MWJ167

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 24,5; Larghezza: 19,5; Profondità: 12,5

terracotta- invetriatura

The subject of the decorative motif of the two Vendemmia vases is recurrent in the works of Gio Ponti, a Milanese architect and artistic director of the Richard Ginori porcelain factory. Starting in 1923, the old Florentine factory tends to renew its production inspired by the new modernist trends. Gio Ponti is a protagonist of this renewal: inspired by the traditional and classical forms and subjects of historical ceramic production, he elaborates new refined and elegant models, aligned with Deco and 20th-century trends, promoting them through participations in exhibitions, including the 1923 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris, the Monza Biennials of Decorative Art and the Milan Triennials, and in the pages of the magazine “Domus,” which he founded in 1928.
Subjects related to grape harvesting and wine preparation were conceived in 1927 for the Alla Penna tavern in Milan, for which Gio Ponti designed the interior design and decoration, together with the other architects of the Labirinto group. The theme was so successful that Ponti transposed it into several ceramic objects, mass-produced by Richard Ginori. The designs decorating the Wolfsoniana vases can be found in two of the four tiles (“The Harvest” and “The Transport,” 1927), on plates dedicated to the harvest theme, and in the sculptural group “The Promised Land” made with Italo Griselli (1927-1930). Pair of glazed earthenware vases decorated with figures related to the grape harvest and wine preparation.