Italian Ceramic Bucchero Bust attributed to Giò Ponti and Carlo Alberto Rossi, 1950s

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Bucchero' female head / bust attributed to giò ponti and carlo alberto rossi. Mid 20th century, italy. This is a … Read more Bucchero' female head / bust attributed to giò ponti and carlo alberto rossi. Mid 20th century, italy. This is a rare and marvelous little mid century ceramic head / bust by carlo alberto rossi after a design attributed to giò ponti. Very stylistic and elegant. The ceramic gets its characteristic black color through a special process in which the oxygen is removed from the red clay. So no paint or varnish is used. This is a technique that dates back to the etruscans. Many works by carlo alberto rossi and his brother – with whom he collaborated – have the characteristic black color. The rossi brothers collaborated with the famous architect and designer gio ponti. Several of his designs – including this head – were executed in the rossi’s studio. The collaboration was a great success. Some of the works were also shown at the ix triennale of milan in 1951. Please note we have a selection of 'bucchero' pieces by gubbio artists c. A. Rossi, sebastiani and elio cerbella available. I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
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