Marcello Fantoni Beautiful Blue Ceramic Vase, circa 1950

Marcello Fantoni (born 1915) beautiful ceramic vide-poche, signed, in excellent condition.  

Marcello Fantoni (1915/2011) beautiful ceramic dish, signed, in excellent condition (dish or vide-poche or ashtray).    

Marcello Fantoni (born 1915) beautiful ceramic dish or vide-poche, signed, in excellent condition.  

Marcel Vertès (1895-1961) Beautiful plate in ceramic, oval shape. Signed. Vallauris, France, Tapis vert manufacture circa 1955.

Beautiful ceramic dish depicting a horse, Vallauris, tapis vert manufacture, circa 1950, signed, in excellent condition.

Marcel Vertès (1895-1961) Beautiful plate "Centaur" in ceramic, oval shape. Vallauris, France, circa 1955.  

Monumental ceramic vase by Marcello Fantoni signed and numbered for Raymor ,tall and fluted at crème top with black glaze dripping down over a ...

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

Italian artist Marcello Fantoni ceramic vase is glazed stoneware made circa 1970s. This piece was acquired directly from the artist by the seller, who was a personal friend of Marcel...

Italian artist Marcello Fantoni's Small Ceramic Vases are being offered as a collection. These pieces were acquired directly from the artist by the...

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...

Italian artist Marcello Fantoni ceramic bottle vase is glazed stoneware made circa 1970s. This piece was acquired directly from the artist by the seller, who was a personal friend of...