Plate “The gentle activities. The Progenitors” – Gio Ponti

Plate “The gentle activities. The Progenitors” – Gio Ponti

Porcelain plate decorated with retouching on gold chrome, painted in Ponti blue and gold on hydrofluoric acid engraving.
At the center of the plate, inside a circular reserve, is placed the primordial nucleus of the progenitors of the species; from it departs a subdivision of the space into sectors and compartments, 18 in total, delimited by golden frames with columns in relief. Inside each compartment a naked male or female figure with classical clothes, embodies an activity linked to the intellect or art undertaken by humanity.
Model  n. 4351,  decoration  n. 99 E.
Doccia (Florence);  1923.
Type: Plates
Manufacture: Richard Ginori
Period: 1923
Author: Gio Ponti
Material: Porcelain
Dimensions: diam. 32,6 cm

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