A monumental Italian ceramic vase

Monumental Vittoria Mazzotti, Albisola iridescent vase. Signed V. Mazzotti, Albisola.

Monumental Franco Bucci Vase for Laboratorio Pesaro, Italy, 1970s.

Pair of Claudio Ferri ceramic vase, Italy, 1950s Measures: Left vase diameter 12 x height 41 cm. Right vase diameter 14 x height 32 cm.

Monumental Italian 1940s Gold on Green Painted Terracotta Vase

A potter and painter, Albert Green (1914-1994) earned an international reputation for his ceramics, stoneware, and canvases. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City, supporting himself with retail jobs selling men’s clothing. But in 1946 a chance encounter with a display of contemporary Japanese pottery inspired him on the spot to switch from painting to pottery. Green learned pottery techniques through engineering manuals and applied his knowledge of college chemistry to teach himself glazing. ​“In those days I looked at pots constantly,” he said. ​“I’d travel 100 miles to look at a good pot. I simply taught myself.” He took his painting skills and applied them to his clay works, creating pieces that critics praised for their painterly qualities and subtle sense of color. In 1976, he retired from the retail clothing...

Modernist Italian vase with a mottled glaze over the geometric design.

Beautiful midcentury hand painted ceramic vase. Italy, circa 1950s.

Italian Mid-Century Modern Glaze ceramic red vase by Bitossi 1960s. Stamp on the bottom made in Italy, original ceramic in typical Bitossi red colour.