Early 1900s Century ceramic vase by Guido Gambone from CAS Vietri manufacturing, Vietri, Italy

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ceramic vase, vaguely bottle-shaped, hand-modeled on a potter's wheel and then glazed and decorated entirely by … Read more Description of the item:
ceramic vase, vaguely bottle-shaped, hand-modeled on a potter's wheel and then glazed and decorated entirely by hand, with a vitrified and acid-treated surface, signed under the base by the manufacturer "cas vietri italy." decorated with dark brown geometric patterns on a white background and with a band in the classic blue color of vietri ceramics. Classic decorations created by guido gambone, as well as the acid treatment and the bottle shape of the vase, are easily attributable to guido gambone, who collaborated with the cas factory at the beginning of his artistic career.

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from an internet search, we find that vases and other ceramics with decorations very similar to those on our vase and also acid-treated, signed only with the cas mark without guido gambone's signature, like our vase, but attributed to this artist, are offered for sale or auction with a starting price ranging from a minimum of €400-500 to €650-750.

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the ceramic manufacturer "c.a.s." (ceramiche artistiche solimene) in vietri marina, in the province of salerno, was founded in 1937 by vincenzo solimene, who took over the premises of the disused "amabile" factory. After a few years, production, consisting of decorative objects and decorative panels in floor and wall tiles and rustic and modern majolica in the traditional vietri style, was interrupted due to the war. In 1943, with the arrival of the allies and the restoration of the electricity grid, the company restarted production and, at the end of the 1940s, vincenzo solimene, assisted by his sons antonio, francesco, and vincenzino, purchased a rocky ridge in via madonna degli angeli in vietri and, based on a design by architect paolo soleri, began construction of a new, larger factory equipped with an impressive wood-fired kiln in 1951. The old factory remained in operation until 1954, when it was destroyed by a violent flood. As the new factory was not yet ready, production continued in the premises of the former "musa" ceramics factory in via scialli under the name "fornace ceramica d'arte". In 1956, the company began operating in its newly built factory under the name "ceramiche artistiche solimene." in 1969, it purchased the large complex formerly occupied by "vetreria meridionale ricciardi." five of vincenzino's ten children joined the company, and a second factory was opened for the large-scale production of functional ceramics, without neglecting artistic ceramics. Over the years, guido gambone, giovannino carrano, antonio franchini, irene kowalisca, margaretha thewalt-hannash, carlos carlè, susanne dolker, wife of the great german ceramist riccardo dolker, and, in the 1970s, vincenzo dino patroni, among others, worked at "c.a.s.". Still active today, the factory is run by francesco's sons, antonio, vincenzo, and gennaro, and by antonio francesco's son, with the collaboration of ceramist lucio ronca. In the 1980s and 1990s, the factory's kilns produced a number of ceramics designed by architect ugo la pietra. In the early 1990s, vincenzo solimene jr. And his children giovanna, antonio, and francesco took over an old factory in bonea, and two years later, the "bottega-scuola di ceramica centro studio d'arte vietrese" (vietri ceramics workshop and school) was established. On the top floor of the factory building, there is a museum space where, in addition to the works of the family members, the artistic creations of those who have collaborated with the factory over the years are preserved. The factory closed in 2005.


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