12th Oct, 2015 11:00
MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN
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Galileo Chini (Italian, 1873-1956) for Arte della Ceramica Art Nouveau charger, circa 1900 decorated
Galileo Chini (Italian, 1873-1956) for Arte della Ceramica
Art Nouveau charger, circa 1900
decorated with sailing boats to the wide border and waves to the centre
maker's mark, inscribed 'Firenze' and numbered 311 (to the reverse)
58.4cm diameter.
Galileo Chini was a painter and ceramicist who attended the Scuole Professionali d'Arte di Santa Croce a Firenze. In 1897 he found L'Arte della Ceramica in Florence with Vittoria Giunta and was inspired by the work of Oriental potters and the paintings of Gustav Klimt. Chini specialised in stoneware vases with lustre decoration in rich luscious tones and was known for high quality pieces which had a profound effect on the development of Italian ceramics of the period.
Sold for £10,500
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
Galileo Chini (Italian, 1873-1956) for Arte della Ceramica
Art Nouveau charger, circa 1900
decorated with sailing boats to the wide border and waves to the centre
maker's mark, inscribed 'Firenze' and numbered 311 (to the reverse)
58.4cm diameter.
Galileo Chini was a painter and ceramicist who attended the Scuole Professionali d'Arte di Santa Croce a Firenze. In 1897 he found L'Arte della Ceramica in Florence with Vittoria Giunta and was inspired by the work of Oriental potters and the paintings of Gustav Klimt. Chini specialised in stoneware vases with lustre decoration in rich luscious tones and was known for high quality pieces which had a profound effect on the development of Italian ceramics of the period.
Auction: MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN, 12th Oct, 2015
MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN
