Giant Marcello Fantoni Blue Ceramic Vase Object 1955

Marcello Fantoni and Gian Paolo blown glass and fused metal bowl, having an organic round form executed in blue glass with cold painted metal accents, signed on underside.

From an italien collection we are proud to present this rare piece from around 1949. flawless and signed.

Monumental blue glazed ceramic floor vase from the Artist Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, Germany 1960s. Stunning piece with artist mark. Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker (1921-2010...

Wilhelm and Elly Kuch studio pottery vase Burgthann, Germany, 1974, signed Kuch.  

Immerse your space in the timeless allure of mid-century Italian craftsmanship with this exquisite Marcello Fantoni Bitone Vase. Crafted circa 1955, this ceramic masterpiece epitom...

Ceramic vase by Marcello Fantoni. Signed and with original label. Biography Marcello Fantoni was born in Florence on October 1, 1915. Growing up, he became passionate about art, and...

A fantastic studio vase by Marcello Fantoni, Italian, (born 1915).

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...