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Item Number: 5553
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Circa: 1950-1960
Manufacturer: Bitossi or Toscany, Empoli, Tuscany
This vase stands 7 1/2 inches tall and is 1 inch wide at the mouth. It is done in the Brutalist manner of the late 1950s-early 1970s. The surface of the terra cotta vase is covered with a spattered yellow base color over which the colors have been applied. thick black lines outline the colored sections. A pumpkin orange band is at the bottom and the top. Above the bottom black band there is a band of aquamarine outlined in black. Four orange fish circle the vase. Each fish in painted in orange with a black outline and black outlined eye. The fish has aquamarine color stripes as well.
The vase is in excellent condition. The piece is unsigned and most likely had a paper label when sold. It very well could have been part of the Raymor line.
This funky and retro Mid-century pottery was probably made in Italy by the Toscany Company, of Empoli Italy. Empoli is a town in Tuscany about 20 miles south of Florence. Empoli is also not far from Montelupo, a famous center of Italian pottery made for export to the United States. The silver label seen on identical pieces seems to be restricted to the 1945-1970 time period.
Another possibility is that it is from the studio of Bruno Bagnoli, who worked for Bitossi at Montelupo. Perhaps lesser known here in the United States than Aldo Londi, he nonetheless is well represented in Italy. His work can be seen on pages 160-161 in the book titled Novecento Ceramiche Italiane, Volume 2, by Emanuele Gaudenzi.
Add it to your Midcentury Pottery collection today. This would look stunning on a McCobb, Parzinger or Eames piece. |
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