Fratelli Fanciullacci Italy
Fratelli Fanciullacci
The brothers Fanciullacci was prolific Italian pottery, who’s work is starting to become more widely known in the past few years, and is keenly sought amongst collectors.
As a style it is hard to pin down as there were so many styles and produced – on a variety of clay bodies. Also, because most records were lost it is hard to identify designers or artist – except it is known that Aldo Londi worked there prior to going to Bitossi.
Pieces from the FF factory were rarely marked – except for some pieces simply marked FF. Most though will have nothing or simply “Italy” and a number. After a while however, with experience, pieces by this maker start to stand out from the rest.
Fratelli Fanciullacci “Brick Pattern” Vase
Fratelli Fanciullacci Ewer Vase
The best examples of work seem to be from the 1950s and 1960s.
Mark Hill in his book “Alla Moda” has a comprehensive chapter on FF, with loads of fantastic photos – classified into styles. Because of this “Alla Moda” is one of the best ways to identify a piece of FF.
Fratelli Fanciullacci 1960s/70s Ewer Vase
There is a fascinating history of this iconic Italian maker HERE where I have grabbed these edited notes from:
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