VISIONS OF BEAUTY (INSPIRED BY FALL) / DAY 3 -- PIERO FORNASETTI
plateimagecourtesyhellotradecom Peeps, Sometimes, not being decisive, costs one much more than money. I had always wanted a Piero Fornasetti plate, and discovering a collection of six at one of my favorite antique shops (The Scarlet Fox in Old Towne, Alexandria) should have been a celebration in itself. Sadly, when faced with the object(s) of my long-held desire, I hem'd and haw'd; they were reasonably priced, I could afford to get them there and then, space was not an issue since they could be creatively hung anywhere. Yet I did not act, but instead promised to come back the following week. Of course, they were gone by then; snapped up by some decisive design-addict or smart decorator who realized that a bird (or plate) in hand, is worth much more than thumbing through auction catalogues, or trolling the wasteland known as Ebay/Fleabay. Truth be told, I have seen the Fornasetti plates offered on Ebay, however I prefer to purchase an object w...