Pair of Italian Chinoiserie Large Ceramic Figures
£3,800
A pair of Italian Chinoiserie ceramic figures modelled as male and female figures shown seated cross-legged, he playing a mandolin, she with a spray of flowers, raised on waisted trellised pedestal supports; signed D. Poloniato
Height 138 cm (54.25 inches)
Width 38 cm (15 inches)
mid 20th century
The Poloniato were a family of ceramicists in Nove, North Italy – some members of the family are still working today. Famous for ceramic production already in the 18th century, Le Nove, as it was then known, is a charming town in the Veneto region of Northern Italy, not far from Vicenza.
