1920’s FABBRICA FAVENTINA ARS Holy Water Font Italian Art Pottery FAENZA #89

Description

1
920’s
FABBRICA FAVENTIA ARS
Ceramic
Holy Water Font Communion Angel Hanging Wall Pocket
- Italian Majolica - Art Pottery -
Wall Art #89
(Pink)
Ultra rare: Only one of its kind available online (at time of listing creation)!
Vintage Italian art pottery: handcrafted & hand painted ceramic wall pocket/wall hanger made in F
aenza,
Italy
by FAB
BRICA
FAVENTIA ARS
. hanging holy water font rosary holder with pink exterior & white interior. Hand painted image towards top of interior: profile of angel girl with short brown hair, pink gown & wings. On the top of the backside is hardware for easy hanging on a wall or flat surface: hole with metal hanger anchor.
The angel is depicted holding implements for the taking of communion: wine chalice/goblet (blood of Christ) & bread/cracker/intinction (body of Christ).
This piece is meant to function as a wall hanging holy water font/rosary holder!
The mark
on backside
is that of Fabbrica Faventi
a
ARS
(early period).
Fabbrica Faventia A
RS (s
ometimes refereed to as
“CCM”
because of their mark
)
was owned by the brothers Francesco and Ezio Castellini and Luigi Masini, thus the initials CCM. The company
operated
from 1923 to 1956. Based on the style of CCM mark
on the backside
,
this piece was made between 1923 and 1942. The symbol in between the letters is a stylized peacock feather.
Ceramics by Favent
ia
are considered to be among the finest made in Faenza during this period
.
(Cited from: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/faenza-italian-pottery-help.2617/)
Dimensions: ~4
½”
in height, ~3” in length @ widest point, 1 ½”
deep (inside pocket).
Condition: Excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of aging/wear. No chips, cracks, crazing, or repairs. Sturdy metal hanger anchored in hole towards top of backside.
Label(s): “C
CM
ITALY 89” on backside.
Remaining marks on b
ackside
have been obscured by age, but become visible when a photo is taken & adjusted for contrast, brightness, saturation, etc., as shown in the final photo
, where the peacock feather in between the CC & M becomes visible
.
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