Name: Lenci - Sculpture, Bambini a letto - 6 cm - terracotta collage
Brand: Lenci

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Authentic vintage Lenci ceramic, known by the title "Children in Bed".
This is a hollow earthenware sculpture, molded and hand-painted, typical of the playful and intimate style that characterized the Lenci manufacture during the 1930s and 1940s.
It depicts a lying child and a guardian angel.
The headboard and bed details echo the soft, spherical shapes of the Art Deco era.
The figurine is completely intact and free of marks.
On the underside there is the handwritten inscription "Lenci Made in Italy Torino" and the decorator's initials.
In historical catalogs, the series of sculptures dedicated to young children or infant figures caught in everyday moments is included in numbers between 400 and 500.

Characteristics:

Height: 6 cm
Length: 17 cm
Depth: 7.5 cm
Period: datable between 1938 and 1942

Autentica ceramica Lenci d'epoca, nota con il titolo "Bambini a letto".
Si tratta di una scultura in terraglia a colaggio modellata e dipinta a mano, tipica dello stile giocoso e intimo che ha caratterizzato la manifattura Lenci tra gli anni '30 e '40.
Raffigura un bambino coricato e un angioletto custode.
La testata e i dettagli del letto riprendono le forme morbide e sferiche dell'Art Déco.
La statuetta è totalmente integra e priva di segni
Sul fondo è presente la scritta a mano "Lenci Made in Italy Torino" e la sigla del decoratore.
Nei cataloghi storici, la serie di sculture dedicate ai bambini piccoli o a figure infantili colte nei momenti quotidiani, è compresa nei numeri tra il 400 e il 500

Caratteristiche:

Altezza: 6 cm
Lunghezza: 17 cm
Profondità: 7.5 cm
Perido: databile tra il 1938 e il 1942


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Lenci - Sculpture, Bambini a letto - 6 cm - terracotta collage

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Italian vintage Lenci terracotta sculpture titled 'Bambini a letto', signed and in excellent condition, measuring 17 cm long, 6 cm high and 7.5 cm deep, dating to 1938–1942 and marked 'Lenci Made in Italy Torino'.

Lenci - Sculpture, Bambini a letto - 6 cm - terracotta collage

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Italian vintage Lenci terracotta sculpture titled 'Bambini a letto', signed and in excellent condition, measuring 17 cm long, 6 cm high and 7.5 cm deep, dating to 1938–1942 and marked 'Lenci Made in Italy Torino'.

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