{"product_id":"untitled-aug9_12-52-40","title":"Vintage 1960s Alvino Bagni Italian Art Pottery Striped Planter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn incredibly special piece of 1960s Italian art pottery, attributed to celebrated Florentine ceramicist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlvino Bagni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose wonderfully expressive ceramics were amongst those selected for the American interiors market by design importer Raymor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautiful planter has a softly flared form covered in loose, painterly stripes of cobalt, turquoise and sea green, punctuated with little strokes of yellow, rust and earthy brown against a wonderfully textured off-white ground. The irregularity of each mark is what makes it - colourful and graphic, but still unmistakably handmade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe decoration corresponds remarkably closely with documented Alvino Bagni pieces produced for Raymor during the 1960s, including examples in this same distinctive striped design. Many originally carried paper Raymor labels, while other examples are known with Italian markings alone, meaning these labels can easily have been lost during their lifetime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example is hand-marked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4653 \/ ITALY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the base, but retains no paper label, so I have chosen to describe the piece as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eattributed to Alvino Bagni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e rather than make a definitive attribution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond its provenance, it is simply an incredible piece of mid-century design. Those beautiful watery blues and greens, painterly surface and generous form have such an easy relationship with the colours of the coast, particularly lovely filled with something wild and green.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare and wonderfully decorative piece of Italian mid-century pottery, and one I’m particularly excited to have found.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions;\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 13.5cm\u003cbr\u003eTop diameter: 16cm\u003cbr\u003eBase diameter: 10.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hiraeth Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57362706006391,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4240\/9513\/files\/7CF3EB97-D5CD-413B-AEBE-9735BEF02FE2.jpg?v=1786277279","url":"https:\/\/hiraethvintage.co.uk\/products\/untitled-aug9_12-52-40","provider":"Hiraeth Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}