Ettore Sottsass, Jr., Prototype 'Rocchetto' vase, model no. 484, from the 'Rocchetti' series
circa 1961
Glazed earthenware.
11.3 cm (4 1/2 in.) high, 21.5 cm (8 1/2 in.) diameter
Manufactured by Bitossi, Montelupo Fiorentino for Galleria Il Sestante, Milan, Italy. Underside painted 484/IL SESTANTE/SOTTSASS/ITALY.
Provenance
Galleria Il Sestante, Milan
Fulvio Ferrari, Turin
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Fulvio Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass: Tutta la Ceramica, Turin, 1996, p. 91
Fulvio Ferrari, Sottsass: 1000 Ceramics, Turin, 2017, p. 78
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circa 1961
Glazed earthenware.
11.3 cm (4 1/2 in.) high, 21.5 cm (8 1/2 in.) diameter
Manufactured by Bitossi, Montelupo Fiorentino for Galleria Il Sestante, Milan, Italy. Underside painted 484/IL SESTANTE/SOTTSASS/ITALY.
Provenance
Galleria Il Sestante, Milan
Fulvio Ferrari, Turin
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Fulvio Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass: Tutta la Ceramica, Turin, 1996, p. 91
Fulvio Ferrari, Sottsass: 1000 Ceramics, Turin, 2017, p. 78