Italy - Ceramics

Studio hand made tray from Italy. It has a rectangular shape with rounded corners and a bevelled edge. The base is a lushious gold and it has been hand painted entirely with exotic f...

Piero Fornasetti set of eight Monkeys ceramic coasters, From the "Ne sont tous chevaliers qui sur cheval montent" series Italy 1950s Original box.

Le mani in porcellana della collezione Anatomica, creata da Vito Nesta per il suo brand Grand Tour, sono un oggetto di design intramontabile e di grande valore decorativo. La produzione di queste porcellane è affidata a Fratelli Majello che dal 1867 sono maestri delle lavorazioni di Capodimonte. Ogni mano è decorata con estro e fantasia, ben 20 decori sono infatti disponibili, avendo la possibilità di integrarsi alla perfezione in qualsiasi ambiente, che sia una camera da letto, un mobile ingresso...

Table Set Designer Angelo Mangiarotti Prod. Brambilla Italy, 1960 Ceramic mark on the bottom Perfect Condiction oil: h 20 x 6 x 6 cm salt: h 8 x 5 x 4 cm tray: h 4 x 20 x 18 cm

Description This is an amplifier compatible with all smartphones in which the speaker is positioned at the bottom, near the microphone. It will allow you to increase the volume of y...

Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...

Set of 2 decorative plates designed by Gio Ponti for Ceramica Franco Pozzi. Fair condition: visible signs of wear, discolorations and some c...

Wonderful and unique wood & vinegar ceramic set with tray in a vibrant purple and orange color combination. This delightful set was produced by Ceramiche Franco Pozzi in Italy during...

San Polo Venezia small ceramic feeding bird chicks sculpture. Italy 1950s Fully signed

A Memphis Milano black and blue ceramic tea pot designed by Marco Zanini for Bitossi in perfect conditions. The tea pot by Marco Zanini is a stunning piece of functional art. It embo...

Italian Mid-Century Art Pottery Bird Sculpture Box by Aldo Londi for Bitossi

Bring the beauty of the garden to your home with our hand-painted radicchio-style bowl in a pink hue. Perfect for serving with aperivito tableware, this plate adds a touch of natural elegance and artistic charm to any space. Whether adorning your dining table or displayed as a decorative piece, it captures the essence of nature with timeless sophistication. 100% Ceramic Handmade and Hand-Painted in Italy...

A Mid Century Modern teapot and milk jug from the series "Blå eld" translated to Blue fire in English is quality earthenware from Rörstrand, Sweden desig...

container bowl, centerpiece in polychrome ceramic, Dante Baldelli production, 1940s, città di castello - Italy leaf-shaped, in shades of black, light...

