Antipatico Vase - Black and White, Porcelain

The Antipatico vase features a hand-decorated porcelain surface depicting two renditions of opera singer Lina Cavalieri's face — one winking and one with a tongue poked out — rendered in intricate black detailing against white porcelain. Part of the Tema e Variazioni collection, the curvaceous ceramic vessel combines fine craftsmanship with distinctive illustrative detail. Its white porcelain construction provides a clean contrast to the bold black linework, giving the piece a graphic quality consistent throughout the series.

With is hand-decorated design, depicting the face of opera singer Lina Cavalieri, the 'Antipatico' vase stays true to form for the 'Tema e Variazioni' collection, from which is it taken. Crafted from white porcelain with intricate black detailing, the curvaceous ceramic vessel features two versions of Cavalieri's face — one winking and the other with a tongue poked out — a familiar appearance in this series, and one that will appeal to both collectors and lovers of art.