Italian Hand-Painted Ceramic Bust

Stunning futuristic android bust by W. Beaupre. Bust is embellished with intricate gold chain, pearls and vintage jewelry findings. The atte...

Futuristic silver metallic android bust by W. Beaupre composed of vintage jewelry findings.

Sculptural bone white porcelain hand latex glove mold.

Large scale hand carved and gilded torso sculpture made from a tree branch,

Beautiful hand painted ceramic leopard figure made in italy. 1960's - Italy Good condition, very small little chip on the tail. Dimensions: ...

Beautiful small and very cute hand painted ceramic leopard figure made in italy. 1960's - Italy Very good condition. Dimensions: Height: 23c...

Vintage Italian design hand painted ceramic dog. Height: 85 cm See photos for condition.

'Bucchero' female head / bust attributed to Giò Ponti and Carlo Alberto Rossi. Mid 20th century, Italy. This is a rare and marvelous little mid century ceramic head / bust by Carlo Alberto Rossi after a design attributed to Giò Ponti. Very stylistic and elegant. The ceramic gets its characteristic black color through a special process in which the oxygen is removed from the red clay. So no paint or varnish is used. This is a technique that dates back to the Etruscans. Many works by Carlo Alberto Rossi and his brother – with whom he collaborated – have the characteristic black color. The Rossi brothers collaborated with the famous architect and designer Gio Ponti. Several of his designs – including this head – were executed in the Rossi’s studio. The collaboration was a great success. Some of the works were also shown at the IX Triennale of Milan in 1951. Please note we have a selection of 'Bucchero' pieces by Gubbio artists C. A. Rossi, Sebastiani and Elio Cerbella...