The sexy side of Italian colonial ambition
The colourful stylish pottery produced by the Italian firm Lenci (and its competitor Essevi) is on something of a roll these days. The strength of this particular market was demonstrated at Christie’s South Kensington last week by this 21in (53cm) high figure designed by Sandro Vacchetti.
Included in the auctioneers' April 27 sale of Art Nouveau and Deco as part of a 32-lot, Lenci-domina…