Lustered majolica raised bowl by Ceramiche Luca della Robbia (Gualdo Tadino), mid-20th century.
Signed "ROBBIA". Podded corolla, hand-painted decoration with leaf motifs, four dolphins at the base.
The Ceramiche Luca della Robbia ceramic factory was founded in Gualdo Tadino, in the province of Perugia, in 1925 by some entrepreneurs. The production of the first period is limited to the creation of ceramics in the traditional Gualdese style and copies from the ancient ones. In the first years of the company's activity we find Archimede Discepoli among the collaborators. In 1938 the corporate structure changed and the new name was Società Luca della Robbia. Among the collaborators who provided their work starting from the years preceding the Second World War are: Aldo Ajò, Giuseppe Pericoli, Otello Frillici, Antonio Piermatteo, Renzo Megni, Giovanni Marini, Sirio Storelli and Flavio Gubbini. In 1942 Leoncillo also began a collaborative relationship with the company. After the war, the factory, based in via Imbriani 41 in Gualdo Tadino, combined traditional production with the creation of modern ceramics, decorative tiles and cladding panels. From these years we remember the collaboration of Fulvio Fabbri, who worked with the company between 1945 and 1950. In 1975 the factory was sold to Ceramiche di Montelupo.