Rometti Ceramics

An italian futurist ceramic sugar bowl designed and manufacture in Italy in the Thirties, good condition overall just normal signs of use and ...

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...

An Italian Futurist teapot made by Rometti Umbertide famous Italian manufacturer. Orange and white ceramic is in perfect conditions, it's signed on t...

Ceramiche Rometti Art Deco Rondini Jar, Italy, 1936 Rometti Umbertide.        

A Rometti red, gold and ivory ceramic vase made in Italy in the Thirties in good conditions. Rometti was an important factory of the period, very fa...