Live auction 864
100 Ceramic and Glass Masterpieces of the Italian 20th Century
wed 22 November 2023
Milan - Via San Marco 22
SINGLE SESSION 22/11/2023 Hours 15:30
Cambi Auction House presents at its Milan headquarters in a live auction an in-depth selection of only one hundred pieces: all masterpieces or rarities in ceramics and Murano glass made in the twentieth century by great creators and the greatest Italian manufacturers.
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From Friday 17 November to Monday 20 November, 10am-7pm
1
Large vase with four handles in majolica earthenware with floral decoration and bunches of grapes on a gold fund. Maker's mark. Small chippings.
height cm 45 diameter cm 53
height cm 45 diameter cm 53
2
Large earthenware majolica lustre plate with decoration of chestnut curls. Maker's mark.
diameter cm 45
diameter cm 45
3
Large earthenware majolica lustre plate with decoration of a griffin. Maker's mark.
diameter cm 45
diameter cm 45
4
Large concave earthenware majolica lustre plate with fantastic bird decoration.Maker's mark.
diameter cm 38,5
diameter cm 38,5
5
Large earthenware majolica lustre plate with floral decoration and peacock feathers. Maker's mark.
diameter cm 38,5
diameter cm 38,5
6
Ceramic globular vase with band decor of fish and waves in polychrome glazes. Maker's mark.
height cm 14,5
height cm 14,5
7
Majolica vase with stylized decoration of peacock feathers in polychrome lustres. Maker's mark.
height cm 29
height cm 29
8
Pyriform ceramic vase with floral and half-egg decoration in polychrome and lustrous glazes. Maker's mark.
height cm 23
height cm 23
9
Double-handle vase with small neck in earthenware majolica featuring seabed and jellyfish decoration. Surface entirely in lustres. Maker's mark.
height cm 21 diameter cm 16
height cm 21 diameter cm 16
10
Large ceramic basin with decoration of plant elements and griffins in blue and white glazes. Maker's mark.
height cm 9,5 diameter cm 35,5
height cm 9,5 diameter cm 35,5
11
Cast earthenware vase with glazed decoration of branches and bunches of grapes. Maker's mark.
height cm 21,5 diameter cm 22
height cm 21,5 diameter cm 22
12
Rare majolica vase with griffin-shaped handles and polychrome bunny decoration. Title, maker's mark and signature on base.
height cm 24
height cm 24
13
Majolica earthenware plate with polychrome glazes featuring horse and riders. Incised outlines on airbrush-decorated background. Maker's mark and old labels.
diameter cm 30
diameter cm 30
14
Rare hand-molded ceramic depicting mermaid with triton. Polychrome glazes. Signature on base.
cm 25x12 height cm 27,5
cm 25x12 height cm 27,5
15
Rare majolica antelope figure with branch horns and polychrome decoration. Original wooden base. Signature on the side.
cm 17x9 height cm 21
cm 17x9 height cm 21
16
Centerpiece featuring nude figure on cast earthenware plate with polychrome decoration. Maker's mark, signature and date etched on base. Old label. Two fingers attached.
height cm 33 diameter cm 36,6
height cm 33 diameter cm 36,6
17
Earthenware sculpture with polychrome decoration depicting a naked African woman within an oasis under palm tree (removable). Author's signature, maker's mark, title and date in glazes on base.
height cm 50 cm 32x27
height cm 50 cm 32x27
18
Group depicting lovers in cast earthenware with polychrome decoration. Maker's mark, date on base and engraved author's signature on the back. Break to hand and chippings on flowers.
height cm 31
height cm 31
19
Sculpture depicting a nude woman with small dog and beret sitting on the globe, made in cast earthenware and polychrome decoration. Maker's mark and date on base. Slight chipping to the nose.
height cm 47 diameter cm 24
height cm 47 diameter cm 24
20
Cast earthenware centerpiece depicting masks with polychrome floral decoration in futurist taste. Maker's marks, date and old label on base. Cracks and missings.
height cm 16 diameter cm 21
height cm 16 diameter cm 21
21
Figure of woman in crinoline dress and parasol in cast earthenware with polychrome decoration. Marker's mark ESSEVI Italia Torino 11/5/36 174 dell’assedio economico sulla base. Minor chipping.
height cm 33
height cm 33
22
Small sculpture featuring female-bird figure with hat in white biscuit-ware. Small defects.
height cm 29,5
height cm 29,5
23
Small sculpture featuring female-bird figure with braids in white biscuit-ware.
height cm 27,5
height cm 27,5
24
Two molded figurines in white porcelain. Maker's mark and old Venini label. Two fingers missing.
height cm 27 and 27,5
height cm 27 and 27,5
25
Oval-section bell jar on a truncated cone foot in cast earthenware with introverted and everted ribbing decoration and polychrome glazes. Maker's mark.
height cm 35 cm 28,5x16
height cm 35 cm 28,5x16
26
Abstract earthenware sculpture with slight metallic lustre decoration.
cm 22x10 height cm 14,5
cm 22x10 height cm 14,5
27
Ceramic depicting horse in red earthenware majolica. Engraved mark.
cm 16x11 height cm 16
cm 16x11 height cm 16
28
Earthenware sculpture depicting rampant horse and figures. Signature and date engraved on base.
height cm 20,5 cm 18x8
height cm 20,5 cm 18x8
29
Cylindrical Distorti series vase in polychrome glazed earthenware. Signature engraved on base.
height cm 28 diameter cm 26
height cm 28 diameter cm 26
30
Sculpture Piatti e ciotoloni series in turquoise majolica earthenware. Signature in blue, label with autograph inscription Leoni Faenza and Alfonso Leoni archive stamp on base.
