Antique Majolicated Ceramic Garden Centerpiece Vase by La Colonnata, 1800s

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wonderful centerpiece, two-handled jardinière with serpentine handles, made of ceramic molded on a potter's wheel, glazed, vitrified and … Read more Item description:
wonderful centerpiece, two-handled jardinière with serpentine handles, made of ceramic molded on a potter's wheel, glazed, vitrified and decorated by hand in a grotesque-neo-renaissance style, with raphaelesque decorations on an ultramarine blue background, a central heraldic shield and harpies, signed under the base with the antique mark of the "la colonnata" factory in sesto fiorentino, dating back to the late 19th century. The catalog number is present under the base.

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online research shows that the largest and most important vases from the colonnata factory are offered at auction with a starting estimate ranging from €2,000 to €3,000, while vases with dimensions, decoration, and complexity comparable to ours are offered for sale from a minimum of €200 to a maximum of €500.

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the "società ceramica colonnata" factory for the production of tableware and artistic ceramics was founded in sesto fiorentino, in the province of florence, in 1891 by vittorio buccarelli, ugo ciapini, alfredo contini, aristodemo puliti, ugo tacconi, and olimpo zoppi. After initially producing eclectic styles, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the factory achieved great success thanks to its high-quality art nouveau production, often created by great painters such as giovan battista ciampi. In 1893, it received its first award, a gold medal at the world's columbian exposition in chicago, which allowed it to increase production and the number of employees, reaching 20 in 1896. In 1900, the company exhibited its products at the universal exposition in paris. From the second half of the first decade until 1912, alfredo ciulli worked for the company as a painter and decorator. From the end of the first decade of the century, the ceramist zulimo aretini collaborated with the factory for a short period. In 1913, the company purchased a building and some land to build its new factory. After the problems caused by the war, which almost wiped out production, in the 1920s, colonnata produced tableware and decorative and functional ceramics in the 1900s style, often decorated with airbrushing. Among the collaborators active at the factory in the 1920s and 1930s were mario filippucci and vittorio faggi. The factory ceased production in 1937 and, in 1938, was sold to "arte ceramica italiana," owned by giorgio barraud, wais guarnieri, and nello messeri, who continued production under the name "arte della ceramica italiana la colonnata." in the years immediately following world war ii, a new company called "colonnata" was founded in sesto fiorentino at via f. Bietoletti 15. The production, consisting of ceramics and earthenware for the home and furnishings in rustic and modern styles, achieved a certain level of interest in its airbrush decorations. In 1964, the company, which is still active today, was purchased by arduino conforti and lelio fiorelli and took on the new name "a.c.f." (arte ceramica fiorentina).


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