Galileo Chini (Italian, 1873-1956) "Tristezza O Furia"

Galileo Chini (Italian, 1873-1956) "Tristezza O Furia" Vase, L'Arte Della Ceramica, Florence, Italy, circa 1900

Glazed majolica
Blue glaze mark: "DACF FIRENZE, 7"
Raised, impressed L'Arte Della Ceramica mark (obscured by drill hole)

(H: 13 1/8, Dia: 9 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Property from a Private American Collection

Footnote:

Literature

Fausto Salvatori, Galileo Chini, “Tristezza – O Furia,” Fiammetta 1, no. 29 (1896). (For a related illustration by the artist, reproduced here as the third lot image, courtesy of the Repertorio delle Opere di Galileo Chini.)

Note

The design for the present lot appears to have been based on an illustration completed by the artist for a poem by Fausto Salvatori (Italian, 1870-1929) entitled "Tristezza- O Furia!", published in the magazine Fiammetta in 1896.

Condition report:

Professional restoration to lower third of body to stabilize in-body cracks, with minimal inpainting at crack lines, now stabilized. No breaks or repairs to handles. Formerlly drilled as a lamp. Drill hole present, going through and partially obscuring DACF raised mark. Triangular section of fill to loss at base measuring approx. 4 x 2 1/2 in. with associated, small section of filled loss measuring approx. 3 in. along foot extending approx. 1 1/4 in. triangularly into small section of lower body with associated inpainting to lower area of painted decoration. 2" vertical, darkened hairline extending from rim. Small, filled rim chip. Age-appropriate shelf wear to foot. Crack lines with associated small losses visible to interior.