Fausto Melotti
Two Unique Vases , 1950 (Executed)
Lot #3 |
2026-06-04 |
Sotheby's, New York
Art & Design from The Collection of Barbara Gladstone
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
USD 8,000 - 12,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12151
Auction name: Art & Design from The Collection of Barbara Gladstone
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-06-04
End date: 2026-06-09
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Mid-20th Century Italian Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Dimensions: i. 17 ⅝ by 5 by 4 ¾ in. 44.8 by 12.7 by 12.1 cm. ii. 9 ⅜ by 4 ⅞ by 4 ½ in. 23.8 by 12.4 by 11.4 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
44.8
Width In Centimeters:
12.7
Depth In Centimeters:
12.1
Height In Inches:
17.637
Width In Inches:
5
Depth In Inches:
4.724
Height In Centimeters:
23.8
Width In Centimeters:
12.4
Depth In Centimeters:
11.4
Height In Inches:
9.374
Width In Inches:
4.875
Depth In Inches:
4.528
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Year notes: Executed circa 1950.
Provenance
i. Bernd and Eva Hockemeyer, Bremen, Germany Christie’s Milan, May 26, 2008, lot 74 Galerie du Passage, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014 ii. Christie's Milan, May 23, 2006, lot 321 Galerie du Passage, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014
Literature
Antonella Commellato and Marta Melotti, Fausto Melotti: L'Opera in Ceramica , Milan, 2003, p. 267, no. 225 (for the taller vase illustrated) Catalogue note Sotheby's would like to thank the Fausto Melotti Archives for their assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
Catalog summary
Art & Design from The Collection of Barbara Gladstone Fausto Melotti 1901–1986 Two Unique Vases glazed polychrome ceramic each signed Melotti with the artist's cipher i. 17 ⅝ by 5 by 4 ¾ in. 44.8 by 12.7 by 12.1 cm. ii. 9 ⅜ by 4 ⅞ by 4 ½ in. 23.8 by 12.4 by 11.4 cm. Executed circa 1950. Provenance i. Bernd and Eva Hockemeyer, Bremen, Germany Christie’s Milan, May 26, 2008, lot 74 Galerie du Passage, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014 ii. Christie's Milan, May 23, 2006, lot 321 Galerie du Passage, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014 Literature Antonella Commellato and Marta Melotti, Fausto Melotti: L'Opera in Ceramica , Milan, 2003, p. 267, no. 225 (for the taller vase illustrated) Catalogue note Sotheby's would like to thank the Fausto Melotti Archives for their assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.