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The Carlo Colli Collection of Doccia Porcelain: Part II
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Très rare présentoir signé en porcelaine de la première période de Doccia, vers 1743-45
A very rare and early signed Doccia stand, circa 1743-1745
A very rare and early signed Doccia stand, circa 1743-1745
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Très rare présentoir signé en porcelaine de la première période de Doccia, vers 1743-45
A very rare and early signed Doccia stand, circa 1743-1745
A very rare and early signed Doccia stand, circa 1743-1745
Decorated a stampa with transfer-printed floral scrollwork in underglaze-blue and two concentric blue bands to the well, 37.5cm diam., letters "H" and "M" in underglaze-blue, later-added collector's labels and inscription "Ginori 1745" in black script to base,
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Literature
Biancalana, Alessandro, Porcellane Ginori a Doccia. La stanza delle meraviglie di casa Colli, 2023, pp. 328-331, cat. 67.
This is one of the first examples of underglaze-blue stencilled decoration at Doccia, known as "a stampa." The inspiration for this decoration came principally from the blue-and-white wares made in Florence at the short-lived soft-paste porcelain factory established by Francesco I de Medici (1541-1587) (see illustration).
Indeed, the first mention of porcelains decorated "a stampa" occurs in an inventory list from 1743 listing several cups and saucers with this decoration; the instant popularity of which was mentioned by Carlo Ginori himself in an undated letter (probably from 1747, according to Biancalana, op. cit., p. 331) where he writes: "Fare de Caffettieri grandi bianchi stampati...che piacciono molto" [Make the large stamped coffee-pots that are very pleasing]" (AGL, XV, 2, f. 137, I, Manifattura di Doccia. Documenti vari., c. 928v). Interestingly, the artists tasked with this type of decoration are referred to as "stampatori" (literally "printers"), not painters (AGL Firenze, I, 2, f.38, Fabbrica delle Porcellane di Doccia. Dimostrazioni e Ristretti, fasc. 112, p. 7v). In addition, the archives name two artists responsible for "a stampa" decoration - Bastiano Buonamici and Gaetano Dini - of which the former is most closely associated with these wares.
A similar albeit smaller example of this date and decoration is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. 1990.312).