Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori Italian Vase (circa 1930) decorated with a maritime scene of a ship at sea, signed to base and further marked

overall: 6 x 5 3/4 inches

Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Literature:

Gio Ponti Ceramiche 1923-1930.

Loris Manna, Gio Ponti: Le Maioliche, Manna, New York, 2009.