Marcello Fantoni Figural Table Lamp in Blue and Ivory circa 1950

A beautiful and very early table lamp, with a classical figural imagery that features a mother and child along with angels, by Marcello Fantoni, “the Italian master of beauty.” It embodies the tension, typical of Fantoni’s work, between the dual legacies of ancient and traditional Italian pottery. There are figures on all side of the lamp.  The body (the background) of the lamp is a light blue (almost a light turquoise) the figures appear in ivory, light gray and some pale yellow (blonde hair on the figures).   The lamp is signed on the bottom and has the original tax stamps still affixed.  The lamp was professionally rewired and is ready for a new shade and placement.  It has a socket that can accommodate a 3 way bulb. The lamp measure 17" Tall (to the top of the socket.  The ceramic portion of the lamp is 12" H x 9.25"W x 7"D. MARCELLO FANTONI (1915-2011) was born in Florence. He began his studies at the Instituto d’Arte Porta Romana in Florence at the age of twelve under the great c