By Rometti Ceramics 1
Located in Roma, IT
Modern Ceramic Tray from Rometti, Umbertide Perugia Italy 1950s
The "Rometti" manufacture of artistic ceramics was founded in Umbertide (Perugia) in October 1927 by Settimio Rometti and his nephew Aspromonte (known as Riego), son of his brother Paolo, in partnership with R. Cerrini and his wife O. Fronduti.
The first name of the factory was 'Ars Umbra', a name under which the very first works produced between 1927 and 1928 were marked.
The artistic and technical direction was entrusted to Aspromonte and the manufacture's production consisted mainly of furnishings and crockery decorated in Art Nouveau style.
From 1928 the artistic direction of the factory was taken over by Aspromonte's cousin, Settimio Stamura's sister's son, Dante Baldelli, with the collaboration of Corrado Cagli from 1928 to 1930.
Towards the end of the 1920s, the sculptor Mario Di Giacomo was asked to collaborate with the factory.
In the same period, Rometti, perhaps by chance, developed a black enamel, known as 'nero fratta', which was particularly brilliant and had a metallic effect. It was used above all for the monochromes by Cagli, Di Giacomo and Baldelli.
In those years, the factory, whose trademark was either "Ceramiche Rometti...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rometti Ceramics Decorative Objects