Set of Two Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vases, Italy

Really beautiful vases set by Jan Bontjes van Beek for Keramisches Werk Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ungewiß. One small chip on the bowl.

Robert Maxwell Set of 3 Ceramic Vases. The measurements given apply to the larger vase. The two smaller ones measure 9cm in diameter and 7.5cm i...

Pair of handmade ceramic planters with a unique sculptural shape and dark metallic glaze. Each bowl has an organic, flowing form and a textured surface with natural variations. The l...

These two vases are designed by Michigan Woodworker Roger Sloan. Both walnut pieces are inlaid with oak root cross-sections. Roger Sloan's pieces have been featured in Fine Woodworki...

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...

Tall slender vase by Marcello Fantoni with applied enamel and various geometric shapes and colors, early factory mark, Italy.

Large scale Italian abstract Italian modernist vase created by Marcello Fantoni of Florence, Italy. Vase measures 13 1/4“ in height by 5” square and is signed Fantoni, Italy on the ...