diameter cm 42 width cm 20
diameter cm 42 width cm 20
31
Sculpture Flussi e Capitelli series in majolica glazed in golden brown. Cylindrical base in majolica glazed in opaque brown. Alfonso Leoni Archive label and stamp on base.
cm 33x33 height cm 65
cm 33x33 height cm 65
32
Polychrome majolica earthenware wall candlestick featuring anthropomorphic decoration of sea deities. Maker's mark Procida.
lenght cm 28 height cm 34
lenght cm 28 height cm 34
33
Rare cylindrical vase Samos series model W composed by bands of small rectangular porcelain overlapping sheets. Maker's mark and date on base. Restoration.
height cm 16 diameter cm 13,5
height cm 16 diameter cm 13,5
34
Set of greenish blown glass glasses: nine champagne glasses, thirteen water glasses, fourteen white wine glasses, nine red wine glasses, thirteen liqueur wine glasses, six chalice cups, twelve saucers, two water bottles, one carafe (cracked). Acid stamped [..]
height bottle cm 24,5 height glasses cm 13,5
height bottle cm 24,5 height glasses cm 13,5
35
Pair of greenish blown glass two-arm candlestick on disc foot with pinecone finial. Acid stamped signature MVM Cappellin.
height cm 34
height cm 34
36
Rare straw-yellow blown glass vase with star murrine decoration and applied thread in aventurine. AB signature with a lattimo murrine.
height cm 23 diameter cm 17
height cm 23 diameter cm 17
37
Small straw-yellow glass sphere vase with ring neck and truncated amethyst foot.
height cm 10 diameter cm 8
height cm 10 diameter cm 8
38
Small transparent blue glass sphere vase with ring neck and blue truncated cone foot with silver leaf decoration. Acid stamped signature MVM Cappellin.
height cm 9,5 diameter cm 7
height cm 9,5 diameter cm 7
39
Rare ornament in the shape of an octopus in coral glass paste and applied black mouth. Iridescent surface.
cm 10x10 height cm 12
cm 10x10 height cm 12
40
Rare red glass paste crater shaped vase with thin black applied thread.
height cm 11 diameter cm 10
height cm 11 diameter cm 10
41
Pair of pyriform vases with disc foot in coral glass paste with gold leaf decoration. Old Cappellin paper labels. One with broken foot.
height cm 20 and 20,5
height cm 20 and 20,5
42
Rare coral glass paste sphere vase with gold leaf decoration. Acid stamped signature MVM Cappellin.
height cm 14 diameter cm 13
height cm 14 diameter cm 13
43
Shell-shaped vase Nautilus series in heavy iridescent glass with spiral bands and applied foot.
height cm 23,5
height cm 23,5
44
Large blown glass elephant with tusks and lattimo eyes. Fully iridescent surface.
height cm 28 cm 24x11
height cm 28 cm 24x11
45
Large circular heavy glass vase in the shape of a corolla with introflected petals. Entirely iridescent surface. Acid stamped signature.
height cm 14,5 diameter cm 32
height cm 14,5 diameter cm 32
46
Two Evanescenti series vases in thin opalescent glass with a strongly iridescent surface. One basket-shaped and the other pinched in the middle.
cm 19,5x10, height cm 10,5 cm 18x9, height cm 13
cm 19,5x10, height cm 10,5 cm 18x9, height cm 13
47
Cylindrical vase Lenti series in iridescent glass with bands of large half-spheres.
height cm 28 diameter cm 14,5
height cm 28 diameter cm 14,5
48
Taurus shaped candle in solid iridised glass with gold leaf decoration.
height cm 22,5 cm 22x14
height cm 22,5 cm 22x14
49
Truncated pyramidal blown glass vase with regular bubble inclusions. Applied base with gold leaf decoration.
height cm 27 cm 13x13
height cm 27 cm 13x13
50
Amber blown glass truncated cone vase with tesserae decoration with little bubbles.
height cm 29,5 diameter cm 18
height cm 29,5 diameter cm 18
51
Conical-shaped vase Millefili series in blown glass with decoration of vertical rectangular tesserae with alternating thin polychrome canes. Cracked.
height cm 31
height cm 31
52
Large oval cross-section vase Intarsio series with green lozenge-shaped tesserae design and sommerso bubbles.
height cm 30
height cm 30
53
Teardrop-shaped vase Efeso series with two-pronged neck in turquoise glass with fusion-free hot colouring and sommerso bubbles.
height cm 34,5
height cm 34,5
54
Large globular blown glass vase Efeso series with sommerso bubble decoration.
height cm 31,5
height cm 31,5
55
Truncated heavy glass vase with green spots and sommerso gold leaf.
height cm 21,5
height cm 21,5
56
Monumental truncated cone centerpiece basket-shaped in openwork blown glass on solid base.
diameter cm 60 height cm 24
diameter cm 60 height cm 24
57
Rare Barbarico series drop shaped vase with double blown glass neck with metal powder applications and fully iridescent surface.
height cm 31
height cm 31
58
Three blown glass fish-shaped ornaments with phoenician decoration. Truncated bases in heavy sommerso glass. Fins and coral applied with gold leaf.
height cm 21, 22 and 27,5
height cm 21, 22 and 27,5
59
Glass fish-shaped ornament on gold cordonato glass base with decoration of polychrome phoenician canes and gold leaf. Old label.
height cm 30,5
height cm 30,5
60
Rare white pulegoso glass sculpture in the shape of an elephant. Eyes, tusks, and paws applied in transparent blue glass.
height cm 16 cm 12x25
height cm 16 cm 12x25