Large Ceramic Jug with Futurist Deco by Vittorio Osvaldo Tommasini / Farfa, Italy, 1930s

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beautiful large jug in classic style, similar to ancient roman or greek jugs, made of ceramic molded on … Read more Item description:
beautiful large jug in classic style, similar to ancient roman or greek jugs, made of ceramic molded on a potter's wheel, glazed and vitrified, entirely hand-decorated with geometric patterns on the shoulder, lower part of the body, and foot. It has a large ribbon handle, rather wide with a raised central ridge and a large curl on the mouth of the jug and a smaller one on the shoulder attachment. Signed under the base "sda farfa al", dating from the first half of the 20th century. The jug can be attributed to vittorio osvaldo tommasini, a famous italian artist known by the name of farfa. The jug is quite large, measuring 37 centimeters in height. The ceramic biscuit is very thick and heavy, considering that the jug weighs more than 1.5 kg.

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our web research has revealed that the artist farfa, pseudonym of vittorio osvaldo tommasini, has achieved numerous auction results. The four highest results we found in the paintings category range from €3,000 to just over €8,000. As for ceramics, we found a small vase sold by the il ponte auction house in 2024, lot number 404, for €400. Then there is a plate sold by the finarte auction house in 2023, lot number 152, for €1,600, another sold at the fondaco auction house in 2012, lot 128, for €900, and a pair of plates, also at the same fondaco auction, lot 120, for €1,200. All prices are subject to auction fees of 25-30%. Unfortunately, we have not found any jugs similar to ours, but we are certainly talking about a very important artist, as demonstrated by the numerous auction prices found.

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farfa, pseudonym of vittorio osvaldo tommasini (trieste, december 10, 1879 – sanremo, july 20, 1964), was an italian painter, poet, and photographer. a leading figure in futurism (active in trieste, turin, savona—he lived in via istra, and finally in sanremo), he was a poster artist, ceramist, photographer, and poet. He was the author of colorful paper paintings and bizarre books. In the late 1950s, he was rediscovered by the surrealists (arturo schwarz, enrico baj) and other leading figures of the avant-garde (asger jorn). He was included by edoardo sanguineti in his poesia italiana del novecento (italian poetry of the twentieth century) and by glauco viazzi in i poeti del futurismo 1909-1944 (the poets of futurism 1909-1944). He died on july 20, 1964, at the civil hospital of san remo, after being hit by a motor vehicle.


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