Barraud Messeri & C. (BMC) - Tea service (15) - Majolica

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This nineteen thirties Art Deco maiolica tea service by Barraud Messeri e C. from Tuscany offers six cups and matching pieces in a yellow and black geometric decor.

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Description from the seller

Barraud, Messeri & C., Sesto Fiorentino, tea service for 6 (1935-37)
Teapot 14.5 x 22.5 cm
Creamer and sugar bowl, 10.5 x 15.5 cm.
6 cups, 5 x 10.5 cm.
6 small plates, 15 cm.
Brand BM.C/295 019 (model number and decoration only on large pieces)

Typically decorative yellow and black decor with scrolls with dots, gazelles, black triangles on a background of white pentagons edged in beige.
Published in Giorgio Levi, Barraud Messeri & C. Carraresi and Lucchesi, ETS, Pisa 2013, p. 81.
Decor and forms very similar to those of a 1929 service by Ivos Pacetti for the ILSA of Albisola, preserved in the Wolfson Collection in Genoa and published in Silvia Barisione, Matteo Fochessati, Gianni Franzone, Under Mussolini - Decorative and Propaganda Arts of the Twenties and Thirties from the Wolfson Collection, Genoa, Gabriele Mazzotta Editions, Milan 2002, p. 65.

Excellent condition

Barraud, Messeri & C., Sesto Fiorentino, tea service for 6 (1935-37)
Teapot 14.5 x 22.5 cm
Creamer and sugar bowl, 10.5 x 15.5 cm.
6 cups, 5 x 10.5 cm.
6 small plates, 15 cm.
Brand BM.C/295 019 (model number and decoration only on large pieces)

Typically decorative yellow and black decor with scrolls with dots, gazelles, black triangles on a background of white pentagons edged in beige.
Published in Giorgio Levi, Barraud Messeri & C. Carraresi and Lucchesi, ETS, Pisa 2013, p. 81.
Decor and forms very similar to those of a 1929 service by Ivos Pacetti for the ILSA of Albisola, preserved in the Wolfson Collection in Genoa and published in Silvia Barisione, Matteo Fochessati, Gianni Franzone, Under Mussolini - Decorative and Propaganda Arts of the Twenties and Thirties from the Wolfson Collection, Genoa, Gabriele Mazzotta Editions, Milan 2002, p. 65.

Excellent condition

Details

Era
1900-2000
Ceramics type
Majolica
Specific region of origin
Toscana
No. of items
15
Country of Origin
Italy
Manufacturer/ Brand
Barraud Messeri & C. (BMC)
Material
Ceramic
Style
Art Deco
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
14.5 cm
Width
22.5 cm
Depth
15.5 cm
Estimated Period
1930-1940
ItalyVerified
170
Objects sold
100%
Private

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