Italian Studio Ceramic Plaque on Leather-Wrapped Vessel, in the Manner of Marcello Fantoni, circa 1960s

A highly decorative Italian studio piece of substantial ovoid form, comprising a warm tan leather-wrapped vessel set with a large glazed ceramic panel to the front. The panel is painted in a bold mid-century modernist style strongly reminiscent of the celebrated Florentine ceramicist Marcello Fantoni, depicting an arrangement of vessels in rich jewel tones of cobalt blue, teal, olive green, and gold against a pink-washed ground, with characteristic sgraffito white line detailing. The inside of this vase is a beautiful teal colour - very much the style of Marcello Fantoni but unsigned. 16cm H and 16cm at the widest mid point

Supple leather and vivid glazed ceramic reflects the luxury of artisanal aesthetic of Italian decorative arts in the post-war decades. The piece is unsigned but displays a quality of execution consistent with professional Florentine and Tuscan craft.studio production of the era.

An eye-catching and collectable decorative object for any collector of mid-century Italian craft.

• Style: In the manner of Marcello Fantoni
• Medium: Glazed polychrome ceramic panel on leather-wrapped vessel
• Decoration: Sgraffito and polychrome glaze — still life of vessels
• Origin: Italian, circa 1950s
• Signed: Unsigned
• Condition: Very good vintage condition commensurate with age