make / manufacturer:Piero Fornasetti, S. C. Richard
model name / number:Velieri
size / dimensions:4" Diameter
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7 VELIERI coasters in total.
The Main Event:
Set of 6 VELIERI (sailing ships) porcelain coasters designed by Italian artist Piero Fornasetti. All have a different black and white lithograph of a tall ship with shiny metallic gold detail on ship banner and outer edge.
Back stamped: VELIERI | Fornsetti – Milano | Made in Italy | Exclusive for Bonwit Teller
Black & Gold on White
4ʺW × 4ʺD × 0.5ʺH
** PLUS 1 Single Coaster: S. C. Richard (Società Ceramica Richard) Italy **
Additional tall ship, this seventh coaster possesses identical features as those above.
Back stamped: S. C. Richard | Made in Italy | 560
CONDITION: Excellent - no chips. Minor flaking of gold; back of one Fornasetti has superficial crack on the back not deep enough to feel (photo: top row, last on right).