Art Deco Gold Luster Ceramic Vase by Riccardo Gatti, Italy, 1930s

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a marvelous bowl-shaped vase with a small, recessed funnel-shaped opening, made of vitrified majolica ceramic, entirely … Read more Description of the item
a marvelous bowl-shaped vase with a small, recessed funnel-shaped opening, made of vitrified majolica ceramic, entirely hand-shaped on a potter’s wheel with a floral decoration finished in gold lustre, produced by riccardo gatti’s workshop, signed on the underside of the base, and dating to the first half of the 20th century. Extremely dense majolica glaze; the glaze is very hard, slightly porous, and features a highly refined satin-like vitrification. The decoration was applied using an airbrush with gold luster accents, creating a striking chromatic effect. The patina is excellent, especially beneath the base. Riccardo gatti is among the most prestigious names in 20th-century italian ceramics: his works and those of his workshop have been featured on numerous occasions by leading italian auction houses, including pandolfini, farsetti, finarte, cambi, and babuino, achieving significant results for the most notable pieces of his production.

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riccardo gatti was born in faenza in 1886 and trained at the city’s seminary and school of arts and crafts, joining the cenacolo baccarini—the artists’ circle that revitalized faenza’s cultural scene in the early 20th century—at a very young age. In 1908, he won a silver medal for sculpture, worked at the minardi brothers’ majolica factory, and completed his studies in florence and rome. After serving in world war i with the bersaglieri, he returned to faenza as a ceramist at the former farina factory. In 1928, he founded the bottega d’arte ceramica gatti, and that same year he created ceramics for the futurist movement, including the famous tableware set for giacomo balla. Beginning in 1930, he collaborated with giovanni guerrini and gio ponti, becoming famous above all for his metallic glazes, and in 1938 he won the gold medal at the berlin international exhibition, followed by numerous awards at the national ceramics competition in faenza. Upon his death, leadership of the workshop passed to his grandson dante servadei, who opened it up to major contemporary artists, from alberto burri to mimmo paladino, from luigi ontani to enrico baj and arman. His works are housed at the international museum of ceramics in faenza, and the workshop, now in its fourth generation, is still active. This piece has an attribution mark,
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