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Pair Italian Mid-Century Slip-Decorated Sgraffito Pottery Lamps , C. 1960s
$2,800per set
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€2,460.69per set
CA$3,976.84per set
A$4,272.89per set
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Pair of Italian Mid-Century Slip-Decorated Sgraffito Pottery Lamps on Blackened Wood Bases
This refined pair of Italian mid-century pottery lamps exemplifies the period’s celebrated fusion of traditional ceramic craftsmanship with modern, organic design sensibilities. Each lamp is formed in a classical urn or baluster silhouette, a shape deeply rooted in Italian decorative history, and reinterpreted here through a distinctly 20th-century lens emphasizing materiality, surface, and handwork.
The ceramic bodies are finished in warm, earthy tones—ochre, honey, and soft umber—applied using slip decoration and sgraffito techniques. Over a lighter clay ground, darker slip has been brushed and incised to create rhythmic scrolling arabesques and stylized vegetal motifs. These abstracted foliate forms recall vines, leaves, and natural growth patterns, symbolic of continuity, fertility, and harmony with the landscape. Rather than literal imagery, the decoration is intentionally interpretive, allowing the surface to read as both ornamental and architectural. Subtle variations in line weight, pigment density, and texture underscore the handmade nature of the pottery and distinguish each lamp as an individual work.
The restrained palette and tactile surface place these lamps firmly within the Italian mid-century studio pottery tradition, when artisans across Tuscany and Umbria revived historic ceramic techniques while embracing simplified, modern forms. Raised on blackened wooden bases, the lamps achieve a strong visual grounding, with the dark bases providing contrast and elevating the ceramic bodies in a manner reminiscent of sculptural pedestals.
The lamps have been professionally rewired and are fitted with inline on/off switches for convenience, making them well suited for contemporary living while preserving their sculptural integrity. When illuminated, the warm glazing and incised patterns take on added depth, enhancing their presence as both functional lighting and decorative art.
Dimensions (each):
23 inches high to socket
20 inches high to top of ceramic body
12 inches diameter
Blackened wood base: 10 inches diameter
An elegant and versatile pair, ideal for organic modern, Mediterranean, or refined rustic interiors.
- Dimensions:Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Diameter: 12 in (30.48 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Power Source:Plug-in
- Voltage:110-150v
- Lampshade:Not Included
- Style:Organic Modern (In the Style Of)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960s
- Condition:Rewired. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses.
- Seller Location:West Palm Beach, FL
- Reference Number:Seller: T36661stDibs: LU2592348231142
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