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Rare Ceramic Figure of Wild Boar

Description
Rare hand formed ceramic figure of a wild boar by Aldo Longhi for Bitossi , Montelupo Fiorentino .

Aldo Londi(1911-2003) was a painter, sculptor and primarily ceramist. He created objects that are still part of the history of Italian ceramics, born in Montelupo Fiorentino. At the age of eleven he started working for Fanciullacci’s manufacturing, where he could learn the traditional tecniques in making pottery. After the war,Lond he became Art Director of the famous Bitossi family ceramics studio in Montelupo. By Londi’s new style, Bitossi production had a sudden transformation. The style of Londi promoted the production of new high quality objects realized by handcraft methods. For Bitossi he designed his most famous lines of pottery such as ‘Rimini blu’, ‘Mondrian’, ‘Lobster’, ‘Sivilla’ and ‘Etrusca’.This lines were distributed widely in the United States by Raymor Company.

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Notes:	Different colours and finishing
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	hand formed ceramic
Condition:	Good. Very good vintage conditions- Wear consistent in use and age
Creation Date:	circa 1965
Styles / Movements:	Art Pottery, Collectible Design, Mid Century
Patterns:	Handmade
Incollect Reference #:	827228