Acquareccia plate Patanazzi workshop Urbino, last quarter of the 16th century It measures diameter 17.12 in; foot diameter 11.53 in; height 1.88 in (43.5 cm; 29.3 cm; 4.8 cm). Weight State of conservation: wear and a few small minimal detachments of enamel, chipping on the raised areas, peeling of enamel at the brim on the back. This large, shallow basin is equipped with a wide and convex well. It is umbonate with a contoured center. The brim, short and flat, is enclosed in a double rounded and barely raised edge. The basin has a flat base without rims; it has a slightly concave center in correspondence to the well. The shape takes inspiration from the basins associated with the metal forged amphora pourers that traditionally adorned the credenza. These were used from the Middle Ages to wash hands during banquets. Two or three people washed their hands in the same basin and it was considered an honor to wash one’s hands with an illustrious person. The decoration is arranged in concentric bands with, in the center of the umbo, an unidentified shield on a blue background: an oval banded in gold with a blue head, a gold star and a field with a burning pitcher. Rings of faux pods separate the center from a series of grotesque motifs of small birds and masks. These go around the basin and are, in fact, faithfully repeated on the brim. The main decoration develops inside the flounce of the basin, which sees alternating symmetrical figures of winged harpies and chimeras. The ornamentation, outlined in orange, green and blue, stands out against the white enamel background. This decorative style, defined since the Renaissance as “grottesche” or “raffaellesche”, refers to the decorations introduced after the discovery of the paintings of the Domus Aurea towards the end of the fifteenth century. The discovery of Nero's palace, buried inside Colle Oppio by damnatio memoriae, occurred by chance when a young Roman, in 1480, fell into a large crack which had opened in the ground on the hill, thus finding himself in a cave with walls covered with painted figures. The great artists present in the papal city, including Pinturicchio, Ghirlandaio, Raffaello, immediately visited these caves. The decorations found there soon became a decorative subject of immense success: the term grotesque , with the meaning of “unusual,” “caricatured,” or “monstrous,” was later commented by Vasari in 1550 as “una spezie di pittura licenziose e ridicole molto”( “a very licentious and ridiculous kind of painting”). The decorations “a grottesche” also widely circulated in ceramic factories, through the use of engravings, variously interpreted according to the creativity of the artists or the requests of the client. Our basin is reflected in similar artifacts produced at the end of the sixteenth century by the factories of the Urbino district. See the series of basins preserved in the main French museums, among which the closest in morphology is that of the Campana collection of the Louvre (Inv. OA1496); this however has a more complex figure decoration, while the decoration of our specimen is sober and with a watercolor style. The style, sure in its execution, approaches decorative results still close to the works produced around the middle of the sixteenth century by the Fontana workshop. The decoration is closely linked to their taste, which later finds its natural outlet, through the work of Antonio, also in the Patanazzi workshop. Studies show the contiguity between the two workshops due to the kinship and collaboration between the masters Orazio Fontana and Antonio Patanazzi, both trained in the workshop of Guido Fontana il Durantino. It is therefore almost natural that their works, often created according to similar typologies and under the aegis of the same commissions, are not always easily distinguishable, so much so that the presence of historiated or “grottesche” works by Orazio is documented and preserved in Antonio Patanazzi's workshop. Given that the studies have always emphasized the collaboration between several hands in the context of the shops, it is known that the most ancient “grottesche” works thus far known, can be dated from 1560, when the Fontana shop created the so-called Servizio Spagnolo (Spanish Service) and how, from that moment on, this ornamentation became one of the most requested by high-ranking clients. We remember the works created for the Granduchi di Toscana, when Flaminio Fontana along with his uncle Orazio supplied ceramics to Florence, and, later, other commissions of considerable importance: those for the service of the Duchi d’Este or for the Messina Farmacia of Roccavaldina, associated with the Patanazzi workshop when, now after 1580, Antonio Patanazzi began to sign his own work. Thus, in our basin, the presence of masks hanging from garlands, a theme of more ancient memory, is associated in the work with more advanced stylistic motifs, such as the hatching of the chimeras and harpies. These are found here on the front with the wings painted in two ornate ways. In addition, the theme of the birds on the edge completes the decoration along the thin brim and can be seen as representing an early style typical of the Urbino district during a period of activity and collaboration between the two workshops. Later, a more “doll-like” decorative choice, typical of the end of the century and the beginning of the seventeenth century, characterized the period of the Patanazzi workshop under the direction of Francesco. Bibliography: Philippe Morel, Il funzionamento simbolico e la critica delle grottesche nella seconda metà del Cinquecento, in: Marcello Fagiolo, (a cura di), Roma e...

Italian midcentury large ornamental plate centerpiece from the 1970s. A typical pictorial graphics of the 1970s.

Beautiful Pair of Handcrafted Lady Figurines by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1970s This exquisite pair of handcrafted lady figurines, designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in the 1970s, sho...

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Elegant and refined English octagonal ceramic tray; on the white background, soft and rich blue decorations have been executed using the transferware method; in the center we find the poetic and graceful representation of the Severn River and the town of Bridgnorth (the name of this decoration is "Severn"), while the edges of the tray are adorned with sumptuous and spectacular flower and leaf decorations. The Severn River is the longest river in the United Kingdom (350 km), rising in Wales and flowing into the Bristol Channel; Bridgnorth is an ancient Saxon settlement; observing the view of the river and town from his castle at Bridgnorth King Charles I Stuart (1600-1649) said "the most beautiful sight in all my kingdom". On the back of the tray there are 3 imprinted marks including one with final number 14, then we find in the center a blue mark, these indicate to us exactly that the tray was produced in Stoke-on-Trent by the Copeland-Spode company in 1914 (see mark no.1079 p.172 of "Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Mark). The Spode firm was founded in the heart of the Potteries - Stoke-on-Trent by Josiah Spode in 1770. Josiah Spode is most famous for developing the specific design technique that meant underglaze transfers could be printed on earthenware. Later, focusing on porcelain production, Josiah Spode pioneered the development of a new form of porcelain, originally called "Stoke China...

