Bruno Gambone Furniture
Italian, 1936-2021
Known for his prolific mid-century works, Italian artist Bruno Gambone is regarded as one of the most influential figures in ceramics. Born in 1936 in Vietri sul Mare, Gambone was introduced to the world of ceramics at the age of 14 while he worked in the Florence studio of his father, renowned ceramist Guido Gambone.
Toward the end of the 1950s, Gambone left his father’s studio to work at Italian artist Andrea D’Arienzo’s workshop, where he explored other disciplines such as canvas painting and textile decoration. He became committed to painting and exhibited at Florence’s La Strozzina in 1959.
In 1963, Gambone left Italy for the United States. He lived in New York City during a fertile era for creative expression — a time marked by pivotal artistic movements such as Pop art and Abstract Expressionism. Gambone made numerous friends and moved in the same circles as iconic American artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. The Italian native learned more about a range of fields such as sculpture and theater. However, after five years, he returned to his homeland to live in Milan.
While in Milan, Gambone experimented with jewelry design for a brief period. But following his father’s death in 1969, Gambone returned to Florence to run his father’s studio, shifting his attention back toward ceramics.
Throughout the 1970s, Gambone created table lamps, vases, bowls and sculptures, including a series of ceramic animals. He began work in 1972 on what would become his celebrated “Fantastic Animals” series — initially a minimalist collection of stoneware fish, lions, snakes and other creatures characterized by sharp-edged geometric forms.
Gambone showcased his ceramic works at the 1972 Venice Biennale and the Milan Triennale in 1973. The artist received awards from the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art of San Diego at La Jolla and other institutions.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Bruno Gambone decorative objects, serveware and lighting.
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Creator: Bruno Gambone
Midcentury Italian Ceramic Bottle by Bruno Gambone 'circa 1970s', Small
By Bruno Gambone
Located in London, GB
Diminutive midcentury Italian ceramic bottle by Bruno Gambone (circa 1970s). Elegantly cylindrical with a misty, rustic, matt glaze in an aqua g...
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1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Trio of Italian Stoneware Vases with Abstract Motif by Bruno Gambone, c. 1990s
By Bruno Gambone
Located in London, GB
A trio of bottle-shaped vases by Italian ceramicist Bruno Gambone, (circa 1990s). These elegantly shaped narrow-opening flower vases are earthenware elevated to works of art. They ar...
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1990s Italian Bruno Gambone Furniture
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Sandstone
Italian Glazed Zoomorphic Ceramic Pitcher by Bruno Gambone 'circa 1970s'
By Bruno Gambone
Located in London, GB
Italian glazed ceramic pitcher in seagull form by Bruno Gambone (circa 1970s). A very rare Bruno Gambone piece never before encountered by this gallery...
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1970s Italian Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
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Ceramic
Unique Bottle Form Vase by Bruno Gambone
By Bruno Gambone
Located in New York, NY
Large scale stoneware bottle form sculpture/vase with incised line decoration to front and
back faces. Off-white matte glaze with brown lip. Artist signed at base.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Bruno Gambone Vase, Ceramic, Tan, Blue, Red, Yellow, Stripes, Signed
By Bruno Gambone
Located in New York, NY
Bruno Gambone vase, ceramic, Stripes, Signed. Medium scale slender bottle form vase with a neutral almond glazed body and a neck glazed in bands of yellow, red, and blue. Signed "Gam...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
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Ceramic
Bruno Gambone Black Green Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1980s
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
Bruno Gambone huge ceramic vase in black and green glazed stoneware, Italy 1980s, signed Gambone.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Monumental Bruno Gambone Stoneware Table Lamp, Italy, 1980s
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
Monumental Bruno Gambone stoneware table lamp with a brown stripe and in greige glazed stoneware, Italy 1980s, signed Gambone Italy.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Bruno Gambone Monumental Black Greige Ceramic Vase Pitcher Italy 1980s
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
Bruno Gambone huge ceramic vase Pitcher in black and greige glazed stoneware, Italy 1980s, signed Gambone.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Midcentury Decorative Ceramic Jug by Bruno Gambone, circa 1970s
By Bruno Gambone
Located in London, GB
Italian ceramic decorative pitcher / vase by Bruno Gambone (circa 1970s). Just as our other Bruno Gambone vessels do, this one too has a purity of form, muted hue and demonstrated, e...
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1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Bowl by Bruno Gambone
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Rare large bowl by Bruno Gambone, Italy, 1970. Outstanding large object in a fantastic bright yellow glaze with a dark brown / aubergine line on the in- and outside. A beautiful crackle pattern is visible inside the bowl, beautiful warm texture. In excellent condition. Signed on the bottom.
Bruno Gambone was the son of Guido Gambone, born in Vietri sul Mare (Salerno) on 18th October 1936. After a brief period working in ceramics beginning at the age of 14 in his father's studio in Florence and later in Andrea d'Arienzo's ceramic factory in Florence until the end of the 1950s. Determined to make his own way and explored other artistic experiences, such as fabric decoration and painting. In 1959 he held his first exhibition of paintings in the La Strozzina Gallery in Florence.
In 1963 he moved to the United States and spent a few years in New York. Here, he moved among artists like Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, and gained much experience in the fields of painting, sculpture, cinema and theatre. Five years later, he returned to Italy. He chose Milan as his residence. Here he made contact with various artists including Enrico Castellani, Lucio Fontana, Paolo Scheggi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Three Bottle-Shaped Vases by Bruno Gambone, circa 1990s
By Bruno Gambone
Located in London, GB
Set of three bottle-shaped single-flower vases by Bruno Gambone (circa 1990s). All three are glazed stoneware pieces with modern, multi-coloured geometric motif. The middle-sized vas...
