Richard-Ginori San Cristoforo Decorative Objects

Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori vase in terracotta and gold, Italy, 1930s. It is a wonderful little gem, this vase designed by Gio Ponti and made by Richard Ginori in the 1930s. Great simple design and beautiful contrast between the terracotta and the gold. Part of a series of terracotta and gold bowls...

Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi vase ceramic, 1950, Italy.

Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi vase ceramic 1950 Italy.

Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi ceramic vase, 1950, Italy.

Gio Ponti Richard Ginori vase ceramic gold red 1940 Italy.

Rare Italian vase 1930 embossed copper Gio Ponti for Nino Ferrari Attributed.

Richard Ginori Giovanni Gariboldi vase ceramic 1950 Italy.

A rare and beautiful striking planter designed by Gio Ponti during the 1930's for Italian manufacturer Richard Ginori, which still is in production today doing collaborations with fa...

Great sample of one most important designers of the 20th century, Glazed ceramic, Gio Ponti, made for Richard Ginori and marked S Christoforo, Milano.

Rare Richard Ginori 1735 Corona Storica porcelain box with images of Paris, Santorini, Geneva, Hollywood and Barcelona / Made in Italy Original mark on the base / comes in original b...

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...

Gio’ Ponti vase ceramic 1929 Italy. Mark . San Cristoforo - RICHARD GINORI - Made in Italy