Lot 81
Italian Manufacturer (since 1927)
Two Vases 'Venti' And 'Nave' And Pitcher 'Campagna'
Medium

ceramic

Dimensions

Tallest 5 1/2 x 4 inches

Signature

each signed/incised to base

Additional Info

for similar designs, Literature: Le Ceramiche Rometti, p. 75

Estimate: $200 - $400

Price Realized: $469
Includes buyer's premium

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About this Lot
Description

one vase decorated with Zephyr heads symbolic of wind, the other vase with letters, modernist shapes and ships, the pitcher with countryside scenes, all marked to bases

Provenance

Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein

Condition

all with losses and imperfections to glaze along with light crackling, pitcher with chip to rim and base, surface dust

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Seymour Stein

Image for Collection Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.

Seymour Stein passed on April 2nd, 2023