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Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Coasters Soli E Lune Pattern.
1960s.
The Piero Fornasetti ceramic coasters are each decorated with a different image of the Sun or the Moon. These were designed to hold a cocktail snack such as olives.
Dimensions: 4 inches diameter x 1/2 inch height.
Mark: The typical hand and brush with Fornasetti. Milano and Made in Italy below. Also the words "Soli E Lune" and a print of the sun with rays. Each coaster numbered 1-8.
Reference: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Edited by Barnaba Fornasetti, page 596, #113 for an identical set in the original yellow box from the 1950s.
Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, Patrick Mauries, Page 226-228 for illustration of set of coasters in sun & moon design from 1955, The author writes, "The sun was eventually recognized as one of Fornasetti's personal devices".
(Ref: NY10461-mnr)
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10.16cmCondition report
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NY10461-mnrThe BADA Standard
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