Fratelli Fanciullacci Pottery

Fratelli Fanciullacci The brothers Fanciullacci was prolific Italian pottery, who’s work is starting to become more widely known in the past few years, and is keenly sought amongst collectors. As a style it is hard to pin down as there were so many styles and produced – on a variety of clay bodies. Also, because most records were lost it is hard to identify designers or artist – except it is known that Aldo Londi worked there prior to going to Bitossi. Pieces from the FF factory were rarely marked – except for some pieces simply marked FF. Most though will have nothing or simply “Italy” and a number. After a while however, with experience, pieces by this maker start to stand out from the rest. La manifattura ceramica "Ceramiche Artistiche F.lli Fanciullacci" viene fondata a Montelupo Fiorentino da Raffaello Fanciullacci (1803-1881), nel 1862 con la denominazione di "Fornace Bardi Capraia". A lui succede Demetrio (1841-1895), con la collaborazione dei figli Ilario, Giovanni, Amedeo e Alfredo, che dirige la fabbrica fino al 1895 anno in cui, a causa della sua morte, la ditta passa nelle mani dei figli, che in breve...

Large vintage Bitossi vase with deeply carved and brightly glazed panels against an unglazed, combed ground with a delicate rope strand coiling around. Effective design aptly executed.