Centrepiece - Ceramic - Tridacna in Ceramic
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Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
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Ceramic Tridacna sculpture from Italy, produced in 1980–1990, measuring 365 × 248 × 132 mm, with a white glossy exterior and an intense gold interior, used with small signs of age.
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This ceramic giant clam is a modern decorative item from a collection dating to the 1980s, a period when decorative design experimented with monumental organic forms and decisive color contrasts, inspired by the natural world reinterpreted in a sculptural key. The form faithfully reproduces the structure of the large sea giant clam, with broad undulating ribs, solid volumes, and a striking visual presence. The exterior features a glossy white glaze, while the interior presents an intense, reflective gold glaze that catches the light and creates warm, decorative reflections. The contrast between the milky white and the bright gold gives the piece a strong visual impact and a clear stylistic identity. The piece is used and shows small signs of wear in the external glaze, visible especially on the white surface, as clearly shown in the photographs.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
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Translated by Google TranslateThis ceramic giant clam is a modern decorative item from a collection dating to the 1980s, a period when decorative design experimented with monumental organic forms and decisive color contrasts, inspired by the natural world reinterpreted in a sculptural key. The form faithfully reproduces the structure of the large sea giant clam, with broad undulating ribs, solid volumes, and a striking visual presence. The exterior features a glossy white glaze, while the interior presents an intense, reflective gold glaze that catches the light and creates warm, decorative reflections. The contrast between the milky white and the bright gold gives the piece a strong visual impact and a clear stylistic identity. The piece is used and shows small signs of wear in the external glaze, visible especially on the white surface, as clearly shown in the photographs.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
Tridacna in Ceramic
Country of origin
Italy
Material
Ceramic
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
365 mm
Width
248 mm
Depth
132 mm
Estimated period
1980-1990
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