RARE 1928-38 Ciaurro Orvieto ITALY Majolica Etruscan Pot STAG GAZELLE ANTELOPE

Description

OFFERING A PIECE OF ITALIAN MAJOLICA
or FAIENCE TIN GLAZED POTTERY
POT, CANDY, or MINT DISH BY ILARIO (Hilary) CIAURRO
SEE VIEWS ABOVE
HAND POTTED AND PAINTED
THIS IS HIS DISTINCTIVE MEDIEVAL or ETRUSCAN STYLE
SIZE about 5 1/2" HIGH (at the handles)
x 7 1/4" WIDE (at the handles)
x 4 3/4" ACROSS (at the top)
x 3" ACROSS (at the base)
x 3 5/8" HIGH (the center section itself without the handles)
THIS IS JUST BEAUTIFUL
THE COLORS ARE AQUA BLUE-GREEN WITH DARK BROWN
(almost black) TRIM ON CREAM COLOR POTTERY
SHOWS A RAM or STAG or GAZELLE or ANTELOPE AT THE
INTERIOR CENTER SURROUNDED BY TINY AQUA SPECKS
IT HAS A HIGH LUSTRE MAJOLICA FAIENCE GLAZE
HILARY CIAURRO WAS BORN IN ITALY 1898 AND LIVED
UNTIL 1992
SIGNED ON THE BOTTOM"
"CIAURRO
ORVIETO
MADE IN ITALY"
CIRCA 1928 TO 1938 WHEN HIS STUDIO WAS IN BUSINESS IN ORVIETO
FINE CONDITION WITH NO CRACKS OR CHIPS
FAINT ROUGHNESS AT THE BASE EDGE
IN THE LAST PICTURE WHAT LOOKS LIKE TWO "FLEA BITE"
TINY CHIPS ARE ACTUALLY IN THE MAKING FLAWS THAT ARE GLAZED OVER
THERE IS ALSO A GLAZE SKIP AT THE BASE EDGE
THAT SHOWS AT 8 O'CLOCK IN THE SECOND PICTURE
NONE OF THESE ARE CHIPS, JUST IN THE MAKING FLAWS WITH GLAZE OVER
CIAURRO WAS THE ART DIRECTOR FOR
"L'Arte de' Vascellari di Orvieto" FROM 1924 TO 1928
THEN IN 1928 FOUNDED HIS OWN CERAMICS STUDIO,
"La Fabbrica di Ceramiche Aristiche Illario Ciaurro"
WHICH WAS ACTIVE UNTIL 1938
A SCARCE, UNUSUAL & SIGNIFICANT PIECE, TO BE SURE!
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FOREIGN SHIPPING ARRANGED
MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMERS ADD 6.25% SALES TAX
ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED WITH NEXT DAY SHIPMENT
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