GIALLETTI V.G. & LABOR DERUTA - Seating group - Ruby Red - Majolica - 2 dishes and 1 carafe of Gallo

Rare Tris in Deruta Majolica - Rooster-shaped Jug and 2 Parade Plates - Ruby Red - Gialletti V.G. & Labor - 1950s/60s

Rare vintage set consisting of a sculpted, Rooster-shaped jug measuring 20x16x11 cm and two matching parade plates with a 28 cm diameter, fully molded and hand-painted in Deruta (Umbria), a world-renowned center of art ceramics.

The Set’s Strengths:
The Value of the Two Historic Signatures: the set unites, in an exceptional collaboration, the two brands that shaped the history of postwar Italian ceramic design. The jug is hand-signed "Gialletti V.G." (the original initials of founders Virgilio and Giulio Gialletti, 1959), while the plates bear the mark "Labor Deruta" (the acclaimed elite manufactory founded by Sante Pelli, 1952).
• The Rarity of Ruby Red Color: unlike the classic Deruta blue and yellow decorations, this trios is produced in an exclusive Bordeaux/Ruby Red hue. It is a chemically unstable pigment and very difficult to manage in firing (third-fire technique), produced only in limited runs to order.
• The Ancient Graffito Engobe Technique: the outlines of the faces (the Lady and the Knight), the details of the courteous garments, and the geometric textures of the rooster are not merely painted but incised in the raw clay by hand before glazing and the final glossy vitrification.

Excellent vintage condition, intact, with normal and very slight signs of age attesting to its age and artisanal authenticity (the plates are already prepared on the back with a cord to be hung). Only the plate with the knight has a small chip on the back (see photo).

Owning this set is a rare opportunity, bringing together two historic Deruta giants in a single lot. The ruby-red manufactory is difficult to trace, and the technique with which they are made (hand-drawn engobe graffito) is ancient and complex, today considered a very rare elite technique, with only a few works possessing these artistic characteristics.

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