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Signed Marcello Fantoni for Raymor mid century Italian brutalist ashtray. Can be used as a catchall or shallow vase enhancing …
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Signed Marcello Fantoni for Raymor mid century Italian brutalist ashtray. Can be used as a catchall or shallow vase enhancing your decor. The rough texture is in keeping with the brutalist style. There is one minor chip as shown which could be darkened so it is less noticeable. I have chosen to keep the piece as is.
MARCELLO FANTONI (1915-2011)
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Florence in 1915, Marcello Fantoni started his artistic career in 1927 when he subscribed to the Art Institute of Porta Romana. He followed the ceramic class of Carlo Guerrini, the artistic director of Cantagalli’s famous manufacture.
After his graduation in 1934, he started to work as the artistic director of a studio in Perugia, before settling in Florence and creating his own ceramic workshop. His production of edition and unique pieces meets a great success from 1937 with the Arts and Crafts exhibition that made him well-known throughout all the country and beyond.
After World War II spent in the Resistance, he comes back to his artistic activity with fever, developing his workshop’s production and increasing his collaborations. His success grows in the 1960’s and 1970’s: his unique sculptures adopt both a very contemporary aesthetic and historical references, such as the Etruscan ceramics, to which he gives a new approach of the material, colors and enamel.
In 1970, Fantoni founded the International School of Ceramic Art in Florence. It is there that he will pursue his work, production, and will teach, until his death in 2011.
Today, his pieces are part of the most important museum collections, such as The Metropolitan Museum (New York), the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), and the Tokyo’s Museum of Modern Art.
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- Dimensions
- 7ʺW × 7ʺD × 2ʺH
- Artist
- Marcello Fantoni
- Designer
- Raymor
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Ceramic
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- The rough texture is in keeping with the brutalist style. There is one minor chip as shown which could be … moreThe rough texture is in keeping with the brutalist style. There is one minor chip as shown which could be darkened so it is less noticeable. I have chosen to keep the piece as is. less
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