Gio Ponti (1891–1979), circa 1928, Manufacture Richard-Ginori, Doccia, Venatoria series, globular vase depicting the transport and killing of the fallow deer
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September 25, 05:46 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Gio Ponti (1891–1979)
Doccia, circa 1928
Manufacture Richard-Ginori, Venatoria series, globular vase depicting the transport and killing of the fallow deer
Inscribed in black under the base Richard Ginori with the crown monogram, the numerals 1151-371E and the signature Gio Ponti
height: cm 33, in. 13
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The model is defined by Manna (2000) as a “globular vase” (vaso globulare), produced in different sizes (mod. 1036 M.1, mod. 1050 M.26, mod. 1151 M.44, mod. 1256 M.49, mod. 1175 M.76).
The decoration of this lot belongs to one of the most important families of Ponti designs, La Venatoria. Predominantly female figures, on horseback or on foot, are engaged in hunting, surrounded by wild animals, dogs, and trees. For this series too, Ponti conceived a monumental “program vase” (see Manna, 2000, pp. 143–144, figs. 69–70) illustrating all the stages of a fallow-deer hunt. Each episode of the hunt was then represented individually on different vases and plates.
Related Literature
AA. VV., Gio Ponti. Ceramiche 1923-1930. Le opere del Museo Ginori di Doccia, exhibition catalogue, Milan, 1983;
R. Monti (ed.), La Manifattura Richard Ginori di Doccia, Milan–Rome, 1988, p. 174.
L. Manna, Gio Ponti. Le Maioliche, exhibition catalogue, Milan, 2000.
Gio Ponti. Il fascino della ceramica , exhibition catalogue, Milan, Milan, 2011, p. 116.
