Italy - Ceramics

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An hand-crafted ceramicjug vase made in Italy in the Seventies by Bertoncello in perfect conditions. A jug by Bertoncello is a highly sought-after collectible piece that embodies the...

The sicilian salt container has beeen hand-crafted in the small town of Patti, it is adorned with intricate hand-painted designs in earthy tones, predominantly green and brown, which are characteristic of traditional Sicilian pottery...

Ceramic Hand By Richard Ingersoll Italy, 1970 Rare ceramic object Design R. Ingersoll, Cennina Arezzo Perfect Condiction

Eight small porcelain mugs. Friars. Various measures, Italian and German. A piece has some chipping The largest piece is 19 cm tall, the smallest 6 cm.

Le mani in porcellana della collezione Anatomica, creata da Vito Nesta per il suo brand Grand Tour, sono un oggetto di design intramontabile e di grande valore decorativo. La produzione di queste porcellane è affidata a Fratelli Majello che dal 1867 sono maestri delle lavorazioni di Capodimonte. Ogni mano è decorata con estro e fantasia, ben 20 decori sono infatti disponibili, avendo la possibilità di integrarsi alla perfezione in qualsiasi ambiente, che sia una camera da letto, un mobile ingresso...

Black ceramic sculpture "woman" mid-20th century.

Coffee pot Antonio Maria Coppellotti Manufacture Lodi, Circa 1740 High fire polychrome maiolica It measures: 7.87 in x 6,49 x 5.11 (20 cm x 16,5 x 13); weight 1.23 lb (561 g) ...

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Lovely and refined English oval ceramic tray; elegant and rich blue decorations have been executed on the white background using the transferware method; the mark on the back tells us exactly that the object was produced by the Clementson Brothers LTD Company between 1901 and 1913 at the Phoenix factory in Shelton, the company made a wide range of objects with this decoration called "Delf" ( see mark no.909 p.150 of "Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Mark"). Transferware, which was very fashionable in the Victorian period, refers to glazed and decorated pottery with a specific treatment that they produced in Staffordshire, England; they used copper plates on which the design was engraved, the plate was then inked and the design transferred to a special fabric that was later placed on the pottery (plates, trays, tureens, etc.) which was glazed and fired; the first to use this printing process were John Sadler and Guy Green of Liverpool in 1756. If we look at the pottery made by this method we will notice that the designs are not perfect and often the ink is smudged: this is their characteristic. A hand-painted plate service could afford few English families, with this method even middle-class families could have a decorated plate service. The Clementson Firm was founded in 1839 by Joseph Clementson, who retired from the business in 1867, leaving the factory to his four sons and son...

A large San Marco ceramic gold and silver shell bowl. Gold glazed inside with a contrasting chrome outside shell. Great for decorative purposes or as a fruit bowl. No fading, chippin...

Large Sicilian glazed ceramic cachepot from Santo Stefano di Camastra, 1970s Intact and in good condition.

We present this fantastic large vase, made in Florence, Italy, dating back to the 1980s. The vase is crafted from polychrome glazed ceramic. The eye-catching, classically styled deco...

Empty pockets/centerpiece made of ceramic by designer and ceramist Alessio Tasca (Nove 1929 - Heilbronn 2020). The model in question, called "Canoe," belongs to the collection made ...

Colorful and exotic artisanal hand painted vase with lid portraiting a blue and green parrot and vegetation on black background. This vase is entirely hand painted by the ceramists of the artisan company "Ceramiche Batignani" founded in Tuscany in 1907 by Gastone Batignani...

The jug has been manufactured in China in late 19th century, it features intricate hand-painted traditional Chinese motifs designs in shades of blue on a white background. The vase it's in original conditions with signs of use and age. it was mostly used by workers in the fields because the thick terracotta kept the water cool for all the day. A late 19th century white and blue ceramic Chinese jug...

Sardinian ceramic Simone Lai decoration Fancello 1940

A ceramic figure of two sitting antelopes designed and manufactured in Italy by Ronzan in the Fifties. They are in good condition overall the thorns have been restored as you can see...

2 Bowls Alessio Tasca Nine, Italy 1970-1980 Materic Enamel Pottery Bowl, set of 2 Paper studio label and Artist Sign under the base. Excellent condiction. big: h 6 x 32.5 x 21 cm s...

Five chess pieces in orange ceramic by Il Picchio, Italy, 1970s.

1950s Mid-Century Modern Albisola Ceramic Vide-Poche by Ivos Pacetti A charming and rare piece of Italian mid-century design, this ceramic vide-poche (catchall tray) was crafted in A...

Beautiful big bucket vase with two steel handles, Famille verte. Excellent decorated with women and young boys in a walled garden and princess on horseback...

very rare composition of three ceramic tiles of 1970s Cedit Italia production, designed by jean Pierre Garrault and henri Delord, on a white background with geometric patterns in ora...

