BITOSSI (IT A LY) for RAYMOR (NE W YO RK) SIGNED MID-20TH CENTURY VINTAGE HAND PAINTED CITYSCAPE TERRACOTTA CERAMIC DISH/ ASHTRAY in PUTTY WHITE, BURNT SIENNA, BURNT UMBER, GOLD & BLACK SATIN, SEMI-REFLECTIVE GLAZE, SIGNED B. Mid-2oth century Ita li an Modernist ceramic art &. Hand decorated art pottery. 10 ¼” Depth x 8″ Width x 2 ½ Height. Signed at the back’B & 2 F1 (A)’ IT A LY. In really fantastic, very well-preserved overall vintage condition. The surfaces of the bowl’s interior basin are free of unsightly and depreciating abrasions or scuffs. The entire piece is free of hairline cracks, flea-bites to any of its edges, ceramic loss or glaze loss. The hand-painted architectural forms, featuring high-rise buildings, with skyward reaching antennas, is a homage paid to the unique, architectural and skyward reaching urban landscape of the near mythological Manhattan and the City of New York. With so many Ita li ans living in Manhattan after WWII, the city held a very special place abroad for Ita li ans, especially Ita li an artists. A fantastic, early Bitossi piece for Raymor in great, well-preserved condition. Good to Very Good overall vintage condition. The item “BITOSSI ITALY for RAYMOR NY MID-20TH C VINT HAND PAINTED CITYSCAPE CERAMIC DISH” is in sale since Friday, September 11, 2020. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Pottery & China\Art Pottery\European Pottery\Italian”. The seller is “modsanctuary” and is located in Milford, New Hampshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- 100% hand painted: Original, authentic
- Post WWII: Early 1950′s to 1960
- Italian Modernism: Italian Modernist ceramic art
- Modernist: Mid-century Modern
- Terracotta clay: Signed on base plate
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
- Style: Mid-Century Modern
- Material: Ceramic
- Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
- Featured Refinements: Raymor Pottery
- Terracotta: Slab construction
- Hand decorated: Hand painted
- Italy: Vintage
- Mid-20th century: Circa 1952-1960
- Object Type: Ashtray, Bowl
- Color: Multi-Color
- Brand: Bitossi (Italy)
- Signed on base plate: Signed B. & 2 A., Italy
- Hand painted cityscape: Architectural figuration
- Satin, semi-reflective glaze: Sepia, umber, sienna, gold, blk over putty white
- Earth tones: Shallow, concave shape
- Sleek Modernist form: 100% handmade