Mid-century Italian Bitossi lamp

Italian Bitossi lamp

Mid-century Italian Bitossi lamp. Bitossi Ceramiche was founded near Florence in 1921 by Guido Bitossi. After World War II, Aldo Londi became the creative director. The Tuscan ceramic manufacturer is well known for its Rimini Blu collection as well as its chromatic glazes.

Australian pottery bowl

Australian pottery bowl

This is a very stylish Australian pottery bowl in terracotta with a lid. It has intricate glaze around the lid. The inside has also been glazes in a white glaze. It is thought to be by an artist in the Adelaide Hills but I have been unable to confirm who the maker is.

Ceramic Phrenology head

Ceramic Phrenology head

American brothers Lorenzo Niles Fowler (1811–1896) and Orson Squire Fowler (1809–1887) were leading phrenologists of their time. Orson, with associates Samuel Robert Wells and Nelson Sizer, ran the phrenological publishing house Fowlers & Wells in New York City. Lorenzo in England initiated the famous phrenological publishing house L. N. Fowler & Co. and gained considerable […]