Early, rare large vase, model 623 from the 'Ceramiche di Fumo' series – Ettore Sottsass

Lot: 774

Ettore Sottsass
Early, rare large vase, model 623 from the 'Ceramiche di Fumo' series

Designed in 1969. Executed by Bitossi, Montelupo for the Il Sestante Gallery, Milan. Red clay, glazed with a light gray hue. The matte coloration gives the series the name 'Ceramiche di Fumo' (smoke ceramics). Almost all models in this series were produced individually and have not been reissued. H. 27 cm. Marked: SOTTSASS IL SESTANTE 623 ITALY (handwritten in black) and with an adhesive label with the handwritten inscription: H-T623 / fumo sacrificale.

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Hammer Price: 3,200 €

K-16B - Auction Part 2
15. November 2025 at 11:00 AM CET

Literature:

Fulvio Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass - Tutta La Ceramica, Turin 1995, fig. 724. Fulvio Ferrari, Chronology, in: Ettore Sottsass - Even the Tower of Babel was made of baked earth, p. 142.

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Ettore SottsassEarly, rare large vase, model 623 from the 'Ceramiche di Fumo' series

Ettore Sottsass
Early, rare large vase, model 623 from the 'Ceramiche di Fumo' series