Marcello Fantoni Brutalist Welded Metal Vase

A large 9" x 8" abstract ceramic bowl by Marcello Fantoni, circa 1960s. Hand-sculpted irregular shaped ceramic form with a mottled milky-white and pale yellow glaze. Textured sculptu...

Angelo Mangiarotti "Vesuvio" Ceramic Vase for Gabbianelli, Italy circa 1960s. A rare and uncommon dark anthracite greenish gray matte glaze. Modern truncated shape with ribbed openin...

Behold this distinguished Danish midcentury "Baca" series vase designed by Johanne Gerber for Royal Copenhagen Denmark in the 1960s.. The vase stands tall, its rectangular form with...

A very rare and uncommon Alessio Tasca (b. 1929) geometric layered ceramic centerpiece, Italy circa 1970s. This modern low centerpiece fruit bowl is comprised of 3 layers of ceramic ...

Introducing a captivating set of two Modernist low bowls, designed by Lee Rosen for Design Technics in the spirited 1960s. These vide poche, or catchall bowls, are a sublime blend of...

A large Clyde Burt (Ohio, 1922-1981) ceramic charger / plate, circa 1960s. This glazed stoneware charger features a sgraffito abstract design in dark brown on a beige / tan background. Dark brown glazed rim. CB inscribed signature to underside. Measures 1.25" Height x 15.5" Diameter. Excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. Born in Melrose, Ohio in 1922, Clyde Burt would go on to become a major voice in American studio ceramics. He studied at Fort Wayne Art School and later at the Cape Cod School of Art before landing at the Cranbrook Academy of Art to study under Maija Grotell. While Grotell is responsible for bringing the wheel to Cranbrook, Burt made it central to his practice and his thrown works express the same endless curiosity as his teacher. Upon returning to Ohio, Burt built a home studio on his family’s farmland near the Little Auglaize River and harvested rich clay from the surrounding area. He started every day at 5:30 in the morning and would work until he knew he “had enough”. Constantly experimenting with glazes, colors and surface decoration, Burt painstakingly recorded his successes and failures in a small notebook...

Hand welded brutalist style vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011). Signed on underside.

Hand welded brutalist style vase by Marcello Fantoni (1915 - 2011). Signed on underside. See our other listings for a grouping of these vases.

Hand welded brutalist style vase by Marcello Fantoni. Signed on underside.

Studio ceramic vase with stand by Marcello Fantoni. Tall vase form with pinched neck and triangular spout. Hand-built earthenware with rough, matte black glaze, and multicolored cub...

Italian ceramic vase by Marcello Fantoni. Green and mustard glaze on bulbous form.

Glazed ceramic vase.