Salvatore Procida Hand Decorated Ceramic Vase, Vietri, Italy Mid-Century Modern

Hand painted figurative ceramic vase on a cream white glazed body, dated 1946. From Hank Keramikk Verksted, Oslo, Norway signed “NK”. Measures: Height...

Hand painted vase by Swedish Expressionist artist Issac Grunewald. Grunewald was at the peak of his career when he created this piece on a form d...

Ceramic vase designed and produced by Guerrino Tramonti in 1950, Faenza. Glazed ceramic. Single piece. Original signature. Biography "Master of applied arts" who was involved in t...

PLEASE NOTE: This piece is currently located in our Amsterdam office, please enquire for delivery times. A very stylish and unusual glazed ceramic handled vase by renowned Italian artist Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011). The rounded bottle shaped vase has a tall funnel neck with a large rounded loop handle attached to one side. The cream coloured body is decorated with run glazes in blue and yellow over a lightly textured purple ground. The vase is signed Fantoni to the base. Marcello Fantoni was born in Florence in 1915 and studied an Art of Ceramics course at the Institute of Art at Porta Romana from where he graduated as a 'maestro' of art in 1934. In 1936 he established the Fantoni Ceramic studio and produced many unique pieces which quickly found him fame and recognition. His success continued and today his work is represented around the world in all the leading art institutions including among them the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, Victoria and Albert Museum of London, Museum of Modern Art of Tokyo and Kyoto. His work is also widely celebrated and represented throughout Italy. While famed for his unique smaller art works...