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Italian Stoneware Art Centerpiece by Guido Gambone

Description
A large stoneware platter or charger in oval shape by Guido Gambon Italy circa 1960s. Beautifully covered in a white lava-like textured glaze and decorated with a yellow and black outlined figure riding a horse under the moon and the star. The stylized rendering of the plate was clearly influenced by the cubism art movement spearheaded by Picasso. It carries a very modern yet timeless quality. Marked on the bottom.
Guido Gambone (1909-1969) was an Italian ceramic artist with a workshop in Florence Italy. The artistic stoneware pieces. he designed and made had a signature style with its thick, colorful, lava-like glazes. Intrigued with ceramics as a creative medium at an early age, Guido Gambone was one of the best known leaders of the Italian Mid-Century Modernist ceramics movement.