S.C.I. Laveno Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

This sculptural ceramic ashtray was produced in Italy in the 1970s by Porcellane Laveno, a renowned maker known for its refined glazes and experimental forms. The piece features a so...

Italian Flower Vase or Vessel by Guido Andlovitz for Lavenia, 1930s Beautiful vase designed and made by Guido Andlovitz for Societa' Ceramica Italiana di Laveno (S.C.I.), Lavenia, I...

Vase with stand by Giorgio Spertini, SCI Laveno Italy, 1900-1908 Perfect condiction.

Earthenware Fishes sculpture Mod. 1511 Angelo Biancini SCI Laveno 1938 Excellent condiction literature: Angelo Biancini tra Faenza e Laveno: ceramiche 1937-1940.   

Italian Mid-Century Modern design ceramic vase model “1316/2” designed by Guido Andloviz and produced by S.C.I. (Società Ceramica Italiana, Laveno) with orange semimat enamel , 1940s...

Rare Sirio Tofanari Art Deco Ceramic Monkey for SCI Laveno, Italy 1930s Fully marked.

This rare vintage Italian dinner service is complete: nr.44 pieces. Large beautiful soup bowl (center table also) cm. 32 x 28 x H 28- Oval sala...

Art Deco Guido Andlovitz ceramic vase for S.C.I Laveno, Italy, 1940s.

Made in Italy in 1965 by Antonia Campi for Laveno. It is marked on the bottom. This tray is made in blue lacquered earthenware with bossed decorations. It is a vintage item, therefo...

Graceful set of three pitchers by Guido Andloviz for SCI Laveno. Each piece comes with a slight different color and surface finish.

Purple ceramic cachepot Perfect condiction.

Made in Italy, 1965. It is made is in lacquered earthenware with embossed decorations. This is a vintage set, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered a...

Purple ceramic cachepot Perfect condiction.

Made in Italy, 1930s - 1940s. It is made in glazed porcelain by Guido Andloviz for Laveno in "Vecchia Milano" (old Milan) style. This is a vintage set, therefore it might show slig...

Italian Mid-Century Modern design ceramic vase model “1316/4” designed by Guido Andloviz and produced by S.C.I. (Società Ceramica Italiana, Laveno) with green semi-gloss enamel, 1950...

Italian Flower Vase or Vessel by Guido Andlovitz for Lavenia, 1930s Beautiful vase designed and made by Guido Andlovitz for Societa' Ceramica Ital...

Monumental S.C.I Ceramic vase, Italy 1940s.

Made in Italy in 1965 by Antonia Campi for Laveno. It is marked on the bottom. This centerpiece bowl is made in blue lacquered earthenware with bossed decorations. This is a vintage...

Made in Italy by Guido Andloviz for Laveno in 1936, model "Vittuone". This centerpiece bowl with plate is made in solid glazed earthenware. The color is not like in the pictures tha...

Made in Italy, 1965. This centerpiece bowl is made in yellow lacquered earthenware with bossed decorations. This is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but...

Umbrella stand model C300 by Antonia Campi for S.C.I. Laveno. Rare bicolor version of this sculptural piece.

Rare ceramic tea service for six in a very elegant light blue shade with decoration refined in pure gold, it was designed by Antonia Campi and manufactured by Laveno Ceramica in Verbano during the early 1950s. This set is composed of six (6) teacups, six (6) tea saucers, one (1) sugar bowl, one (1) teapot, and one (1) milk jug. Measurements: -Six cups 6 x 8 x 5.5 cm (each) -Sugar bowl 9 x 12 x 7 cm -Teapot 19 x 16, 5 x 9.5 cm -Milk Jug 11 x 12 x 7 cm. In 1856 Carlo Caspani, Alessandro Carnelli, and Severino Revelli, three employees of the Richard Ginori ceramics factory in Milano, set up the Società Ceramica C.C.R. making use of a disused building that had been a glass factory near the lakeshore. Production mainly consisted in fine earthenware and fire bricks. One of the key choices for the success of this initiative was an industrial-scale production of low-cost earthenware for domestic use. The manufacture of Laveno was gaining reputation; so that in 1869 part of its activity had to be moved to a new building called “Lago”. In 1883 it adopted a new denomination, Società Ceramica Italiana (with an S.C.I. trademark) that was to become famous. During this period, S.C.I. was led by bright managers: Tommaso Bossi and his successor Luciano Scotti, a graduate in engineering who led the company all the time from 1895 to 1956, raising it to its top level of capacity and production. In 1925 the Mulini plant was built in the Boesio area, where the blends and ''bodies'' were prepared. The Magazzini Generali (a warehouse), were also built and directly connected to the railway network. All the factory sites were interconnected by a “Decauville” railway for transporting materials. Also in 1925 the Verbano plant was built, following an agreement with the German Rosenthal company, for producing porcelain tableware and, later, ceramic insulators. The drive for innovation in production technologies, that took place during the Twenties, was accompanied by an equally intense artistic development. During the twenty's the architect Piero Portaluppi started collaborating with S.C.I. and thanks to Luciano Scotti’s foresight, young Guido Andlovitz, who had entered the company in 1923, was appointed art director in 1925, who introduced a renewal in the style of shapes and decorations, so that towards the end of the 1920s Ceramica di Laveno competed with Richard-Ginori, for the leading position in the ceramic art of Italy. Near the end of the 1930s, collaboration was started with Angelo Biancini, who created a new product line of artisan taste. In the late Forties, the young Antonia Campi joins the company as a decoration worker. Immediately, Guido Andlovitz notes her ability and potential qualities, and moves her into the artistic department. Starting with her 1948 first tiny vase...