Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Vase by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor

Fabulous and massive vase - urn which will be a eye catcher in your living or business space. Almost 4 ft tall and 30 inch at its widest in the center down to about 7 inch at the bas...

Fabulous Plate / bowl by Giovanni De Simone with a very colorful fish decoration. De Simone studied under Pablo Picasso and learned his craft from the master. In excellent vintage co...

Fantastic colors of blue with a fabulous texture. This large bowl is a beauty and can function for more than just decoration's. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Crac...

Very large midcentury pottery lamp with a drip glaze. Lamp with combination of glaze and size, has a commanding presence. New wiring. 24...

Fantastic piece of hand thrown pottery by Herbert Sargent. Ribbed with a small handle and his signature buttons in a fabulous deep brown glaze. Herbert Sargent was a TV and Movie writer who worked for such shows as Johnny Carson...

Striking art glass vase ice bucket by Venini for Disaronno. Beautiful amber glass with a white striped drizzle.

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...

A ceramic table lamp with green and brown spotted glaze covered in figurative line etchings. Marked "Marcello Fantoni for Marbro Italy".

A superb Fantoni decanter with its original stopper, fully signed on the base and superbly decorated with 1 flute playing satyr and 2 dancing satyrs on a mottled purple background. T...

A beautiful and unusual large bottle shaped vase by the Italian master potter Marcello Fantoni. Decorated with a continuous still life table top setting with coffee pot, bowl of grap...

Vintage drip glaze vase. Maker unknown.

A lovely signed Marcello Fantoni waisted shape vase of large size. Decorated with dripping matt glazes of green, orange and yellow over a cream body. Signed underneath. Perfect condi...