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Holy Moly Frane...
The stuff you find!!! Color me green with envy.How tall is it?
Fantoni Lamp
Hi Shastacola,
Thanks for noticing! It's pretty good... 24" tall, and in good shape. I'll photograph the signature tomorrow when the sun comes up... Okay, I will not mention the words, "thrift shop"....
Kind regards,
Fran E.
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But here's sort of the point of this website, in my opinion, (and apologies to M. Pratt, who might have other opinions..I'm not sure, but I apologize for my opinions if they are out of line....)
There were some amazing U.S. designers, all filled with the euphoria of post WW II victory, who produced designs that remain classics today... Harris Strong, Edward Winter, and even some men and women in Arizona...most of whom are un-sung.
They produced uniquely American designs, and we can recognise the style, and acknowledge it. They came from the tradition of the Germans, the Polish, the French, etc. and their influence contributed to mass-produced lines of Glidden , etc., and those great California and Ohio designers.
Please forgive me for waxing poetic... I collect and adore the Italian, German, French and Czech designers, but would truly like to recognise those North American men and women who defined "mid-century modern"... Edith Heath, Dorothy Thorpe, Ben Seibel and of course, V.Schrekengost...and his brothers.
By the way, who do we collect today?
Kindest regards,
Fran E/
Fantoni Signature
Here's the signature on the front of the lamp.
There must be contemporary equivalents to Fantoni... any suggestions?
Fran E.
Fantoni vs. Adler
That's an interesting question, Fran.
In my opinion, Jonathan Adler is probably a decent contemporary analog of Marcello Fantoni. Both started as studio potters, hand making one-of-a-kind pieces before gaining wider praise for their designs and opening studios where hired potters produced their designs for them. While Fantoni gained distribution for his production wares through Raymor, Adler did the same 60-some years later through higher-end department stores like Barney's.
I'd be interested to hear what other people might have to say about this topic.
~Scott
sllab studios
http//www.sllab.net
Fantoni Lamp
What a great lamp - how lucky to find it! I really like Italian studio pottery, tho it seems pretty hard to find. The lamp must surely be a one-off?
Annette
www.ansetapottery.co.uk
Production
I'd guess it is a production piece, albeit a handmade production piece. Fantoni had a studio full of craftsmen working under him, and while each piece is unique in that it is hand decorated and no two are exactly the same, they did have specific designs they were following for the decoration so many similar pieces were produced. I'd assume that this is the case with most Fantoni housewares.
~Scott
sllab studios
http//www.sllab.net