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Nicola Ciavardoni

Large Ceramic Vase

Documentation

Signed

Origin

Italy

Period

1950-1979

Materials

ceramic

Dimensions

H.	24.41 in;	Diam.	16.54 in;
H.	62 cm;	Diam.	42 cm;

Condition

Good. Very good conditions - Wear consistent in age

Creation Date

Circa 1955

Description

1950s large Albisola's ceramic vase signed N. Ciavardoni. Amazing design, great size and quality .

Born in 1923 in Castelli, in the province of Teramo, Nicola Ciavardoni attended the painting course at the local Art Institute, where he graduated in 1940.
In the early 1940s, together with his friend Pasquale Sciannella, he opened a ceramic workshop in some rooms of his home in via Gesualdo Fuina.
In the following years he collaborated with the castellane manufactories "Vitta", "Troisi" and "S.P.I.C.A"
In 1946 he moved to Albisola and started working as a decorator at the "M.G.A." of the Mazzotti family.
In 1948 he was hired by Ugo Michielotto's "Manifattura Ceramiche Italia" and in 1951 he opened his own workshop for the production of figurative artistic ceramics in both traditional and modern style, dubbed "C.A.F." (Family Artistic Ceramics) based in Albisola Capo corso Ferrari 128, which remained active until 1988.
Nicola Ciavardoni died in Albisola in 2003

Styles / Movements

Art Pottery, Collectible Design, Mid Century

Patterns

Abstract, Animal/Insects

Incollect Reference Number

437022