ARS PULCHRA - LENCI EPIGON, Pinocchio and characters, empty pockets ceramic centerpiece
Extremely rare empty pocket / centerpiece in hand-decorated polychrome ceramic, produced by ARS PULCHRA EPIGONO LENCI, Turin. Dimensions: Height 16.5 cm Diameter 24.5 cm Under the base it bears the hand-painted words in black "ARS PULCHRA TORINO ITALIA N.1105" and the brand of the manufacture. The design of the work revolves around the circular green base on which are arranged four groups of figures taken from Collodi's famous comedy "The Adventures of Pinocchio. Story of a puppet" from the end of the 19th century. "Clockwise we find Pinocchio on the whale, the cat and the fox in a very stylized form, the Blue Fairy and finally the master Geppetto.