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MEASURES:

Height : 9,45 inch ; Width: 5,91 inch ; Depth: 5,12 Weight 2,92 lbs

CONDITIONS:

Good general conditions.

Item description:

A wonderful majolica earthenware vase, entirely hand-modeled on a lathe, finished with acid-treated enamel and decorations in classic Vietri style, with a shepherd, goats, a large tree and a small landscape with houses and a small tree. Dating back to the first half of the 20th century, made in Vietri by the famous Procida brothers, signed under the base "Procida Vietri". The ceramic biscuit of the vase is rather thick and full-bodied, for this reason the vase is rather heavy compared to its size. The patina is beautiful, we are talking about a vase made around 1930.

Useful information for the evaluation of the object:

A quick search on the web shows that wall plates, vases and other ceramics from Procida with the same enamel workmanship and similar sizes are offered for sale from a minimum of 250 euros up to over 600 euros.

Information on artist and/or manufacturer:

Vincenzo Procida, brother of the ceramists Salvatore and Giosuè, was born in Vietri in 1909. He began working at a very young age at the "Vetreria Meridionale Ricciardi" and later approached ceramics as an apprentice at the "Avallone" factory. From 1927 he collaborated as an employee with the Vietri ceramic factory "I.C.S." owned by Max Melamerson. From 1936 to 1939 he moved to Florence to work, together with Guido Gambone, his colleague at "I.C.S.", at the Florentine factory "Cantagalli" which in those years had entered into a collaboration agreement with Melamerson. In 1940 he returned to work in Vietri sul Mare, and at the end of the war he participated with Guido Gambone and Andrea D'Arienzo in the foundation of the ceramic factory "La Faenzarella". In 1950, together with his brothers Salvatore and Giosuè, he opened the "Procida" ceramic factory in Vietri Marina and for about ten years he divided his time between the family factory and his collaboration with Gambone at "Faenzarella". In 1959 he moved to Florence where he collaborated with the newly founded "La Tirrena" factory founded by Guido Gambone and Andrea D'Arienzo. Starting from the end of 1969, with the death of his brother Salvatore, he returned to work with Giosuè at the "Procida" factory in Vietri sul Mare. Vincenzo Procida, a ceramist of popular tradition, became famous for his production of small terracotta nativity scenes animated by tiny characters. Later, encouraged by the Neapolitan architect Geppino Cilento, Vincenzo Procida started producing special nativity scenes, unique pieces that are highly sought after today, consisting of large figures of Mary and Joseph (over thirty centimetres) and a series of shepherds, angels and sometimes very small houses and landscapes perched on the cloaks of the two protagonists. A highly skilled potter, but also a complete ceramist with notable artistic ability, Vincenzo Procida died in Vietri in 1984.

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