Marcello Fantoni Furniture

Marcello Fantoni early cubist vase, Italy 1950s Fully signed

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...

Tall slender vase by Marcello Fantoni with applied enamel and various geometric shapes and colors, early factory mark, Italy.

Marcello Fantoni and Gian Paolo blown glass and fused metal vase, having an organic form executed in blueglass with cold painted metal accents.

A cylindrical vase by Marcello Fantoni. It is ceramic partially enveloped in leather. The leather creates a reveal for a stylish woman to appear looking out directly at the viewer....

Italian mid-century Marcello Fantoni Studio vase. Made and signed with his typical signature "Fantoni". The shape is tall and slender with applied enamel and various geometric shapes...

Ceramic vase by Marcello Fantoni. Signed and with original label. Biography Marcello Fantoni was born in Florence on October 1, 1915. Growing up, he became passionate about art, and...

Glazed ceramic vase.

Early Marcello Fantoni cubist vase. Extremely rare example. Signed. Would work well in a variety of interiors such as modern, mid century modern, Hollywood regency, etc. Piece blen...

Italian ceramic vase by Marcello Fantoni. Green and mustard glaze on bulbous form.

Studio ceramic vase with stand by Marcello Fantoni. Tall vase form with pinched neck and triangular spout. Hand-built earthenware with rough, matte black glaze, and multicolored cub...

Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011) was born in Florence, Italy. With a vast career in the arts showcasing his talent in sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, multi-media and even designer, Marcello Fantoni's work was exhibited in the MoMA New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York...