Polychromed glazed ceramic "pillow" vase by Marcello Fantoni

Italian Mid-Century glazed ceramic vase with brown and white stripe design.

Red and Green ceramic vase by Gmundner Keramik Stamped and Stenciled in ink: "Gmundner Keramik 1315" Austria circa 1947-1949 Provenance: Private collection Chicago

Rare polychrome Murano glass "Pezzato" vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, signed on the underside of the base: "Bianconi Venini" Italy: circa 1950. Bianconi’s real contribution to the world of art and design, however, finds its inception in 1947 when the Milanese Paulo Venini...

Colorful ceramic "Sea Garden" vase with handles by Alvino Bagni for Raymor.

This art pottery vase was done by the renowned Marcello Fantoni of Italy in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The vase is done with a thick dark brown clay a...

A ceramic vase with glazes decoration by Michel Lanos (1926-2005). 9.8 x 8.3 inches. Perfect original decorations. Artist monogram under the base, circa 1990. Unique piece.

Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) sculptor, ceramicist, metalworker, multi-media artist and designer Born in Florence in 1915, Marcello Fantoni began studying ceramic art at age 12 at the Art Institute of Florence with ceramicist Carlo Guerrini, artistic director of the famed Cantagalli Factory. He continued years of training in ceramics and the arts, including sculpture with Libero Andreotti and Bruno Innocenti, and figurative art with Gianni Vagnetti, graduating as a maestro of art in 1934. After a stint as art director for a ceramics factory in Perugia, in 1936 he opened the Fantoni Ceramic Studio in Florence. Here he produced ceramic series as well as unique pieces, sculptures and furnishings. In 1937 Fantoni’s pieces were exhibited in the Florence National Arts and Crafts Exhibit where their unique combination of rustic forms decorated with African and marine motifs and painted figures garnered considerable acclaim. By the start of World War II Fantoni’s melding of ancient Italian pottery techniques with decidedly Modernist elements had won him artistic and commercial success both in Italy and abroad. Having participated in the resistance, after the War Fantoni worked for the 500-year old Maiolica factory in Deruta, Umbria, renowned for its signature tin-glazed pottery. In the 1950s he refocused on his Florence studio, dedicating himself to larger sculptural pieces...

Signed ceramic vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) midcentury 1960s Abstract enamel / Colors varying Nice original condition.