| Area | World |
|---|---|
| Geographical co-ordinates | W 180 - E 180 / N 090 - S 090 |
| Title | - |
| Author / Producer | Montse y Ata |
| Year of production | 1992 |
| Material | Ceramic |
| Description | Artful interpretation of a world globe on a sugar bowl |
| Source | - |
| Remarks | Bought in 1992 on the art-fair "Fira nova artesiana" on the Rambla Sta. Monica in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain; frontal and topview.
In 1929 Gio Ponti, an Italian designer of majolica wares, designed several globe-shaped vases, of which only 5 were executed (models 1151, 1175, 1179, 1186, maximum circumference 93 cm, height 31 cm). His original idea was to create a collection item where the continents were to be decorated with many attributes and figures, which characterise the terrestrial and marine life. E.g. in the North Pole there would be a bear, eskimo and airplane, the latter as a symbol of the 1928-1929 exploration of Wilkins and Byrd. This design, however, was never executed. Ref.: Gio Ponti : Le maioliche / Loris Manna. - Milano : Biblioteca di via Senato, [2001], pp. 210-215. [With thanks to M.C.P. Freriks] |
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