We present this fantastic large vase, made in Italy, dating back to the early 20th century. The vase is crafted from polychrome glazed ceramic. The captivating decoration draws atten...

container bowl, centerpiece in polychrome ceramic, Dante Baldelli production, 1940s, città di castello - Italy leaf-shaped, in shades of black, light...

This jug is a beautiful example of Modernist design fused with traditional Sicilian artistic elements, showcasing bold colors, intricate patterns, and a focus on hand-made quality. I...

Mid-Century Modern design ceramic glazed vase designed by Italian artist Guido Gambone decorated with an abstract drawing and logo of the artist under the base, 1950s. Please note...

This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...

Giuseppe Tagliariol, known as Bepi Tay, was pupil of Giorgio de Chirico and a sculptor. Tay is above all known for his activity as a ceramist, which began in the second half of the ...

Scandinavian ceramic vase designed by Nils Thorsson and produced by Royal Copenhagen from 1960s Signature of the producer under the base.

Ceramic tile from the "Geo" series, design Lodovico Asirelli for Iris Ceramica, with a press relief design, glazed in matt white with an "orange peel" effect finish, produced in the ...

delightful and unique Vietrese pottery from the 1950s

Purple ceramic cachepot Perfect condiction.

Le mani in porcellana della collezione Anatomica, creata da Vito Nesta per il suo brand Grand Tour, sono un oggetto di design intramontabile e di grande valore decorativo. La produzi...

Wonderful and unique wood & vinegar ceramic set with tray in a vibrant purple and orange color combination. This delightful set was produced by Ceramiche Franco Pozzi in Italy during...

Marcello Fantoni Unusual Modernist Ceramic Wall Plate, Italy 1950s

Italian Flower Vase or Vessel by Guido Andlovitz for Lavenia, 1930s Beautiful vase designed and made by Guido Andlovitz for Societa' Ceramica Ital...

A Memphis Milano black and blue ceramic tea pot designed by Marco Zanini for Bitossi in perfect conditions. The tea pot by Marco Zanini is a stunning piece of functional art. It embo...

Questo vaso in ceramica disegnato e prodotto da Amaaro si ispira direttamente ai vasi canopi egizi; è una reinterpretazione ironica e contemporanea di un oggetto ancestrale, nume tut...

Riccardo Gatti Italian important vase in glazed ceramic "a lustro". Faenza dating from the mid 1930s. Original label on the base Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompan...

Perfect condition Artist sign on the back.

Exuding a sublime and strong visual impact in its singular handcrafted design, this oval bowl is named after the internationally renowned and appreciated Japanese dish, usually abbre...

This polychrome ceramic vase is a marvelous production by Claudio Pulli, one of the greatest Sardinian artists of the 20th century. The vase was produced for I.S.O.L.A. and is mad...

Black ceramic vase "Il Picchio" signed under the base Perfect condition.

White and yellow ceramic bowls Excellent condition Measures: H 7.5 x W 16 x D 10 cm H 8 x W 20 x D 20 cm.

Midcentury Italian ceramic sculpture designed by Alessio Tasca in 1970s. Original label

This is a 1950s black-painted terracotta figurine depicting two Dutch children sitting together on a bench. The sculpture showcases a traditional European folk art style, with intric...

