it was a different one with a guy that goes with your fornasetti coasters:) . good luck i hope you do get the rest of this pattern this is one of my favs:)