Piero Fornasetti - Pencil box - Ceramic

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This Italian ceramic pencil holder by Piero Fornasetti, dating from 1970–1980, has a hand-painted architectural motif and measures 9.5 cm high by 8 cm wide.

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The architectural motif adorns this hand-decorated porcelain pencil holder, bringing Fornasetti’s imaginative world to an everyday object and thus transforming it into a collector’s item.

The pencil holder comes in its own Fornasetti cardboard box, as shown beside the piece in the first image.
Material: 100% porcelain
Dimensions: 9.5 cm high; 8 cm in diameter

The architectural motif adorns this hand-decorated porcelain pencil holder, bringing Fornasetti’s imaginative world to an everyday object and thus transforming it into a collector’s item.

The pencil holder comes in its own Fornasetti cardboard box, as shown beside the piece in the first image.
Material: 100% porcelain
Dimensions: 9.5 cm high; 8 cm in diameter

Details

Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
1
Material
Ceramic
Designer/artist/maker
Piero Fornasetti
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
9.5 cm
Width
8 cm
Estimated period
1970-1980
PortugalVerified
Private

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