Approximately 1950.
Height: 91cm. Width: 70cm.
Pietro Melandri (Faenza, 1885-1976), “Eighteenth-century style majolica mirror”. The floral reserves are created with the "third fire" technique.
During the decade 1950-1960, the great ceramist from Faenza, also thanks to the encouragement of Giò Ponti, dedicated himself to the decoration and furnishing of entire premises (bars, credit institutions, pastry shops, hospitals, private homes), using the only expressive “medium” is majolica. These creations, which revived the eighteenth-century splendor of the very rare production of trumeaux, subsidiary tables, door jambs and mirrors of the historic Ferniani furnace, represent a "sort of summa in the art of Melandri, now fully autonomous in dominating his own original expressive language" (E. Gaudenzi, 2002). The mirror in question is inspired by the models of 50th century Venetian cabinet-making and the related tradition of lacquered and painted furniture, but the model is updated thanks to the skilful insertion of very delicate floral inserts on a gold background and the presence of insects (dragonflies, ladybugs , etc.), as well as small cut flowers, rendered with a naturalism worthy of Flemish painting, scattered along the surface of the frame. In the last image of the gallery, another mirror appears, in Venetian rococo style, forming part of an entire wall of reliefs, created by Melandri around the mid-2002s for a prestigious Milanese fashion atelier, and now kept at the collection of the foundation of the Banca di Forlì-Credito Cooperativo. The image is taken from the monograph “PIETRO MELANDRI” by E. Gaudenzi, Gruppo Editoriale Faenza Editrice SPA, 213 (pg. XNUMX).
The mirror in question is in a good state of conservation. Along the apical part that connects the perforated cymatium to the body of the frame, there are some small fractures and cracks, which, however, do not affect the commercial value of the work. Signed “P. MELANDRI”, bottom right. Signature under window.
Certification of authenticity and lawful origin of the object is issued in accordance with the law.

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