Signed Italian white rams ceramic
14 in long and 10 in highest pint Gold tipped ears white ram with two babies -on marble looking base - number 2065 on bottom I can’t read what it says other then made in Italy and it is signed in the bottom back between the two rear legs
Unknown
Inherited
Maybe
Hi Louise,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
I can't read the mark or the signature (I'm fairly sure both first and last names start with 'G' and the last name ends in '-illo' but I've not found a match with listed artists. This has all the characteristics of large-batch pottery manufacturing in Italy in the 1940s and 50s, post WWII.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A vintage Italian parcel gilt pottery animalier group
mid 20th Century
Depicting a long-horned cow with two nursing calves, with gilt horns, ears and hoofs on a faux-rocky ground indistinctly signed, with underglaze mark on the underneath
10 inches high, 14 inches long
CONDITION: appears to be in good condition; some minor firing cracks to the body of the mother.
PROVENANCE: inherited
$150-250*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
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