Vintage Italian Ceramic Box Vase with Metallic Lustres by Vincenza Mazzotti, 1950s

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beautiful ceramic box modeled entirely by hand on a potter's wheel, glazed with silver glazes, vitrified, and finished with metallic … Read more beautiful ceramic box modeled entirely by hand on a potter's wheel, glazed with silver glazes, vitrified, and finished with metallic lustres, giving it a striking rainbow coloration. Signed under the base with the artist's initials "v. M." and with the place of production immediately below "albisola." the object was created by vittoria mazzotti, an important italian ceramist working in albisola capo. The large circular knob on the lid, entirely hand-modeled, is very beautiful, as is the scalloped edge of the mouth, also hand-made, giving the effect that the box is made of fabric, a particularly difficult and highly prized technique.

useful information for evaluating the item:
our research shows that ceramics made by vittoria mazzotti are offered on leading online art sales platforms for between €200 and €400 for the smallest items, up to €1,000-€1,200 for the largest and most valuable ceramics. It should be noted that our box, although not particularly large, features extremely complex craftsmanship and a very rich luster, which certainly makes it a particularly valuable item with great collector's value.


information about the artist and/or manufacturer:
vittoria mazzotti (albisola 1907-1985), daughter of giuseppe mazzotti and sister of tullio, after separating from the rest of the family in 1959, moved with tullio to premises in via aurelia and, together with her husband mariano baldantoni, her mother celestina and her daughter esa, continued the family ceramics business under the name "v.m.a." (vittoria mazzotti albisola). In 1966, the factory exhibited at "ceramiche omaggio a n. S. Di misericordia" held in albisola. The factory, whose trademark until 1984 was "v.m.a" or "vm albissola," passed into the hands of esa, vittoria's daughter and wife of rinaldo rossello, in 1985. She changed the name to "ceramiche mazzotti-esa," the name under which she brands the production, and shares ownership with her son giovanni rossello.

weight of the vase: 1.421 kg


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