Candido Fior biscuit ceramic sculpture, Italy, 1980s. Two-part signed piece in unglazed earthenware with engobe details. Excellent condition.

Specifications

• Designer: Candido Fior


• Manufacturer: Studio production (artist’s own)


• Country/Period: Italy, 1980s




• Materials: Unglazed “biscuit” earthenware with painted engobe details, two interlocking elements


• Condition: Signed; excellent overall condition with light patina consistent with age


• Dimensions (H × W × D): 6 × 12.5 × 12.5 cm




• Price: €500


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Candido Fior’s work from the 1980s reflects an Italian studio-ceramics culture attentive to geometry, tactility, and measured form. This compact sculpture—realized in unglazed biscuit ceramic—condenses those qualities into a quietly architectural object suited to a collector’s shelf or desk.

The piece is composed of two circular parts: a lower hemispherical element with a central peg and an upper disc, pierced at the center, that nests onto the peg. The light, natural clay tone emphasizes the form’s purity, while small engobe-painted accents introduce a discreet graphic note. The granular surface of the biscuit body catches light softly, underscoring the object’s tactile appeal.

Technically, the use of biscuit (unglazed earthenware) heightens the material presence and reveals the hand in the clay. The work is signed and preserved in excellent condition, consistent with careful handling and display. Its measured scale invites close viewing and underscores Fior’s interest in proportion and balance.

For collectors of Italian ceramics and minimal sculpture, this is a poised study in interlocking volumes and surface restraint—intimate, exact, and resolutely material. A remarkable example of Italian design merging functional intelligence and aesthetic refinement.

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