Sandro Vachetti
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a 'Balilla' ceramic figure, Essevi, Italy 1930's.
Signed ESSEVI MADE IN ITALY painter's signature, incised G 23 -38?, height 31,5 cm.
Two small glaze chips to base.
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Den unge Sandro Vachetti utbildade sig vid Accademia Albertina och började sin karriär som konstnär i Turin. År 1914 flyttade han till USA och mellan Boston och New York utvecklade han sin teknik i kvinnlig porträttkonst och keramik. Han skapade små kvinnofiguriner som blev mycket populära bland några amerikanska filmstjärnor.
År 1919, tillbaka i Turin, träffade han Enrico Scavini, ägare till den kända dockfabriken Lenci och hans fru Elena König. Vacchetti blev Lencis konstnärliga ledare från 1922 till 1934 och grundade sedan sitt eget keramikföretag, Essevi (efterliknande ljudet av sina initialer på italienska), som han ledde fram till 1952.
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The young Sandro Vachetti was educated at Accademia Albertina and began his early career as an artist in Turin. In 1914 he continued in the United States: between Boston and New York, he developed and perfected his signature technique in female portraiture and fine ceramics. He created small female figurines that were very dear to a few American movie stars.
In 1919, back in Turin, he had the chance to meet Enrico Scavini, owner of the famous doll company Lenci, and his wife, Elena König. Vacchetti was Lenci’s artistic director from 1922 to 1934, then founded his own ceramics company, Essevi (mimicking the sound of his initials in Italian), which he led until 1952.
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