ETTORE SOTTSASS (1917-2007)
'Maiolica' Tondo, circa 1958
maiolica, glazed and hand-painted stoneware
12 3/16 in. (31 cm) diameter
incised ITALY 530
ETTORE SOTTSASS (1917-2007)
'Maiolica' Tondo, circa 1958
maiolica, glazed and hand-painted stoneware
12 3/16 in. (31 cm) diameter
incised ITALY 530
Acquired by an acquaintance of the artist, Ettore Sottsass Private Collection, Italy Acquired from the above by the present owner
F. Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass Tutta La Ceramica, Turin, 1996, p. 53 (for related examples) F. Ferrari, N. Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass Enamels 1958, Torino, 2010, pp. 44 (for a sketch), 80 (for a related example)
Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
Specialist note
The present lot is a possible prototype, made by Bitossi, circa 1958.
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