Posted 10 years ago
selhal
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This ceramic or china statue was given to me by my mother who probably bought it in the 1950s. It is approximately 22 inches wide, 13 inches at the highest height and 7 inches front to back. It is stamped made in Italy and signed but I cannot make out the signature of the artist.
The surname is MOLLICA.
I think it is C. Mollica : Carlo Mollica.
Capodimonte.
Nice!
It seems that the original Mollica firm was set up in Naples in 1842 by Giovanni Mollica.
Carlo Mollica is the descendant of this family line and heir to Mollica Ceramiche, situated at Capodimonte: his work in the traditional 19th century statuary style spans the period from the 20's and 30's and onwards after WWII. He exhibited at the Fiera di Milano in 1938. But after the war he moved to Milan and later returned to Naples.
If there is a crown mark it suggests a piece made in Naples. But in your case without the crown it suggests a pice made in Milan after WWII.
Produsse ceramica e porcellana prima a Napoli poi all’inizio della Seconda guerra mondiale si trasferì a Milano dove produsse fino agli anni Cinquanta, togliendo dal marchio la classica “corona” che poi riprese al suo ritorno a Napoli.
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Perhaps that should read:
During the war he moved to Milan and in the 50's returned to Naples.
If there is a crown mark it suggests a piece made in Naples. But in your case without the crown it suggests a piece made in Milan before the early Fifties.
Thank you for the information. Do you know what this type of pottery is called? There is a large open area and I would like to know what it is used for or is it part of the design.
A ' Centrotavola'