ESSEVI, ceramic bust sculpture of a girl, hand-decorated

Sculpture depicting a bust of a girl with a prominent floral headdress made of glazed and polychrome-painted ceramic, produced for the Turin-based manufacturer Essevi, Turin. Mark painted under the base. Dimensions: Height 25 cm Length 15 cm Depth 12 cm In good condition. The "Essevi" factory for the production of artistic ceramics was founded in 1934 by the painter, ceramist and designer Sandro Vacchetti in partnership with the Turin ceramist Nello Franchini, both former employees of the Turin ceramic factory "Lenci". The company's production, which makes use of the collaboration of the sculptor Otto Maraini and Giovanni Grande and his wife Ines Panchieri Grande, often reflects the work of the "Lenci" company, of which Vacchetti had been artistic director from its foundation until 1933, and consists of figures of women often in fashionable or skimpy clothes. We have other Essevi items in store, please contact us for further information. BIBLIOGRAPHY Fulvio Maria Rosso, Per virtù del fuoco. Uomini e ceramiche del Novecento italiano, Aosta 1983. Ceramiche Lenci ed Essevi 1927-1947, exhibition catalogue, Turin 1982. Luciano Proverbio, Lenci: le ceramiche 1919-1937, Turin 1979. Packaging and transport will be carried out professionally. We ship worldwide. The estimated shipping time is generally 1 to 7 working days. Further photos will be sent on request. The object is available at our shop in Turin in via Monte di Pietà 23/i, open regularly 6 days out of 7. For more information please do not hesitate to contact us