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Lady Head San Marino Boat Vase Smalto Roccia Glaze Italy 1950s
About the Item
A lavish example of San Marino pottery, with typical 'Smalto Roccia' or 'Lava' glaze. A boat vase with a central red panel depicting typical lady head with flowers in sgrafitto decoration, the interior lavishly glazed gold.
This vase (see a matching tall bottle vase listed on our storefront) was purchased during the 1950s on the Island of Sicily during a family holiday. It was brought back to Melbourne where it remained on the same shelf, carefully dusted weekly, to the present day. In near perfect condition.
San Marino pottery is slip moulded bisque clay, created for the tourist industry and sold throughout Italy in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. They are fragile and rarely found in such good condition.
Given the wildly textured surface, we have examined the vase carefully for chips and damage and can find none. There are the usual production faults as with all San Marino ceramics - a popped glaze bubble here and there, stripes of background wash show through the top glaze.
Unsigned. Mark Hill, in his comprehensive text on Italian Ceramics, 'Alla Moda: Italian Ceramics of the 1950s-70s’, notes that few San Marino pieces are signed.
Hill also notes that the majority of San Marino pottery pieces are on the small side due to the limited space in tourists' luggage. This piece is on a medium to large scale. The lavish decoration starts with a grey and white foam glaze called 'Smalto Roccia', which imitates the volcanic stone of the area around Rimini in San Marino.
The central panel depicts the typical 'lady head' scheme, with a dappled red and black background. These are typical of the Libertas and Titano workshops, however, as the piece is unsigned and there were over fifty workshops producing San Marino pottery, we can't verify the exact producer.
The carefree, playful nature of these ceramics is very appealing to those who love a bold, colorful, high-kitsch Mid Century aesthetic. Just a delight!
- Creator:San Marino Pottery (Workshop/Studio)
- Dimensions:Height: 7.05 in (17.9 cm)Width: 11.03 in (28 cm)Depth: 3.55 in (9 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Clay,Glazed
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Melbourne, AU
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2656337885772
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