IMPORTANT NOTE: This auction ends on the
night of Monday, April 15; as I will be out of town that week, the item
will ship after my return on Tuesday of the following week, April 23;
please take this into account when bidding and contact me with any
questions. Thanks!
Fabulous vintage figural bowl/wall plaque by Fratelli Fanciullacci, Italy, 1950s–1960s, the light-flesh-colored clay body in the form of a woman's head with open mouth, wearing a hat or kerchief accented with an impressed diamond pattern, her hair similarly textured with a series of dashes, her neck with moriage-style dots, finished in mottled glazes of varying tones, the reverse with integral hanger, the overall dimensions approx. 6-3/4" long by 4-1/2" wide by 2" deep, with the original FF Italy label with handwritten additions (including shape number 8710). Small, very minor chip to the back of the top lock of hair at her forehead (invisible from the front and noted for strict accuracy), otherwise near fine, attractive condition. (Note that the flat bottom allows display on a flat surface as well as on a wall. Also, the white spots visible in the head covering are reflections of light in the glaze, and not chips or bare spots.)
An appealing example with plenty of personality, very scarce in this form; I was unable to locate a single other.
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