37 - C.A.M. - Ceramiche Artistiche Mastro Giorgio - Biagioli (1926)

C.A.M. - Ceramiche Artistiche Mastro Giorgio - Biagioli (1926) Vase with floral decoration Polychrome painted ceramic 34 x 29.1 x 29.1 Signature: “C.A.M. Gubbio” painted on the base Other inscriptions: “107,” painted on the base Distinctive features: label from the Banca Popolare di Asolo e Montebelluna, with inventory references Provenance: Veneto Banca SpA in LCA Condition. Body: 95% Condition. Surface: 95% For direct WhatsApp assistance before and during the live auction: +39 346 12 999 80 // Direct assistance via WhatsApp before and during the auction: +39 346 12 999 80 In 1926, the “Vasellari Mastro Giorgio” artistic majolica factory was founded in Gubbio by Marquis Polidoro Benveduti, in partnership with ceramist Cesare Carlo Faravelli. The factory’s production, of a traditional nature, consisted of reproductions of antique pieces, created by experimenting with a very lightweight black ceramic similar to Etruscan bucchero. Among the company’s collaborators were the painters Adalberto Migliorati and Antonino Traverso. The company ceased production in 1929, and in 1932 the factory was taken over by Marsilio Biagioli and the ceramist Giovanni Notari, a former employee of the Gualdo-based “Santarelli Ceramiche,” owned by Alfredo Santarelli, and the “S.C.U.” owned by the Rubboli family, who changed the company’s name to “C.A.M.” The stemmed ceramics, made from a very lightweight clay body, date from this period.