During this early period of 1921 through the 1950s, Bitossi ceramics used the painted mark of a capital letter "B" followed by a period or sometimes an underscored capital letter "B: with or without a period.
That said, many pieces of Bitossi are unmarked. Quite often large and important importers would request that the manufacturer's name be omitted so that consumers would not be able to obtain them anywhere else. This was, and still is, quite common and is the reason so much Italian pottery goes unidentified.
Sometimes importers might actually own the design rights to a line of ceramics. Raymor is a good example. Owning the design rights allows the importer to contract with any company or number of companies to produce the wares. An importer might have two or more factories producing his line in order to ensure a constant, uninterrupted supply should one factory experience an equipment failure or a worker's strike, which was common in post-war Italy.
Experts readily admit, as does the Bitossi company, that many early pieces left the factory without the Bitossi mark. Mid-century pieces and marked as such are collectible and relatively expensive. Such pieces, whether created by Londi, Fornasetti, Sottsass, Rashid or other great 20th century designers, are works or art.
However, if an item is not clearly marked, it is probably best not to spend a large sum of money on it. Ceramiche Bitossi is willing to help the collector. If you send a photo to the company, they will authenticate the piece for you.
From a post by Walter Del Pellegrino on italianpotterymarks.freeforums.org
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| George Nelson Meridian drink tables made by Bitossi for Raymor, 1950s |
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| Aldo Londi, Bitossi (blue pieces in his Rimini Blu glaze) modish.net |
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| Aldo Londi, Bitossi for Raymor modish.net |
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| Aldo Londi, Bitossi for Raymor modish.net |
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| Bitossi multicolor ceramics hiandlomodern.com |