Le mani in porcellana della collezione Anatomica, creata da Vito Nesta per il suo brand Grand Tour, sono un oggetto di design intramontabile e di grande valore decorativo. La produzione di queste porcellane è affidata a Fratelli Majello che dal 1867 sono maestri delle lavorazioni di Capodimonte. Ogni mano è decorata con estro e fantasia, ben 20 decori sono infatti disponibili, avendo la possibilità di integrarsi alla perfezione in qualsiasi ambiente, che sia una camera da letto, un mobile ingresso...

Beautiful big bucket vase with two steel handles, Famille verte. Excellent decorated with women and young boys in a walled garden and princess on horseback...

Vase with stand by Giorgio Spertini, SCI Laveno Italy, 1900-1908 Perfect condiction.

Nodo That’s item is the result of Bottega Intreccio Lab experimentation as atelier research which is grounded within in the territory, with its di...

Guido Cacciapuoti.

This striking vase has a simple, rectangular shape, highlighted with a brass strip at the bottom and two different solid finishes, one large strip in pink and a vivid red top. The pi...

Antique Savona Ceramic Albarello, 18th Century Beautiful polychrome painted majolica tree, cylindrical body with rounded shoulders from which rises a sma...

China, 20th century. Yellow background porcelain with dragon decorations Height cm 55.

Italian Mid-Century Modern design ceramic vase model “1316/2” designed by Guido Andloviz and produced by S.C.I. (Società Ceramica Italiana, Laveno) with orange semimat enamel , 1940s...

This striking vase in white clay has a simple cylindrical shape with a white finish, and a central area decorated with a series of multicolored rings...

Le mani in porcellana della collezione Anatomica, creata da Vito Nesta per il suo brand Grand Tour, sono un oggetto di design intramontabile e di grande valore decorativo. La produzione di queste porcellane è affidata a Fratelli Majello che dal 1867 sono maestri delle lavorazioni di Capodimonte. Ogni mano è decorata con estro e fantasia, ben 20 decori sono infatti disponibili, avendo la possibilità di integrarsi alla perfezione in qualsiasi ambiente, che sia una camera da letto, un mobile ingresso...

We present this fantastic large vase, made in Florence, Italy, dating back to the 1980s. The vase is crafted from polychrome glazed ceramic. The eye-catching, classically styled deco...

Riccardo Gatti Italian important vase in glazed ceramic "a lustro". Faenza dating from the mid 1930s. Original label on the base Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompan...

Art Deco turquoise globular vase. Faience France 1940s Measures : 24 cm Height - diameter. 18 cm Conditions: excellent.

Set of five large apothecary-herbalist jars in white ceramic with cobalt blue writing, to contain Dioica, Nettle (Urtica Dioica), Aromatic Calamus (Acorus calamus), Raspberry (Rubus ...

This Bucciarelli mushrooms set includes 7 coasters, . These are in pretty good condition considering their age, with slight losses of the color and some very light scratches. Each pi...

Plate in ceramic with tulips in reliefs. This piece can be use for food or as a centerpiece.

Eight small porcelain mugs. Friars. Various measures, Italian and German. A piece has some chipping The largest piece is 19 cm tall, the smallest 6 cm.

Very good Vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this red and gray ceramic coffee set with the original tray. Signed by MAS and prod...

Very rare tureen in glazed ceramic in relief by Richard Ginori Laveno designed in the 1960s by Antonia Campi, archived and cataloged on the site of the cultural heritage of Lombardy ...

Set of 3 vintage Gucci porcelain plates in the motif of poker cards / Made in Italy Original stamp on the base Diameter: 8.5 inches, height 1 inch set of 3 available in stock in Ital...

Richard Manz Pair of Ceramic Bowls, Denmark 1970s Signed Richard Manz / Made in Denmark

An Art Deco hand-painted ceramic figure of a fawn manufactured in Italy by Egisto Fantechi in Sesto Fiorentino in the Thirties. It's a lovely example o...

