Bruno Gambone Bowls and Baskets

Brown, Red, Yellow, Blue, and Orange Ceramic Vase by Guido Gambone, Italy, c. 1950 Highly saturated glazed ceramic textured vase with graphic decoration. Specifications: H 3.5" x ...

Exceptionally beautiful small Italian mid-century ceramic bowl by Bruno Gambone. Shades of dark blue and turquoise combined with black. Marked Gambone Italy on the bottom. Very goo...

Bruno Gambone ceramic bowl with in greige and brown glazed stoneware, Italy 1980s, signed Gambone. Italy

Ceramic decorative bowl by Bruno Gambone (circa 1980s). A very unique ceramic which, on its exterior is coarse and tactile in a brown earthy clay with precisely incised lines. By con...

Rare large bowl by Bruno Gambone, Italy, 1970. Outstanding large object in a light clay with nice warm brown speckles and fantastic neutral color scheme; beige, dark brown, light blu...

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...

Earthy stoneware catch-all bowl created by Bruno Gambone. Porous bone-white matte glaze has wonderful texture throughout and is accented with a caramel brown rim. Simple geometric ce...

Italian Mid-Century Modern stoneware bowl / vase with stopper designed by famous artist Bruno Gambone, marked on the bottom ,1960s.

Ceramic decorative bowl by Bruno Gambone (circa 1990s). A very unique ceramic which, on its exterior is earthy, coarse and tactile in a brown clay speckle with lightly incised lines ...

Stoneware square bowl / vide poche by Italian ceramicist, Bruno Gambone, circa 1970s. A small but elegant stoneware bowl which can be used as a vide poche. In chalk-white and brown-speckle glaze with burnt-brown lip, it is minimalist in style. Very alluring. In very good vintage condition commensurate with age. Maker's mark on bottom: 'Gambone Italy'. A short video clip of the item may be provided upon request. About the artist: The Gambone ceramics have had two very distinct phases of artistic expression in their history. That of Guido Gambone, arguably Italy's most prominent contemporary ceramicist of the 1950s and '60s, and that of his son, Bruno Gambone, who is still at work. The father's work was more exuberant and colourful. Bruno, who returned to Florence in 1969 to keep the ceramic studio running after his father died, became intent on expressing his own very different artistic vision. For the most part, his work was influenced by '60s and '70s minimalist...

Large stoneware platter with molten glass centre by Bruno Gambone (circa 1980s). A natural stoneware finish in grey and beige with clay brown lip and centre-surround all complement t...

A large Bruno Gambone studio ceramic bowl with earthy brown and blue glazes detailed with a sketch by Gambone. Made in Italy, 1960s, signed on bottom. Measures: Height 3.5", diame...