Lot Essay
The present lot is a possible prototype, made by Bitossi, circa 1958.
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'Maiolica' Tondo, circa 1958
Details
ETTORE SOTTSASS (1917-2007)
'Maiolica' Tondo, circa 1958
maiolica, glazed and hand-painted stoneware
12 3/16 in. (31 cm) diameter
incised ITALY 530
'Maiolica' Tondo, circa 1958
maiolica, glazed and hand-painted stoneware
12 3/16 in. (31 cm) diameter
incised ITALY 530
Provenance
Acquired by an acquaintance of the artist, Ettore Sottsass
Private Collection, Italy
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Italy
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
F. Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass Tutta La Ceramica, Turin, 1996, p. 53 (for related examples)
F. Ferrari, N. Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass Enamels 1958, Torino, 2010, pp. 44 (for a sketch), 80 (for a related example)
F. Ferrari, N. Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass Enamels 1958, Torino, 2010, pp. 44 (for a sketch), 80 (for a related example)
Further details
Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
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Victoria Allerton Tudor
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