Vintage Sesto Fiorentino Ceramic Cylinder Decanter No. 540 - 1960s Mid-Cen

 
Elevate your mid-century modern collection with this exceptional vintage Italian art pottery ceramic decanter. Designed by renown Italian modernist master Marcello Fantoni during the 1960s, this piece was commissioned exclusively for the historic Drioli liqueur company. It serves beautifully as either a sculptural cylinder vase or a highly prized collector's bottle.
 
The design showcases a stylized, abstract Cubist representation of a woman holding a traditional water pitcher or amphora beneath a vibrant sun emblem. Set against a textured, light gray pinstriped background, the graphic black glaze outline is filled with a striking, multi-color array of textured, fat-lava style enamels in brilliant shades of yellow, blue, red, green, and orange. It perfectly encapsulates Fantoni's genius for marrying archaic motifs with mid-century avant-garde design.