Italian Futurist Style Palmette Decoration Ceramic Biscuit Jar by Angelo Simonetto for Galvani Pordenone, 1930s

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Cast ceramic biscuit jar, clay with the addition of kaolin, also called soft porcelain, with airbrush decorations with stylized palms … Read more Cast ceramic biscuit jar, clay with the addition of kaolin, also called soft porcelain, with airbrush decorations with stylized palms in futurist style and with wicker handle, signed under the base Galvani Pordenone with catalog number and decoration code, datable in first decades of the 1900s. In our opinion, the authorship of this beautiful biscuit jar must certainly be attributed to Angelo Simonetto, artistic director and main exponent of the manufacture of Galvani, which makes it even more important.

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The "Galvani" ceramic factory in Pordenone was founded way back in 1811 by Giuseppe Galvani. In 1911 the management of the factory passed to Andrea Galvani. Under the artistic direction of Angelo Simonetto, the factory abandons traditional production and begins to create works with a modernist flavor, often decorated with airbrush designs and the use of masks, which soon make it famous worldwide for its beauty and quality. of the artistic ceramics produced, especially in the futurist style. This piece has an attribution mark,
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