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Fornasetti Decorative Panel Silenzio from the Series Tema e Variazioni
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
features a variation from the famous Fornasetti series Tema e Variazioni, inspired by the face of the
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Fornasetti Consolle Occhi Eyes from the Tema e Variazioni Series Black White
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
decoration depicts a variation on the iconic face of Lina Cavalieri, Fornasetti's muse from the Tema e
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Fornasetti Playing Cards Box Visi from the Tema e Variazioni Series Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
-finished and covered with a smooth lacquer. The decoration come from the famous series Tema e Variazioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Modernist Ceramic Coaster Set Tema e Variazioni 139 by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
his beautiful Modernist Ceramic Coaster Set Tema e Variazioni 139 by Fornasetti originates from
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Fornasetti hand painted decorative plate, "Tema e Variazioni" 78, made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
that, as the Italian designer started the now famous "Tema e variazioni" (Theme and variations) series
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Tema e Variazioni Porcelain Plate 294
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
The face of the opera singer Lina Cavalieri, Piero Fornasetti's muse, embellishes this decorative porcelain wall plate. This is variation number 294 of the iconic series. This hand d...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Tema e Variazioni Porcelain Plate 333
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
The face of the opera singer Lina Cavalieri, Piero Fornasetti's muse, embellishes this decorative porcelain wall plate. This is variation number 294 of the iconic series, reinterpret...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Plate, #93, of Lina Cavalieri s Face
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
The plate is printed with an iconic image of Lina Cavalieri’'s face. Reference: Fornasetti, The Complete Universe, page 285 for illustration for other erotic subjects including th...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate Themes Variation Pattern 114, Profile, Tema E
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
an image of an eye- Tema E Variazioni/ Fonasetti. Milano/Made in ITALY. The image that inspired
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Italian Fornasetti Plate Tema E Varazioni
By Fornasetti
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
and is number 10 in his 'Tema E Variazioni' series of hundreds of images of Cavalieri.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate Themes Variation Pattern 107, Tema E Variazio
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
title 'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face of a woman: the opera singer Lina Cavalieri. He
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Fornasetti Tema E Variazoini Plate, Themes and Variations, Pattern Number 164
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti, 1990. The iconic image of Lina Cavalieri. A variation of Fornasetti's Tema E Variazioni
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti Themes and Variations Porcelain Plate Motiv 35
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
, Tema e Variazioni, 1980s The striking Rosenthal Fornasetti Themes & Variations pattern gold
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Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Themes and Variations Milano Italy Porcelain Plate
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Piero Fornasetti Tema e Variazioni 10" porcelain plate depicting his muse, Lina Cavalieri. Signed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Rosenthal Fornasetti Porcelain Temi E Variazioni Motiv 26
By Rosenthal
Located in Downingtown, PA
: The image that inspired Fornasetti to coin the title ?Tema e Variazioni?, is the enigmatic face of a
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazoni Porcelain Plate, Number 308, 1970s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti porcelain plate is one of the most unusual Tema E Variazioni plates in the series. The owner of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes Variation Plate, #15
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Plate, Tema e Variazioni Series, Motif No. 15 Origin: Atelier Fornasetti, Milan, Italy Date: Circa 1990s
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1990s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Themes Variation Erotic Plate # 302
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
inch high Mark: In black- Below a printed right eye “Tema E Variazioni”, a hand holding a pen and
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Fornasetti Themes Variations Plate #334, Atelier Fornasetti, The Quiet
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
gilt highlights. Diameter: 10 inches x 1 inch high Mark: In white on a black square, Tema E
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Themes Variation Plate, #127
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
inch high Mark: In black- Tema E Variazioni, a hand holding a pen and Fornasetti Milano/Made in
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Fornasetti 70s for Winston - Collectible Ceramic Ashtray, Variazione 212
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
iconic ‘Tema e Variazioni’ series, crafted in the Seventies for Winston brand. Adorned with the timeless
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Piero Fornasetti, "Buona Notte" Pair of Jars
By Fornasetti, Bitossi
Located in Bochum, NRW
Cavalieri. Marked: Tema E Variazioni Fornasetti Milano, Bitossi, made in Italy, Bitossi, made in Italy, 107
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20th Century Italian Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 5 Fornesetti Decorative Plates
By Fornasetti
Located in Chicago, IL
transfer-printed porcelain. Signed with stamped manufacturer’s mark to underside of each example: [Tema e
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Fornasetti Porcelain Plate, Temi e Variazioni, Themes and Variations
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
representation of his work. It was known as the "Tema e Variazioni" (theme and variation) plate series. He
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Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Rosenthal Fornasetti Temi E Variazioni Motiv 3 Porcelain Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
, the image that inspired Fornasetti to coin the title 'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face of a
Category

Vintage 1980s English Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Rosenthal Fornasetti Temi e Variazioni Porcelain Motiv 5 Plate, 1980s
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
famous, the image that inspired Fornasetti to coin the title 'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Fornasetti Rosenthal Plate- Temi e Variazioni-Themes and Variation, Motiv 16
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
known as the "Tema e Variazioni" (theme and variation) plate series. He said: "What inspired me to
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Fornasetti Themes Variations Porcelain Plate, # 182 with Original Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mark: In white on a black square, Tema E Variazioni, a hand holding a pen and Fornasetti Milano/Made in
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes and Variations Plate, Motiv 28
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face of a woman: the opera singer Lina Cavalieri. He found that
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Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Themes Variations Porcelain Plate, #218
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
. Dimensions: 10 1/2 inches x 1 1/4 inches Mark: A printed eye with Tema E Variazioni and the hand and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes Variation Plate, Map Pattern
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
The image that inspired Fornasetti to coin the title 'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face of a
Category

