A Vintage Piero Fornasetti Sezioni Di Frutta Plate

A Vintage Piero Fornasetti Sezioni Di Frutta Plate 

Depicting an Eggplant or Aubergine,  

#2 in Series, 

1960's.

(example from exhibition at the Fornasetti showroom 2013)

This is a fantastic series with split vegetables and fruits depicted in rich colour and detail.  This porcelain plate depicts an eggplant (or aubergine) and is beautifully rendered in the trompe l’'oeil tradition.

Dimension: 9 3/4 inches across x 1 inch high.

The plates were produced in the 1950s/60s.  

Reference: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, edited by Barnaba Fornasetti, page 604, #128 for examples laid out on a table.