Antonio Marras Ceramic vase - collectible handmade vase - rare Italian ceramic This big hand-painted ceramic vase is a wonderful piece unique created by Italian stylist and artist A...

Le mani in porcellana della collezione Anatomica, creata da Vito Nesta per il suo brand Grand Tour, sono un oggetto di design intramontabile e di grande valore decorativo. La produzione di queste porcellane è affidata a Fratelli Majello che dal 1867 sono maestri delle lavorazioni di Capodimonte. Ogni mano è decorata con estro e fantasia, ben 20 decori sono infatti disponibili, avendo la possibilità di integrarsi alla perfezione in qualsiasi ambiente, che sia una camera da letto, un mobile ingresso...

Description This is an amplifier compatible with all smartphones in which the speaker is positioned at the bottom, near the microphone. It will allow you to increase the volume of y...

Description This is an amplifier compatible with all smartphones in which the speaker is positioned at the bottom, near the microphone. It will allow you to increase the volume of your smartphone by 15/20 decibels! European Design Patent filed n. 005778529 Materials Handmade in 100% Italian ceramic and non-toxic glazes, i.e. free of lead and other substances harmful to the health of workers (as required by EU regulations). METHOD OF USE Just insert your smartphone in the appropriate space and start your favorite music to hear it clear and loud at home, outdoors or wherever you want! It has a hole for passing the power cable. ECO-SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION The production method is characterized by an ethical and eco-sustainable approach. Ceramics of controlled origin, non-toxic glazes and photovoltaic panels are used to guarantee the functioning of the electric ovens...

An immense glazed ceramic vase in beautiful variations of greens, white, yellow and black dripping paint effect. Signed M.A.B Treviso Measurement H = 98 centimeters

This antique French Provincial Tian bowl, circa early 19th century, boasts a beautiful time-worn patina and a light yellow glaze. Discovered in Provence, France, this earthenware bow...

Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s. This blue lacquered ceramic vase by Laveno, Italy. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in...

Description This is an amplifier compatible with all smartphones in which the speaker is positioned at the bottom, near the microphone. It will allow you to increase the volume of your smartphone by 15/20 decibels! European Design Patent filed n. 005778529 Materials Handmade in 100% Italian ceramic and non-toxic glazes, i.e. free of lead and other substances harmful to the health of workers (as required by EU regulations). METHOD OF USE Just insert your smartphone in the appropriate space and start your favorite music to hear it clear and loud at home, outdoors or wherever you want! It has a hole for passing the power cable. ECO-SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION The production method is characterized by an ethical and eco-sustainable approach. Ceramics of controlled origin, non-toxic glazes and photovoltaic panels are used to guarantee the functioning of the electric ovens...

Coppia di sculture in porcellana Biscuit raffiguranti dama e gentiluomo, inizi del XX secolo. Ottime condizioni, senza sbeccature o parti mancanti.

Colorful and exotic artisanal hand painted vase with lid portraiting a blue and green parrot and vegetation on black background. This vase is entirely hand painted by the ceramists of the artisan company "Ceramiche Batignani" founded in Tuscany in 1907 by Gastone Batignani...

These splendid ceramic creations are born from the artistic laboratory of Mosche Bianche. In this casket you can keep small objects of value, born as the materialization (and unive...

Set of 4 vintage Gucci ceramic ashtrays in the motif of poker cards, can also be used as vide poche, change tray, or pocket emptier / Made in Italy Origi...

A stunning hand-painted ceramic riser hailing from the renowned Amphora Czech workshops. Crafted with precision and adorned with exquisite hand-painted g...

Large painted Art Nouveau bronze vase from the early 1900s, fine Italian manufacture. The vase has a round base with four thick, sinuous feet, reminiscent of those on old stoves...

Sublime Nanni Valentini large bowl for Ceramica Arcore Signed CA.

The Ceramiche Batignani company was born in Tuscany in 1907 from the artistic and creative skills of Gastone Batignani, the founder. He started the c...

Essevi “Sandro Vacchetti “ ceramic, 1940, Italy.

Angelo Mangiarotti Rare Three piece vase for Fratelli Brambilla, Italy 1970s Ref: Domus July 1970.

This striking sculpture is part of the Anatomica series by Vito Nesta, featuring decorative objects with simple and essential anatomical shapes characterized by bold, contrasting col...