Mid-Century Modern Rare Marcello Fantoni Raymor Ceramic Art Vase, Italy, 1950s

For your consideration is a gorgeous, stenciled ceramic art vase or vessel, made in Italy, numbered, circa 1960s. In excellent condition, with a small chip in the lip. The dimensions...

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For your consideration is an outstanding, small, glossy ceramic bowl, made in Italy, by Fausto Melotti with his insignia, circa 1956. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 5.5" ...

For your consideration is a breathtaking pair of glass vessels or vases, made in Italy, by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, circa 1980s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 11.5" diameter...

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Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) sculptor, ceramicist, metalworker, multi-media artist and designer Born in Florence in 1915, Marcello Fantoni began studying ceramic art at age 12 at the Art Institute of Florence with ceramicist Carlo Guerrini, artistic director of the famed Cantagalli Factory. He continued years of training in ceramics and the arts, including sculpture with Libero Andreotti and Bruno Innocenti, and figurative art with Gianni Vagnetti, graduating as a maestro of art in 1934. After a stint as art director for a ceramics factory in Perugia, in 1936 he opened the Fantoni Ceramic Studio in Florence. Here he produced ceramic series as well as unique pieces, sculptures and furnishings. In 1937 Fantoni’s pieces were exhibited in the Florence National Arts and Crafts Exhibit where their unique combination of rustic forms decorated with African and marine motifs and painted figures garnered considerable acclaim. By the start of World War II Fantoni’s melding of ancient Italian pottery techniques with decidedly Modernist elements had won him artistic and commercial success both in Italy and abroad. Having participated in the resistance, after the War Fantoni worked for the 500-year old Maiolica factory in Deruta, Umbria, renowned for its signature tin-glazed pottery. In the 1950s he refocused on his Florence studio, dedicating himself to larger sculptural pieces...

Marcello Fantoni (Italy, 1810-1893) Highly textured volcanic glazed monumental vase, made circa 1950s. Unsigned. 15 inches wide by 9 inches deep by 16 inches tall

The vintage ceramic jug vase by Marcello Fantoni from the 1960s is an exceptional and artistic piece that exemplifies the mastery of Italian cerami...

Italian ceramic vase for Raymor, most likely by Fantoni considering the amount of design work he did for Raymor and a faint trace of his signature on the base. Pale watery blue and...

Marcello Fantoni early cubist vase, Italy 1950s Fully signed

Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011) was born in Florence, Italy. With a vast career in the arts showcasing his talent in sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, multi-media and even designer, Marcello Fantoni's work was exhibited in the MoMA New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York...