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Sunday, October 17, 2010

{10 Hand Painted Wild Mushroom Plates by A. Zen Nove, ITALY}


In the year 1989 we both lived and worked in Italy, in the Veneto region.
Working then for Funghi del Montello in Pederobba we had received over the years special art work:
Handpainted wild mushroom plates done by artist A. Zen Nove in a limited edition of 100 plates annually. We got all ten and just as we joked about where to hang more of them; they quit producing them...
The special friendship with the Sartor family exists already for two generations. 
We have very fond memories of Italy!
Psalliota Pratensis
Pleurotus Ostreatus most of you will know as it is also grown commercially.
Armillaria Mellea
Amanita Caesarea
Boletus Edulis, Porcino
Cantharellus Cibarius
Coprinus Comatus—a delicious variety that we cultivated at the Dutch Practical Training Center for Mushroom Growing.
Russula Cyanoxantha
Morchella Deliciosa
Lactarius Deliciosus
Hand painted by A.  Zen Nove in a limited edition of 100 for each year.

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6 comments:

  1. Rosy InspirationOctober 17, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    Precious collection with sentimental value.

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  2. Johanna GehrleinOctober 18, 2010 at 2:48 AM

    Hi Mariette,
    I love mushrooms, I love pretty tablescapes and I love handpainted porcelain. Thus this plates have a special attraction to me. They are nicely painted and I could imagine that the were pretty to use for tablescape too. But also I think they look wonderfull at a wall in your home. You have collected from all over the world so wonderful things. The artist of this plates catched the spirit of the forest wonderful with this tender fronds around the plate and the naturally painted mushrooms. Looks a bit like sarreguemines, doesn't it? Thank you for showing us this wonderful plates.
    Greetings, Johanna

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  3. UnknownOctober 18, 2010 at 2:17 PM

    Liebe Mariette,
    eine tolle Sammlung hast Du da!!!
    Nein, ich kann ehrlich nicht nähen, die Spitze ist nur geklebt.... :p)
    Alles alles Liebe
    Tanja

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  4. rosenrotOctober 18, 2010 at 3:28 PM

    Liebe Mariette, das ist ja eine ganz beeindruckende Sammlung!
    ganz liebe Grüße
    Marlies

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  5. Hold my hand: a social worker's blogOctober 23, 2010 at 5:22 PM

    Dear Mariette,

    Your collection of mushroom plates is majestic!!

    Doris

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  6. Daniela @Frugal Aint CheapJune 13, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    what a neat collection of plates. I love that they have dates on it, and the writing on the back

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