Large, ugly, painted wall plate made in Italy - fantoni - worth anything?

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by Bookahtoo, Mar 27, 2020.

  1. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I got this the other day at a house where I was just given about 10 boxes of all the stuff from the kitchen. It is big and heavy - 14" across, 2 1/2" deep - and ugly. The finish is painted, not glazed. I found quite a bit of information about fantoni, but is it the same one? Thank for any help.

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  2. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Not my area, book, but all of the Marcello Fantoni sigs I've seen in a quick search look like this:

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  3. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

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  4. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Someone's ambitious on the eboob at $899.!!!!
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  5. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

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  6. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

  7. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Yours is nicely done, but what a strange technique! Sort of impasto base, with “sgrafitto” outlining the design. Interesting,
     
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  8. DivasFinds

    DivasFinds Well-Known Member

    I actually think it's cool. I have some uglier, likely worthless italian plates I just posted....trade? LOL
     
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  9. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I'd pop that on the Bitossi Facebook group, there's some good Fantoni expertise therre.
     
  10. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    Don't know if OP still has it--Mar. 2020.
     
  11. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

  12. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    If I have it, I don't know where it is! :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:
     
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  13. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Cat stole it. If you don't have a cat, the imaginary cat stole it!
     
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  14. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Borrowers has it.
     
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