Galvani - Table service for 12 (12) - Ceramic - Fruit dishes
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Precious 12-person table service from the famous Italian manufactory Galvani.
Finely crafted porcelain, unusual decoration with an elegant relief pattern featuring a floral wreath and pomegranates in green that frame the center of the plate.
The set consists of 12 flat plates with a diameter of 16.5 cm.
The service is in excellent condition, minor chips on some of the plates shown in the photograph.
The Galvani manufactory was founded in Pordenone in 1811 by Giuseppe Galvani. At the beginning the mark was a stylized anchor, then a stylized G, for a short period the inscription GALVANI in a rectangle (1933-34) and when the factory passed into the hands of Andrea Galvani it changed to a rooster, as in the case of this service of plates.
Galvani, unlike other important ceramic factories such as Richard Ginori, Fontebasso, Società Ceramica Laveno, was born modern at the beginning of the nineteenth century and, lacking a seven‑hundred-year tradition in its past, differentiated itself by targeting a more popular market with earthenware products. The golden age of Galvani is between the two world wars, exhibiting many artistic works in Milan and at the Venice Biennale, mainly dedicating themselves to sprayed decorations, typical of Art Deco.
The slow decline occurs in the fifties and sixties, when, due to a lack of both artistic and technological renewal, it struggles to establish itself in an increasingly demanding market.
Galvani became the property in 1973 of Ugo Orlandi who sold it in 1979 to Tognana Ceramiche. In 1983 Galvani was closed.
A rare, very elegant object.
Seller's Story
My name is Riccardo. I recently graduated in Art History from the University of Florence and I am passionate about porcelain. From tableware to artistic vases, from figurines to tea and coffee sets, I am fascinated by the mastery and creativity of great artisans and designers who manage to shape this fragile material, transforming a rough mass into masterpieces with a story to tell. During my years at university I began to become interested in the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century tableware; today, every day, I deal with prestigious porcelain pieces that always have something to say to me and to those who purchase them. I love that every day I can discover more about the objects I find while traveling around Italy, always learning something new. I always try to convey to my clients this passion I have for the objects I sell, certain that each of them has a story to tell: that of the creator, that of the one who preserved it, and that of the person who will give it a new life.
Translated by Google TranslatePrecious 12-person table service from the famous Italian manufactory Galvani.
Finely crafted porcelain, unusual decoration with an elegant relief pattern featuring a floral wreath and pomegranates in green that frame the center of the plate.
The set consists of 12 flat plates with a diameter of 16.5 cm.
The service is in excellent condition, minor chips on some of the plates shown in the photograph.
The Galvani manufactory was founded in Pordenone in 1811 by Giuseppe Galvani. At the beginning the mark was a stylized anchor, then a stylized G, for a short period the inscription GALVANI in a rectangle (1933-34) and when the factory passed into the hands of Andrea Galvani it changed to a rooster, as in the case of this service of plates.
Galvani, unlike other important ceramic factories such as Richard Ginori, Fontebasso, Società Ceramica Laveno, was born modern at the beginning of the nineteenth century and, lacking a seven‑hundred-year tradition in its past, differentiated itself by targeting a more popular market with earthenware products. The golden age of Galvani is between the two world wars, exhibiting many artistic works in Milan and at the Venice Biennale, mainly dedicating themselves to sprayed decorations, typical of Art Deco.
The slow decline occurs in the fifties and sixties, when, due to a lack of both artistic and technological renewal, it struggles to establish itself in an increasingly demanding market.
Galvani became the property in 1973 of Ugo Orlandi who sold it in 1979 to Tognana Ceramiche. In 1983 Galvani was closed.
A rare, very elegant object.
Seller's Story
My name is Riccardo. I recently graduated in Art History from the University of Florence and I am passionate about porcelain. From tableware to artistic vases, from figurines to tea and coffee sets, I am fascinated by the mastery and creativity of great artisans and designers who manage to shape this fragile material, transforming a rough mass into masterpieces with a story to tell. During my years at university I began to become interested in the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century tableware; today, every day, I deal with prestigious porcelain pieces that always have something to say to me and to those who purchase them. I love that every day I can discover more about the objects I find while traveling around Italy, always learning something new. I always try to convey to my clients this passion I have for the objects I sell, certain that each of them has a story to tell: that of the creator, that of the one who preserved it, and that of the person who will give it a new life.
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Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
Fruit dishes
Number of objects
12
Material
Ceramic
Manufacturer/brand
Galvani
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
1 cm
Width
16.5 cm
Depth
16.5 cm
Estimated period
1950-1960
