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MELKIORRE MELIS © (Bosa, 1889 - Roma, 1982)
Little amphora, 1936/40
Ceramic
22 x 13 x 12 cm ca.
Rare white ceramic vase with camel and star decoration. Made at the school wanted by the governor of Libya Italo Balbo to increase local craftsmanship. It may be one of the vases placed inside the wall niches of the Arab café in Suk el-Muscir.
On the base signed: M.M., S.A.C.L. Scuola artigiana della ceramica libica, Tripoli and inscription in Arabic
Live auction 302
Modern and Contemporary Art / 20TH Century Ceramics. Including a collection of Futurism paintings
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, thu 13 June 2024
SINGLE SESSION 13/06/2024 Hours 15:00