Made In Italy Jardiniere ?? Value

[Iluvglass]

I acquired this at an estate sale. Would I be right in calling it a jardiniere. It is signed Italy and numbered on the bottom. Any idea about the worth. All help would be appreciated. Thank you

[Yvonne]

Hello, Iluvglass:

Your piece IS Italian, and DOES have good value. The mark is that of Zaccagnini (1890-2000). Z's style was distinctive and most often Art Nouveau (as is your piece). Yours appears to be one of those early pieces. You should find an occasional piece listed on Ebay, and the value of Z's pieces is quite good. There's a pair of parrots in Trocadero's Archives (sold by Barclay Galleries), that sold recently between $200 and $300, and was one of the more reasonable prices. Z's studios were in Florence, Italy. The company has evolved, of course, and in the 1980s turned to producing ceramic lamp bases for wholesalers, with the U.S. being one of its largest customers. The company is now called "Ceramiche Zagnini S.A." Write anytime if you like. Good luck. Yvonne

[fossilfly]

Hello, Iluvglass:

Your piece IS Italian, and DOES have good value. The mark is that of Zaccagnini (1890-2000). Z's style was distinctive and most often Art Nouveau (as is your piece). Yours appears to be one of those early pieces. You should find an occasional piece listed on Ebay, and the value of Z's pieces is quite good. There's a pair of parrots in Trocadero's Archives (sold by Barclay Galleries), that sold recently between $200 and $300, and was one of the more reasonable prices. Z's studios were in Florence, Italy. The company has evolved, of course, and in the 1980s turned to producing ceramic lamp bases for wholesalers, with the U.S. being one of its largest customers. The company is now called "Ceramiche Zagnini S.A." Write anytime if you like. Good luck. Yvonne

Yvonne, I meant to post this earlier. Thanks for the informative post, my knowledge of Italian Pottery is OK, my knowledge of Murano Glass is stronger :).

[Blondie1308]

Hi,

The other poster was correct, this piece does have value but it is not old. It's mark states that it was created in 2005, a process started by his children after their father Ugo died.

People still collect Zaccagnini but the most desireable pieces are the ones done by Ugo which are mainly his line of animals which are absolutely stunning and the most expensive pieces are the Disney collection done by his children which in a good economy can run as high as $4000, currently $1500 is the norm for a Disney piece.

Your purchase is a lovely piece which if you were to sell it on eBay would probably fetch between $30 and $50. It's an investment at this point, hold onto it and it's value will grow with time,.