Vintage Italian Trunk-Shaped Ceramic Jug by the Scic Factory, 1950s

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a marvelous log-shaped jug, crafted from majolica ceramic on a potter’s wheel and decorated with sgraffito … Read more Description of the object
a marvelous log-shaped jug, crafted from majolica ceramic on a potter’s wheel and decorated with sgraffito by the artist using a gouge, then glazed with thick majolica glazes and fired a third time; signed on the base by the calabrian manufacturer s.c.i.c. Of vibo valenzia, dating from the 1950s. the jug is of exceptional quality, both in terms of material and craftsmanship, and is undoubtedly highly original in form; it is extremely heavy and compact, featuring a very thick ceramic bisque and high-quality glazing.

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the s.c.i.c. (società ceramica industriale cagliari) was a manufacturer of refractory materials and construction products. Around the late 1920s, the “società ceramica industriale”—which had facilities on viale trieste and via polo in cagliari—opened a workshop on via san paolo for the production of artistic ceramics and entrusted its artistic and technical direction to the bosino-born ceramist federico melis. The factory, whose products were based on traditional sardinian ceramics reinterpreted in a modern style, remained in operation for only a few years because it was deemed uneconomical. Production ceased in the late 1930s. This piece has an attribution mark,
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