Michele Cascella 1892 Ortona (CH)-1989 Milano Lot n° 47

Part of a Laveno table service, Società Ceramica Italiana, circa 1950 Design by Michele Cascella (Ortona (CH) 1892-Milan 1989) Strong earthenware. Brand: graphic symbol with eagle and "Società Ceramica Italiana Laveno," "Michele Cascella," "Rapino Chieti" The crepuscular painter and landscape artist Michele Cascella produced in the 1950s about 40 drawings called "Italy as seen by Michele Cascella" for the Società Ceramica Italiana in Laveno that were used to decorate important table services Works by this artist are preserved in many important museums, such as at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume in Paris, at the National Museum of History and Art in Luxembourg, at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Brussels, at the De Saisset Art Gallery at Santa Clara University in California The service for 7 people has 29 pieces and is composed as follows: 7 soup plates; 7 flat plates; 12 dessert plates; 1 salad bowl; 1 oval serving platter; 1 tray