Designer: Piero Fornasetti (1913 – 1988)

Item: Vaso antico (Antique Vase) Bookends

Manufactured by: Piero Fornasetti

Country of origin: Italy

Year made: Circa early 1960s

Materials: Steel with enamel and silkscreen printed decoration and felt

Dimensions:  7 ¾” x 6” x 5 ¼”

Condition: Very good vintage condition with a few very small corner nicks and minor losses to paint.

References: Fornasetti, Barnaba, Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, Rizzoli (2010), page 504.

Description: Here is a vintage pair of the Fornasetti Vaso Antico steel bookends in the larger size.  These were made between the 1950s and 1960s and vintage examples are getting harder to find.  Both retain their original red felt and gold impressed logo, signifying their vintage stature.  This pair are likely 1960s vintage period pieces.