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annawaller-1 · ‎11-09-2021

Basket us very pretty free of scratches and chips. Can anyone tell me about this basket was told it maybe a Lamborghini basket?? Maybe possible value? All info is appreciate thanks

maxine*j · ‎11-09-2021

I've never heard of Lamborghini ceramics. Are you sure there is such a maker? Google brought up nothing in the way of Lamborghini ceramics / porcelain / pottery. Are you sure there is such a maker?

The mark is blurry. Does it say: L.E. Italy 549/1

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annawaller-1 · ‎11-09-2021

The lady I brought it from said she thought that was the name of it.

maxine*j · ‎11-09-2021

@annawaller-1 wrote:
The lady I brought it from said she thought that was the name of it.

Well, did you find any info on that maker, using Google or whatever your preferred search engine is? I didn't.

And what does the hand-written tag pasted inside the basket say?

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annawaller-1 · ‎11-09-2021

Couldn't find any info on the name?

maxine*j · ‎11-09-2021

@annawaller-1 wrote:
Couldn't find any info on the name?

O daresay the person who sold it to you just made something up off the top of her head. She thought "Lamborghini" sounded Italian and expensive.

I ask again, what does the label inside the basket say? And, again, is the baket marked L.E. Italy 546/1 ?

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annawaller-1 · ‎11-09-2021

Yes its marked that 549/1 on the bottom. The sticker on the inside says from Costzel Antiques

annawaller-1 · ‎11-09-2021

It was purchased from Salem's Lot a well know antique dealer in Massachusetts

lacemaker3 · ‎11-09-2021

@annawaller-1 wrote:
The lady I brought it from said she thought that was the name of it.

I'm afraid that she must have been mistaken.

Maybe there is an Italian ceramics company that starts with L, or which uses the initials L. E., or they might be the initials of the artist that painted this pretty little basket.

Lamborghini is the name of an Italian sports car company, they make fast cars, not ceramics.

maxine*j · ‎11-09-2021

@annawaller-1 wrote:
It was purchased from Salem's Lot a well know antique dealer in Massachusetts

So?

If you bought this for resale, you're playing a game of beat the dealer, and that's not for the faint of heart.

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argon38 · ‎11-09-2021

Are you sure she didn't say Elsa Lagorio?

http://www.archivioceramica.com/CERAMISTI/L/Lagorio%20Elsa.htm

Same info here (but in English):

https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Elsa-Lagorio-decoratrice-Lenci-Elsa-Lagorio-figurine-Ceramic/29...

https://www.google.com/search?q=%E2%80%9CElsa+Lagorio%22+&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi3pISuoYz0AhXX3oUKHYSC...

annawaller-1 · ‎11-09-2021

If it is made by this company how can we find out if it is?

md1919 · ‎11-09-2021

I am sure she was thinking Capodimonte. It is of the Capodimonte style but dozens of companies have worked in this style. Most modern Capodimonte is of very low value.

argon38 · ‎11-09-2021

@annawaller-1 wrote:
If it is made by this company how can we find out if it is?

Well, she worked for three different companies (one of which she set up herself):

. Elsa Lagorio, born in Turin in 1930, worked as a decorator at “Lenci” ceramic factory from 1946 to 1955. Her pieces feature her monogram, besides the “Lenci” trademark.

. In the following years, she opened a small artisan workshop in Turin, called "Lagorio Elsa Ceramiche" where she started her own production along the lines of "Lenci" design.

. In the Sixties, once ceased her freelance production, she worked with the ceramic factory “Vi. Bi. ” in Turin

Yours has no Lenci trademark, so I would guess that rules out the first option. But you'll have to go through the different examples in the Google Image link I provided and see what you think.

As proof of the capriciousness of online pricing, here's one of her baskets on eBay, valued at $595 (!):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/330549074258

whereas this basket - also identified as hers - sold for a mere 11 euros (= $12.75):

https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/16270107-elsa-lagorio-lenci-artist-signed-piece