Description:
Eleven Fornasetti for Fleming Joffe Cook Plates
Transfer decorated ceramic
Milan, Italy, c. 1970
Each plate decorated with whimsical recipe instructions and corresponding animal images in black and gold, each marked Fleming Joffe Ltd., Cook Plates, Especially Made by, Fornasetti Milano, Made in Italy, dia. 10 1/2 in.
Literature: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, edited by Barnaba Fornasetti, page 614, #163 for a color illustration of one of a set of twelve promotional plates made for the Fleming & Joffe company in the early 1970s.
Estimate $800-1,200
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