Acquareccia plate Patanazzi workshop Urbino, last quarter of the 16th century It measures diameter 17.12 in; foot diameter 11.53 in; height 1.88 in (43.5 cm; 29.3 cm; 4.8 cm). Weight State of conservation: wear and a few small minimal detachments of enamel, chipping on the raised areas, peeling of enamel at the brim on the back. This large, shallow basin is equipped with a wide and convex well. It is umbonate with a contoured center. The brim, short and flat, is enclosed in a double rounded and barely raised edge. The basin has a flat base without rims; it has a slightly concave center in correspondence to the well. The shape takes inspiration from the basins associated with the metal forged amphora pourers that traditionally adorned the credenza. These were used from the Middle Ages to wash hands during banquets. Two or three people washed their hands in the same basin and it was considered an honor to wash one’s hands with an illustrious person. The decoration is arranged in concentric bands with, in the center of the umbo, an unidentified shield on a blue background: an oval banded in gold with a blue head, a gold star and a field with a burning pitcher. Rings of faux pods separate the center from a series of grotesque motifs of small birds and masks. These go around the basin and are, in fact, faithfully repeated on the brim. The main decoration develops inside the flounce of the basin, which sees alternating symmetrical figures of winged harpies and chimeras. The ornamentation, outlined in orange, green and blue, stands out against the white enamel background. This decorative style, defined since the Renaissance as “grottesche” or “raffaellesche”, refers to the decorations introduced after the discovery of the paintings of the Domus Aurea towards the end of the fifteenth century. The discovery of Nero's palace, buried inside Colle Oppio by damnatio memoriae, occurred by chance when a young Roman, in 1480, fell into a large crack which had opened in the ground on the hill, thus finding himself in a cave with walls covered with painted figures. The great artists present in the papal city, including Pinturicchio, Ghirlandaio, Raffaello, immediately visited these caves. The decorations found there soon became a decorative subject of immense success: the term grotesque , with the meaning of “unusual,” “caricatured,” or “monstrous,” was later commented by Vasari in 1550 as “una spezie di pittura licenziose e ridicole molto”( “a very licentious and ridiculous kind of painting”). The decorations “a grottesche” also widely circulated in ceramic factories, through the use of engravings, variously interpreted according to the creativity of the artists or the requests of the client. Our basin is reflected in similar artifacts produced at the end of the sixteenth century by the factories of the Urbino district. See the series of basins preserved in the main French museums, among which the closest in morphology is that of the Campana collection of the Louvre (Inv. OA1496); this however has a more complex figure decoration, while the decoration of our specimen is sober and with a watercolor style. The style, sure in its execution, approaches decorative results still close to the works produced around the middle of the sixteenth century by the Fontana workshop. The decoration is closely linked to their taste, which later finds its natural outlet, through the work of Antonio, also in the Patanazzi workshop. Studies show the contiguity between the two workshops due to the kinship and collaboration between the masters Orazio Fontana and Antonio Patanazzi, both trained in the workshop of Guido Fontana il Durantino. It is therefore almost natural that their works, often created according to similar typologies and under the aegis of the same commissions, are not always easily distinguishable, so much so that the presence of historiated or “grottesche” works by Orazio is documented and preserved in Antonio Patanazzi's workshop. Given that the studies have always emphasized the collaboration between several hands in the context of the shops, it is known that the most ancient “grottesche” works thus far known, can be dated from 1560, when the Fontana shop created the so-called Servizio Spagnolo (Spanish Service) and how, from that moment on, this ornamentation became one of the most requested by high-ranking clients. We remember the works created for the Granduchi di Toscana, when Flaminio Fontana along with his uncle Orazio supplied ceramics to Florence, and, later, other commissions of considerable importance: those for the service of the Duchi d’Este or for the Messina Farmacia of Roccavaldina, associated with the Patanazzi workshop when, now after 1580, Antonio Patanazzi began to sign his own work. Thus, in our basin, the presence of masks hanging from garlands, a theme of more ancient memory, is associated in the work with more advanced stylistic motifs, such as the hatching of the chimeras and harpies. These are found here on the front with the wings painted in two ornate ways. In addition, the theme of the birds on the edge completes the decoration along the thin brim and can be seen as representing an early style typical of the Urbino district during a period of activity and collaboration between the two workshops. Later, a more “doll-like” decorative choice, typical of the end of the century and the beginning of the seventeenth century, characterized the period of the Patanazzi workshop under the direction of Francesco. Bibliography: Philippe Morel, Il funzionamento simbolico e la critica delle grottesche nella seconda metà del Cinquecento, in: Marcello Fagiolo, (a cura di), Roma e...

Italian midcentury moderrn design white enameled ceramic ashtray centerpiece Barbados series designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Danese Milano in 1964, marked Danese Milano Made in It...

This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...

Glazed Gres Set of three boxes Perfect condition. Measure: Height 7 x diameter 13 cm Height 6 x diameter 11 cm Height 6 x diameter 10 cm.  

We present this stunning large vase, made in Faenza, Italy, dating back to the 1950s. The vase is crafted from polychrome glazed ceramic. The eye-catching, classically painted decora...

An hand-painted Italian pitcher with futurist decorations in good conditions, it's signed in a side.

Sublime Nanni Valentini large bowl for Ceramica Arcore Signed CA.

A set of three ceramic pieces designed and manufactured in Sesto Fiorentino by Italo Casini. This set exudes timeless elegance and artistic flair. The black, blue, and gold set compr...

This exceptional Tucano ceramic sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, crafted in the 1970s, is a rare collectible that goes beyond the iconic blue shades typical of Bitossi. Highlight...

A sophisticated ivory glaze - non-toxic and lead-free - envelops this clean-lined set of 4 espresso cups and its coordinated saucers, both fashioned of black stoneware and deftly cra...

ceramic panel composed of four iconic and famous "triennial" tiles also known as "four times curved," designed in the 1960s by Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli for Ceramiche Marazzi. T...

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This striking decorative plate in white clay was designed by Aldo Londi in 1959 and is part of a limited edition of 199 pieces. The decorations on the top of the plate are a multitud...

Guido Andlovitz Freeform dish for SCI Laveno, Italy, 1950s.