{"product_id":"italian-studio-ceramic-plaque-on-leather-wrapped-vessel-in-the-manner-of-marcello-fantoni-circa-1960s","title":"Italian Studio Ceramic Plaque on Leather-Wrapped Vessel, in the Manner of Marcello Fantoni, circa 1960s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA highly decorative Italian studio piece of substantial ovoid form, comprising a warm tan \u003cstrong\u003eleather-wrapped vessel\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003eMarcello Fantoni\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupple 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 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFlorentine and Tuscan craft.studio production of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn eye-catching and collectable decorative object for any collector of mid-century Italian craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e In the manner of Marcello Fantoni\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glazed polychrome ceramic panel on leather-wrapped vessel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sgraffito and polychrome glaze — still life of vessels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Italian, circa 1950s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unsigned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good vintage condition commensurate with age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Art Abode","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63534837530954,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/4479\/4954\/files\/vase-on-glass-shelf-with-pale-green-plaster-wall.png?v=1789404084","url":"https:\/\/artabode.co.uk\/products\/italian-studio-ceramic-plaque-on-leather-wrapped-vessel-in-the-manner-of-marcello-fantoni-circa-1960s","provider":"Art Abode","version":"1.0","type":"link"}