Lot 129
  • 129

Fausto Melotti

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Fausto Melotti
  • Vase, circa 1952
  • glazed ceramic
  • 40 x 23 x 16 cm ; 15 3/4 x 9 x 6 1/4 in
vase in glazed ceramic
Signed MELOTTI and with seven points on the underside of the vase

Provenance

Finarte, Milan, March 26, 2003, lot 181
(...)
Finarte, Milan, March 14, 2006, lot 372
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris

Exhibited

Milano, Galleria Arte Centro, Fausto Melotti. Ingegneria per sognare, March 30 - April 30, 2004, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue

Literature

Antonella Commellato and Marta Melotti, Fausto Melotti L'opera in ceramica, Milan, 2003, n. 156

Condition

EN : Very good overall condition. The translucid glaze presents with an original crackled aspect, with two slightly more important cracks on each side, inherent to the manufacturing process. //// FR : Très bon état général. La couverte transparente présente un aspect craquelé d'origine, avec deux craquelures légèrement plus importante de chaque côté, inhérente au processus de fabrication.
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