A Monumental Enamel Charger by Bovano

A Charlie Parker gas fired stoneware bowl-unique example in rutile blue and nebula glaze. A quick note about the artist: Charlie Parker’s ceramic career began in 1967, at the age of ...

An outstanding, large enamel bowl by Bovano. 9" diameter, signed underneath, colorful abstract design, ca' 1960s.

A very impressive sterling silver and enamel bowl by David Andersen, Norway.

A fantastic and rare ceramic charger by Eugenio Pattarino. Vibrant red color and Classic Italian Mid-Century style is represented very well in this piece. Eugenio Pattarino was born in 1885 and passed away in 1971. He was a master sculptor and model maker and taught in art schools in both Venice and Frankfort, Germany. In the late 1940s he opened his own studio in Florence. His factory used both “EPF” and “CAPEF” (Artistic Ceramics Professor Eugene Pattarino) to mark his pieces. His studio is best known for its large religious statutes, many of which reside in a number of churches in Italy and the U.S. In the 1950s Pattarino had more than fifty artists working for him and some among them were considered the best ceramists in Italy. At this time Eugenio was joined by his son, Ranier, and the company began concentrating on more eclectic themes. These pieces, when new, were quite expensive when they were purchased but almost never garner anywhere near their original cost at today's auctions. The factory claimed that the Vatican used Pattarino’s ceramics as gifts to famous visitors, including President John Kennedy, Andre Gide and Paul Sartre. Unfortunately there is no proof to back these claims. As a matter of fact I have discovered that the Pattarino name is almost generally unknown in Italy and even lesser known in Florence. His name is, however, recognized here in the United States and most of the factory’s output can be found in the U.S. where it was imported. In November 1966 the Arno River flooded its bank and inundated most of Florence. Work to restore damaged art...

Very large ceramic platter signed Biot, circa 1960.

Collector's plate by Bernard Buffat, La grange des potiers. Plate hand-turned in the south of France in the 70s, bringing together several artists in the Grange des Potiers workshop.

Highly unusual and graphically striking, this monumental charger or platter was created in Biot at a time when the French village vied with Vallauris in producing the best ceramic pi...

Decorative plate made of enameled copper, a complex decorative technique that involves subjecting a copper object covered with glass powders to firing at a very high temperature, a p...