Galileo Chini Decorative Objects

Pair of delightful salt-glazed vases by Galileo Chini. The designs consist of scarabs, hearts, scrolls, dots and lines. Galileo Chini (Firenze, 1873-1956) wa one of the most import...

Cosmic Catfish Vase by Galileo Chini.

Galileo Chini for S. Lorenzo Mugello Floence, Italy 1920s "PAX ET BONUM" glazed earthware Excellent condiction Measures: H 30 cm.

Ceramic vases by Galileo Chini, 1910s. Signed under the base. Biography Galileo Chini (Florence, 1873 – Florence, 1956) is an artist with a unique profile in the panorama of Italian art between the 19th and 20th centuries. A Tuscan personality, multifaceted and precocious, he firmly believed in the union of arts and crafts and in their fundamental role in the redevelopment of the area. Trying his hand at every aspect of art, he was a painter with a strong personality, ranging from Symbolism to Divisionism to the darkest and most expressionist final phase, a great decorator, a sublime ceramist, an illustrator, a set designer, but also an urban planner and a man of great civic commitment. As a ceramist he founded the factory “L'Arte della Ceramica” and later “Le Fornaci San Lorenzo” together with his cousin Chino in the town of Borgo San Lorenzo, a few kilometers from Florence, introducing Art Nouveau into the Italian tradition. As a set designer he was also linked to Giacomo Puccini, who called him in 1918 for the world premiere of Gianni Schicchi at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and again for the sets of the world premiere of Turandot, staged in 1926 at “La Scala” in Milan under the direction of Arturo Toscanini. An artist of international standing, he participated in all the major international exhibitions (London, Brussels, Ghent, St. Petersburg among others) and in Italy in the Venetian Biennials and the Roman Quadrennials. He decorated important public and private buildings, and in 1911 he left for Siam, called by King Rama V...

“Créature Fantastique” Ceramic sculpture. Augusto Chini (Florence, 1904), Manifattura Fornace San Lorenzo, Italy, circa 1930. A juvenile important work by Maestro Chini. Very fine craquelure, delicate purple nuances on dark green and light metallic lustre. Signed A. Chini on the edge and serial inside the base. The Chini family, leading exponents of European Art Nouveau. One of the most important manufacturers of Art Nouveau ceramics...