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Italian Lamp Base with Pulcinella and Female Nude, Art Deco Ceramic, Ponti Era

About the Item

Featuring brilliant, rich colors and striking imagery, this Italian Art Deco lamp base depicts a tall-hatted Pulcinella figure on one side, and a nude female figure on the other, all rendered in rich browns, pale yellows and lovely cerulean and turquoise blues. Though not signed, this ceramic piece clearly comes from the 1930s when Gio Ponti and his contemporaries dominated modern Italian design. The ground has an ivory-hued craquelure finish. (Dimensions are for lamp base itself; with the lamp pole, the piece is 17 inches high.)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Diameter: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Ceramic,Glazed
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1930s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865126398912
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