Giovanni Gariboldi Furniture

Giovanni Gariboldi (1908 - 1971) For Richard Ginori An important ceramic vase by Giovanni Gariboldi for Richard Ginori in matte grey tones, the neck decorated with contrasting white...

Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi vase green ceramic, 1950, Italy.

Exceptional Umbrella holder Richard Ginori “ Giovanni Gariboldi” glazed ceramic to the airbrush,1950 Italia.

Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi vase ceramic 1950 Italy.

Exceptional vase Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi vase yellow white ceramic, 1945, Italy.

Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi red ceramic 1950 Italy.

Beautiful four panel screen/room divider in beech wood and gold leaf hand carving each panel is 57.5cm. wide and 185cm. tall and reverse side is plain polished with brass hinges Ital...

Italian Art Deco white leather and wood chair by Giovanni Gariboldi, 1940s Chair with rectangular seat with wooden structure. The seat and...

Giovanni Gariboldi.

Red vase with with butterflies and floral motifs by Giovanni Gariboldi for Richard Ginori Acid-stamped manufacturer's mark to underside ‘Richard Ginori M11 491E’.

In the 1920s Gio Ponti, who defined 20th century Italian design, was the art director of Richard-Ginori, a venerable porcelain company established in the 18th century. When Ponti moved on in 1930, his protégé Giovanni Gariboldi, who also designed furniture and interiors, filled the vacated position. It would seem that Gariboldi found his model for these shell-shaped dishes in nature, but this is not the case. Rather, he channeled the essence of “shellness," and endowed his design with the faux verisimilitude of delicate ribbing along the scalloped edge. Yet he had them glazed in improbable candy-like pastel colors of pink, yellow, and blue. Originally used principally as ashtrays, no doubt, they could also be put to use as serving dishes for nuts and candies, or as decorative tabletop objects...