Gio Ponti for Manifattura Doccia, circa 1927, model 1023

Description:

Ceramic vase with two side handles and circus-themed relief decorations. Finished on an unglazed background with a polychrome design highlighting the raised details in black and brown. The vase was designed in 1924; on the underside appears the Ginori mark of the period and the number 1023, indicating the model number.
Monochrome versions of this vase are known, but polychrome examples are much rarer.

The vase comes with an expert certificate by Salvatore Licitra, Gio Ponti Archives.

Dimensions: 25.5 × 133 × 43.5 cm
PRODUCT CODE: OGMOOG0281727

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Comparative bibliography
  • P. Portoghesi, A. Pansera, Gio Ponti alla Manifattura di Doccia, Milan, 1982;

  • G. Pamploni, C. Santini, Gio Ponti. Ceramiche 1923–1930. Le opere del Museo Ginori di Doccia, Electa, 1983;

  • U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti: l’Arte si Innamora dell’Industria, Milan, 1988;

  • R. Monti, La Manifattura Richard-Ginori di Doccia, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore – De Luca Editore, 1988;

  • L. Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti – L’Opera, Milan, 1990;

  • D. Matteoni, Gio Ponti. Il fascino della ceramica, Silvana, 2011;

  • L. Frescobaldi, M.T. Giovannini, O. Rucellai, Gio Ponti. La collezione del Museo Richard-Ginori della Manifattura di Doccia, Maretti, 2019;

  • C. Casali, S. Cretella, Gio Ponti. Ceramiche 1922–1967, Dario Cimorelli Editore, 2024;

  • V. Terraroli, Art Déco. The Triumph of Modernity, 2025.

 
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