Vintage 1980s German Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Plate, Motiv 14, circa 1980s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
reproduced on a series of everyday objects like the plate. Tema e Variazioni shows its variations playing
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti Plate, Themes Variations, Motiv 9
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
that inspired Fornasetti to coin the title 'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face of a woman: the
Category

Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti Themes Variation Porcelain Plate Motiv 24
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
series of everyday objects like the plate. Tema e Variazioni shows its variations playing with one idea
Category

Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Themes Variations Porcelain Plate, #8
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Lina Cavalieri with an eye patch- a variation of Fornasetti's Tema E Variazioni series based on the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti Themes Variations Motiv 18 Porcelain Plate, 1980s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
that inspired Fornasetti to coin the title 'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face of a woman: the
Category

Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate, Themes Variations, Motiv 18
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
title 'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face of a woman: the opera singer Lina Cavalieri. He
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti Themes Variation Porcelain Plate, Motiv 5 The Wall
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
the title 'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face of a woman: the opera singer Lina Cavalieri
Category

Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate Themes and Variation Pattern, Motiv 9
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
coin the title 'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face of a woman: the opera singer Lina Cavalieri
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Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes Variations - Buttons, Motiv 13
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
inspired Fornasetti to coin the title 'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face of a woman: the opera
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Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes and Variations Plate, Motiv 25
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
white Rosenthal/Germany over the Fornasetti hand and paint brush above Decor:/Temi e variazioni/ Motiv
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Umbrella Stand "Tamburo" by Piero Fornasetti, 1955
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
Piero Fornasetti began work on what would later become his most famous and iconic series: "Tema e
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Vintage 1950s Italian Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal

PIERO FORNASETTI Milano 1960 Red Enameled Sliding Box Music Instruments
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
was the "variations," notably exemplified in the iconic "Tema e Variazioni" series featuring over 400
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Tema e Variazioni Porcelain Plate by Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
white lithographic illustration. Underside of plate with "TEMA E VARIAZIONI 164" "FORNASETTI MILANO/MADE
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

1950s Fornasetti Face Plate, Tema e Variazioni, N107
By Fornasetti
Located in Winnetka, IL
early production pieces (see last photo) and will be listed separately. It is rare to find Tema e
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Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

"Tema E Variazioni" Fornasetti Plates
By Fornasetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 4 vintage Fornasetti numbered plates from the series "Temi E Variazioni. Original price
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20th Century Italian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Occasional Table
By Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
A Piero Fornasetti occasional table with "Tema e Variazione" decoration, Brass legs, 1970's Italy.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Fornasetti Ltd. Edition "Tema e Variazioni" Serving Tray
Located in New York, NY
An interesting and visual serving tray made in mid 1990s for Fornasetti.
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Late 20th Century Italian Decorative Objects

Tema E Variazione Porcelain Plate by Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
white lithographic illustration. Underside of plate with "TEMA E VARIAZIONI 299" "FORNASETTI MILANO/MADE
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Table Lamps by Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Madrid, Madrid
A pair of silkscreened-metal table lamps titled “Viso de Donna” from the “Tema e Variazioni” series
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

A Piero Fornasetti Umbrella.
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A Piero Fornasetti Umbrella. “Tema e Variazioni” Brown and white on silk
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Late 20th Century Italian More Furniture and Collectibles

A Piero Fornasetti Umbrella
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A Piero Fornasetti Umbrella “Tema e Variazioni and Jerusaleum” Black and white
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Late 20th Century Italian More Furniture and Collectibles

1960s Piero Fornasetti Gueridon
By Fornasetti
Located in Paris, FR
Ronde side table by Piero Fornasetti. Title: Tema e Variazioni with the iconic Lina Cavalieri's
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Vintage 1960s Italian Gueridon

1960s Iconic Piero Fornasetti Table
By Fornasetti
Located in Paris, FR
Ronde side table by Piero Fornasetti. Title: Tema e Variazioni with the iconic Lina Cavalieri's
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Vintage 1960s Italian Gueridon

Materials

Brass, Metal

A Set of six porcelain plates by Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A Set of six porcelain plates by Piero Fornasetti. "Tema e Variazioni"
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Late 20th Century Italian Dinner Plates

Fornasetti Bronze Surround Mirror, with Original Stamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, “I began to make them and I never stopped.” The “Tema e Variazioni” (theme and variation) plate
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20th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Painted Metal Cammei (Roman Coin Pattern) Lamp by Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, “I began to make them and I never stopped.” The “Tema e Variazioni” (theme and variation) plate
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20th Century Italian Floor Lamps

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Tema E Variazioni For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tema e variazioni you’re looking for. A tema e variazioni — often made from ceramic, porcelain and metal — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a tema e variazioni, we have 51 options in-stock, while there are 13 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a tema e variazioni — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each tema e variazioni bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made tema e variazioni over the years, but those crafted by Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti and Ancap are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Tema E Variazioni?

Prices for a tema e variazioni can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $244 and can go as high as $8,800, while the average can fetch as much as $700.