GALLERY
Piero Fornasetti, Italy (designer)
‘Melodramma’ (Opera) series decorative dishes, (dishes, ashtrays, wall decorations)
No.2: Pollione (Norma by Vincenzo Bellini)
No.21: Otello (Otello by Giuseppe Verdi)
Produced c. 1960 at the Fornasetti Atelier, Milan, Italy
Porcelain, decorative gilded finish
Each Diam. 13 cm, H 3.5 cm; Wt 420 g
Venesta Plywood Company, Estonia (manufacturer)
‘Isokon Tray’
Produced c. 1935 for the Isokon Furniture Company
Stained birch plywood
L 40.2 cm, W 27.4 cm, H 2.2 cm; Wt 279 g
Suzanne Ramié, Madoura Studio, France (designer/creator)
Large ‘punch’ ceramic bowl
Produced at Ramié’s Atelier Madoura, France, c. 1955-60.
Ceramic, glazed and enamelled finish.
H 14.5 cm, Diam 20 cm; Wt 1428 g
Makoto Kagoshima, Japan (artist/maker)
‘Blue Bird’ oval plate
C. 2012
Ceramic, patterned glazed finish.
D 17 cm, W 19.7 cm; Wt 330 g
Makoto Kagoshima, Japan (artist/maker)
‘Blue Bird’ large oval ceramic plate
C. 2012
Ceramic, patterned glazed finish.
H 2.5 cm, L 21.6 cm, W 19.7 cm; Wt 407 g
Damien Hirst, UK (artist)
”The Magnificent Seven”
Produced in 2000, in conjunction with “Damien Hirst: Theories, Models, Methods, Approaches, Assumptions, Results and Findings” at Gagosian Gallery West 24th Street.
Edition of 1500. Signed by the artist and numbered 1476.
Pingpong balls with printed text, original box.
L 25.4 cm, W 5.1 cm, D 5.1 cm
Gaetano Pesce, Italy (designer)
‘Gotto‘ vase / tumbler / object-sculpture
Designed 1995, for the Pesce exhibition at the Caffè Florian during the Venice Biennale.
Soft cast resin.
Due to the casting method, each one is unique. This example orinates from the original production batch.
H 16 cm, Diam 105 cm; Wt 200g
Robin Day, UK (designer)
‘Tricorne Tray’
Designed 1955, produced by Hille, UK
Formed, beech veneered plywood
Original ‘Hille London’ label to underside
H 4 cm, W 32 cm, D 35.5 cm; Wt 150 g
Robert Welch, UK (designer)
‘Campden’ coffee pot and milk jug
Designed 1957, produced by Old Hall, England
Stainless steel with wooden handles
Makers stamp to undersides
Each H 18 cm, D 9.5 cm; Wt 410 g
Raija Uosikkinen, Finland (designer/maker)
‘Siena’ ceramic dish
Designed 1953 hand-finished at Arabia, Finland, 1953-1956
Faience ceramic, brown and cream patterned finish.
H 5.5 cm, Diam 25 cm; Wt 0.7 kg
