Vintage Design
Born in Turin in 1910 Adolfo Merlone, graduated from the conservatory, began his artistic career as a musician at the orchestra of the Teatro Regio in Turin.
A self-taught painter, at the end of the Thirties he approached ceramics and in the early Forties he opened a kiln in Rome called “Tanagra” where, assisted by his wife Maria Pagella, he produced artistic ceramics.
Interrupted production in the war years, in the early fifties his works take a primitive cut.
In the post-war period, while continuing his artistic production, he worked in Castellamonte at an industry of refractory and in the following years he participated in numerous exhibitions and competitions of ceramics in Faenza, Albisola, Gubbio, Vicenza and Florence always getting important awards.
In 1958 he participated in the exhibition “Picasso-Le Corbusier-Merlone” in the city of Hagen, Germany.
Adolfo Merlone dies in Genoa in 1982.
| Creator |
Adolfo Merlone |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer |
Adolfo Merlone |
| Design Period | 1920 to 1949 |
| Production Period | 1950 to 1959 |
| Country of Manufacture | Italy |
| Identifying Marks | This piece has an attribution mark |
| Style | Vintage, Mid-Century |
| Detailed Condition | |
| Product Code | VNE-1264672 |
| Restoration and Damage Details |
keine Defekte, ausgezeichneter Original Zustand
|
| Materials | Earthenware, Terracotta |
| Color | Brown |
| Width |
35 cm 13.8 inch |
| Depth |
17 cm 6.7 inch |
| Height |
65 cm 25.6 inch |
| Duties Notice | Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order. |
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