Ceramica Zaccagnini - Ugo Zaccagnini - Carafe - Ceramic - Handpainted
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Ceramic Zaccagnini pitcher, hand-painted, dating from 1950–1960, designed by Ugo Zaccagnini and produced by Ceramica Zaccagnini in Italy, with a white glaze and gold ornamentation and a turquoise cameo medallion, height 37.5 cm, width 15 cm, depth 15 cm.
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Turquoise-cameo ceramic pitcher – Zaccagnini production, Florence
Elegant glazed ceramic pitcher from the Florentine manufacturer Zaccagnini, characterized by a refined neoclassical decorative taste, enhanced with gold highlights.
The body, with a slender, harmoniously contoured form, is supported by a circular foot and features a wide, ovoid belly from which a long neck extends to end in a flared, characteristic pouring spout. The large, elegantly curved loop handle contributes to the object’s strong decorative valence.
The white surface is enriched with gilded ornaments in vegetal motifs and scrolls, arranged symmetrically. At the center of the body stands out the particular decorative element that most characterizes the pitcher: an oval turquoise medallion bearing the profile of a classical female figure, conceived in the style of antique cameos. The medallion is framed by rich gold ornamentation with foliate motifs, creating a refined chromatic contrast between the white ceramic, the turquoise, and the gold.
The piece is particularly interesting also for the history of the Zaccagnini manufacture, one of the most important forces in Florentine artistic ceramics of the twentieth century.
The workshop was founded in 1905 by Ugo Zaccagnini (1868–1937), who had previously worked as a plaster modeler at Richard-Ginori of Doccia. The first location was in Sesto Fiorentino; in 1912 the business was moved to Florence, where an increasingly wide production of maiolicas, decorative ceramics, vases and furnishing objects developed.
Zaccagnini managed to fuse the tradition of great Tuscan ceramics with the new tastes of the twentieth century. In the 1930s the workshop collaborated with several artists and sculptors and gained considerable notoriety even internationally: in 1937 it employed over 120 people and began exporting to the United States.
A particularly famous chapter of its history is the collaboration with Walt Disney: from the late thirties, Zaccagnini produced numerous characters from animated cartoons in ceramic, including Pinocchio, Snow White, and the Seven D dwarfs, helping to make the brand very well known also to American collectors.
In the postwar period the workshop continued its activities, presenting its ceramics overseas and experimenting in the 1950s with new forms of research, including an abstract production called “Swedish.” The historic Zaccagnini company remained active until its definitive closure in 2000.
Excellent condition.
Measurements: 37.5 x 15 cm
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 TranslateTurquoise-cameo ceramic pitcher – Zaccagnini production, Florence
Elegant glazed ceramic pitcher from the Florentine manufacturer Zaccagnini, characterized by a refined neoclassical decorative taste, enhanced with gold highlights.
The body, with a slender, harmoniously contoured form, is supported by a circular foot and features a wide, ovoid belly from which a long neck extends to end in a flared, characteristic pouring spout. The large, elegantly curved loop handle contributes to the object’s strong decorative valence.
The white surface is enriched with gilded ornaments in vegetal motifs and scrolls, arranged symmetrically. At the center of the body stands out the particular decorative element that most characterizes the pitcher: an oval turquoise medallion bearing the profile of a classical female figure, conceived in the style of antique cameos. The medallion is framed by rich gold ornamentation with foliate motifs, creating a refined chromatic contrast between the white ceramic, the turquoise, and the gold.
The piece is particularly interesting also for the history of the Zaccagnini manufacture, one of the most important forces in Florentine artistic ceramics of the twentieth century.
The workshop was founded in 1905 by Ugo Zaccagnini (1868–1937), who had previously worked as a plaster modeler at Richard-Ginori of Doccia. The first location was in Sesto Fiorentino; in 1912 the business was moved to Florence, where an increasingly wide production of maiolicas, decorative ceramics, vases and furnishing objects developed.
Zaccagnini managed to fuse the tradition of great Tuscan ceramics with the new tastes of the twentieth century. In the 1930s the workshop collaborated with several artists and sculptors and gained considerable notoriety even internationally: in 1937 it employed over 120 people and began exporting to the United States.
A particularly famous chapter of its history is the collaboration with Walt Disney: from the late thirties, Zaccagnini produced numerous characters from animated cartoons in ceramic, including Pinocchio, Snow White, and the Seven D dwarfs, helping to make the brand very well known also to American collectors.
In the postwar period the workshop continued its activities, presenting its ceramics overseas and experimenting in the 1950s with new forms of research, including an abstract production called “Swedish.” The historic Zaccagnini company remained active until its definitive closure in 2000.
Excellent condition.
Measurements: 37.5 x 15 cm
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
Handpainted
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Italy
Manufacturer/brand
Ceramica Zaccagnini
Designer/artist/maker
Ugo Zaccagnini
Material
Ceramic
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
37.5 cm
Width
15 cm
Depth
15 cm
Estimated period
1950-1960
