Giulia Mangani / Oggetti 'lapwing Bird' Gilt Bronze Sculpture, Hollywood Regency, 1970

Rare and elegant polychrome porcelain sculpture, made and hand-painted, by the Guilia Mangani factory. It represents a crested wading bird, probably a lapwing, meticulously colored. Its legs are in gilded bronze, and it rests on a square base in black melamine wood, placed on a brass base. Typical of the 1970s/80s, this work is in the Hollywood Regency style. Piece signed under the tail, it is in perfect condition. Guilia Mangani's works (notably toucan, marine fish, scorpion fish, fantastic birds, ...), are recognized and sold in major decoration stores around the world, especially in the USA under the name 'Oggetti'. Useful link to consult: https://www.giuliamangani.it/museo Biography: At the end of the 19th century, the Mangani were a family of sculptors working from father to son. At the beginning of the 20th century, Cesarino Mangani ran his own workshop in Florence, where he collaborated with his five children to carry out commissions for English, French and American clients, owners of villas in the surroundings of the city. Among the five children, Alfiero Mangani, after working as a ceramist-sculptor in the prestigious Florentine Zaccagnini factory until 1955-1956, opened a small ceramic and porcelain workshop in Florence, where he was assisted by his young sons, Ivan and Lando. Subsequently, they set up a laboratory in the “Doccia” area in Sesto Fiorentino, an area already renowned for its prestigious porcelain tradition, thanks in particular to Richard Ginori. Fate would lead the famous Tiffany house to collaborate with the Mangani family, seduced by the exceptional quality of a porcelain cup made with remarkable craftsmanship. Lando's heirs, Giulia and Lorenzo Mangani, created the Giulia Mangani brand, continuing the historic tradition of Florentine porcelain in Italy.