ITALY'S "WHITE GOLD”
After a long period of apparent neglect, the splendid porcelains of the historic firm of Richard Ginori are on display at two different venues in Milan.
The major exhibition “White Gold: Three Centuries of Ginori Porcelain” is on until the 19th February 2024 in the prestigious venue of the Poldi Pezzoli Museum. The exhibition covers a selection of three centuries of Ginori production created at the historic factory just outside Florence. The pieces have been chosen from the Ginori Museum collection, which is at present closed for restoration. They range from the 18th century classical sculptures that first made Ginori celebrated, to the 19th century decorated plates, bowls and tea sets commissioned by important clients, to the 20th century exclusive design pieces created by leading Italian artists like Gio Ponti.
The second seat of the Ginori exhibition is in the patrician Villa Necchi Campiglia, also in Milan, property of the FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) the Italian equivalent of the National Trust. On show in the natural setting of the elegant dining room of the former aristocratic home is the stunning Trionfo da Tavola (table centre piece), created for the Italian Foreign Ministry in 1927-29 - an arte nouveau masterpiece designed by Gio Ponti and Tommaso Buzzi, modelled by Italo Griselli. The piece is on view for the first time in a House/Museum and can be seen until the 28th January 2024.
Info: Tel +39.02.794889/6334 www.museopoldipezzoli.it FAI: Tel: +39.02.4676151