The Chinese Year of the Ox begins on 12th February, so to start 2021, here is a piece from my collection of mid-century ceramics, a very decorative modernist stylised cow by Aldo Londi of Bitossi, in Rimini Blu with incised patterns. Not quite an ox but fairly close. It’s been some time since I posted in February … More Year of the Ox
To begin a new year on Retromode, I have chosen this colourful bottle from my collection of mid-century ceramics. It features a lively decoration of a cockerel and was produced in the 1950/60s by the DeSimone Pottery, Palermo, Sicily. It’s been some time since my last post in April 2015 and since then much has happened. I don’t think many of … More Year of the Rooster
A small majolica storage jar by Giovanni DeSimone. This is a lovely little work of art from the DeSimone Pottery, Palermo, Italy. Born in 1930 into an aristocratic family, DeSimone chose to study ceramics and some time after World War 11 opened his own ceramic studio, where production continued until 1992, a year after his death in 1991. Usually depicting … More Mid-Century Italian Style
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