Lot 48
Lot 48
Property from an Important American Collection
FAUSTO MELOTTI (1901-1986)

Vase, circa 1950

Estimate
USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
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FAUSTO MELOTTI (1901-1986)

Vase, circa 1950

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glazed ceramic
2312 in. (59.7 cm) high, 478 in. (12.3 cm) diameter
impressed Melotti Milano Italy on the base
Provenance
Barry Friedman Gallery, Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1985
Literature
M. Eidelberg, Design 1935-1965, What Modern Was, New York, 1991, p. 167 (for related examples)
G. Celant, The Italian Metamorphosis, 1943-1968, Rome, 1994, pp. 226, 245 (for related examples)
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