Gio Ponti
Omaggio agli Snob bonbonnière
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June 27, 04:03 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Omaggio agli Snob bonbonnière
1925
polychrome porcelain
Richard-Ginori edition, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Marked Italia - Richard-Ginori Pittoria di Doccia 1924, Omaggio Agli Snob 1925, manufacturer monogram Richard Ginori and three stars to underside
23 x 15 x 27 cm; 9 1/16 x 5 15/16 x 10 5/8 in.
Livia Frescobaldi Malenchini, M. Teresa Giovannini, Olivia Rucellai, Gio Ponti: La collezione del Museo Richard-Ginori della Manifattura di Doccia, Falciano, 2015, pp. 254-255
The lid moulded grip is composed by two dancing figures in poor clothing, lifting the ends of a drape and standing in front of an interweaving stylized plant; the subject is inspired by popular themes. Dancers and plants are richly decorated and painted with bright and contrasting colours such as the engravings of the lid and the base drawstring motif. This particular nuance reminds the lively chromatic range adopted by futurist artists. The porcelain surface is modelled with vertical grooves and sharp edges that are influenced by the Viennese school's models and Cubism. A variant of this model in white porcelain with gold leaf decoration, was exhibited at the Seconda Mostra Internazionale delle Arti Decorative di Monza in 1925. This rare porcelain represents a classic example of the elegance of Gio Ponti’s design for Richard-Ginori manufacture.