Ferniani Factory Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

An Italian Baroque Castelli albarllo, also known as a pharmacy or drug jar. It held 'Benedict Laxat' listed as far back as Aristotle as a medication used in by midwives. Beautifully decorated with buildings in landscapes in the free, almost impressionistic style typical of Castelli Maiolica...

Jean Besnard Art Deco ceramic, signed and dated 1932, in excellent condition.

JAGET ET PINON factory in Tours. Baluster vase with long necks and three handles in brown enamelled earthenware with gilt and copper decoration amid pl...

GUIDO GAMBONE - VIETRI - Rare Mid Century monumental studio ceramic vessel / jug - hand painted - thick, frothy, gritty glaze (sand added in production) - signed with a donkey and VI...

Bitossi (Manufacturer) - Aldo Londi (Designer) - rare mid century studio pottery vase - hand made - featuring a color block palette of mustard and brown glazes with a white glazed in...

A tin-glazed earthenware apothecary jar of waisted cylindrical form with a flared rim and footed base. The body is decorated with vibrant polychrome scalloped bands in deep yellow, o...

Large ceramic vase circa 1950-1960. Measures: Height: 58 Cm.

A tin-glazed earthenware pharmacy jar of waisted cylindrical form, decorated in a rich polychrome palette of cobalt, golden ochre, and soft grey. The front features an elaborate hera...

A hand thrown tin-glazed earthenware pitcher of baluster form with a flared, scalloped rim and a strap handle. The body is decorated with a naive, hand-painted pastoral landscape in...

A stunning and rare antique Italian Maiolica pottery triple gourd vase hand-painted with classical stylised figurative and scroll designs in typical ...

large ceramic vase, circa 1900 in the style of Hector Guimard.   

PLEASE NOTE: This piece is currently located in our Amsterdam office, please enquire for delivery times. A very stylish and unusual glazed ceramic handled vase by renowned Italian artist Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011). The rounded bottle shaped vase has a tall funnel neck with a large rounded loop handle attached to one side. The cream coloured body is decorated with run glazes in blue and yellow over a lightly textured purple ground. The vase is signed Fantoni to the base. Marcello Fantoni was born in Florence in 1915 and studied an Art of Ceramics course at the Institute of Art at Porta Romana from where he graduated as a 'maestro' of art in 1934. In 1936 he established the Fantoni Ceramic studio and produced many unique pieces which quickly found him fame and recognition. His success continued and today his work is represented around the world in all the leading art institutions including among them the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, Victoria and Albert Museum of London, Museum of Modern Art of Tokyo and Kyoto. His work is also widely celebrated and represented throughout Italy. While famed for his unique smaller art works...