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1990s Italian Minimalist Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Gambone Bowl, Ceramic, Bullseye, Blue Stripes, Signed
By Bruno Gambone
Located in New York, NY
Gambone bowl, ceramic, blue stripes, signed. Small stoneware bowl with contrasting light and dark blue glaze and burnt umber bullseye decoration. Signed "Gambone Italy" on underside....
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Gambone Ceramic Pitcher Blue, Italy, 1958
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
Bruno Gambone ceramic pitcher in blue glazed ceramic, Italy from 1958.
Measures: H 23 x B 22 x D 15 cm.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Black and Chocolate Brown Ceramic Bottle-Shaped Vase by Bruno Gambone, c. 1980s
By Bruno Gambone
Located in London, GB
Ceramic vase by ceramicist Bruno Gambone, (circa 1980s). This elegant narrow-opening bottle-shaped vase is highly collectible by those who follow the works of art created by the incomparable Bruno Gambone. A long, elegant neck in a lustrous black glaze is punctuated only by an azure blue in the middle which seems to drip down its side to the body of the piece. The black finishes abruptly and is replaced with a light chocolate brown to the base. Gambone ceramics...
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1980s Italian Minimalist Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Gambone Ceramic Italian Modernist Design Covered Box Desk Set
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ceramic covered box with target design and cup desk set created by Bruno Gambone of Florence, Italy. Box measures 5.5" in diameter by 3.5" in heigh...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Gambone Bronze Gilded Table Lamp
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian table or floor lamp by Bruno Gambone.
Measures: Diameter 83 cm.
Height 50 cm.
Height base 40 cm.
Diameter base 33 cm.
Weight base:12 kg.
Shades shown are for demonstration pu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Bruno Gambone Stoneware Sassi Vase, 1984
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
Very rare and huge set of four unique stoneware vases model Sassi by the famous Italian Artist Bruno Gambone in grès light rose glaze and fantastic forms, directly bought from the Ar...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Bruno Gambone Vase
By Bruno Gambone
Located in New York, NY
Unique bottle-form case by Bruno Gambone.
Large-scale, stoneware bottle-form sculpture/vase with incised line decoration to front and back. Off-white m...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Bruno Gambone Stoneware White Blue Vase Set
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
Bruno Gambone set of three vase in white and blue stoneware Italy 1970s, signed Gambone, Italy.
40 H x 16 D, 31 H x 13 D, 24 H x 11 D cm.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
VeArt Large Charger by Bruno Gambone, Venice, circa 1988
By Bruno Gambone, VeArt
Located in CH
VeArt Large Charger probably by Bruno Gambone, (Vietri sul Mare (Salerno) 1936)
The Charger is made in white milky glass and is decorated with an abstract design with a powder colo...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
"Pisa" by Bruno Gambone for Veart 1970s Murano Glass Plate
By Bruno Gambone, VeArt
Located in Brescia, IT
"Pisa" plate by B. Gambone
1975, VeArt.
79/199 exemplars
Perfect Conduction.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
"Siena" by Bruno Gambone for VeArt 1970s Murano Glass Plate
By Bruno Gambone, VeArt
Located in Brescia, IT
"Siena" plate by B. Gambone
1975, VeArt.
79/199 exemplars
Perfect condition.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Table or Floor Lamp by Bruno Gambone
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian bronze table or floor lamp by Bruno Gambone.
Diameter:83 cm.
Height:50 cm.
Height base:40 cm.
Diameter base:33 cm.
Weight base:12 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Bruno Gambone Ceramic Jar
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid jar by Bruno Gambone.
Signed Gambone Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
3 Bruno Gambone 1970s Ceramic Miniature Vases
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Koper, SI
Beautiful set of 3 miniature vases or bottles by master ceramicist Bruno Gambone, signed, excellent conditions.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Gambone Mid Century Ceramic Yellow Horse Sculpture
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Bruno Gambone lemon yellow ceramic horse sculpture. Signed.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Tall Striped Ceramic Vases by Bruno Gambone, 1970s
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Koper, SI
Pair of important Gambone vases, featuring a very recognizable striiped decor that has become iconic in the ceramic master's production. These pieces, with an apperance that misterio...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Gambone Greige Ginger Ceramic Vase Italy 1980s Set of Three
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
Bruno Gambone set of three ceramic stoneware vases in greige and ginger glazed stoneware, Italy 1980s, signed Gambone.
37 H x 8 W x 7 D cm
27 H x 8 W x 6 D cm
16 H x 8 W x 6...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Bruno Gambone Ceramic Candle Holders Set of 3
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful candle sticks in greige stoneware with one brown stripe made by Bruno Gambone in the 1980s. Signed Gambone.
10.5 H x 12 D cm.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Bruno Gambone Stoneware Horse Set of 3
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
Cream white glazed ceramic horses made by Bruno Gambone in the 1970s, signed Gambone on the bottom. Wonderful set in excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gambone Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Bruno Gambone furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Bruno Gambone furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Bruno Gambone furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Bruno Gambone were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Dino Martens, Lorenzo Burchiellaro, and Guido Gambone. Prices for Bruno Gambone furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $363 and can go as high as $10,901, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,114.