***SOLD***
Emanuele Luzzati
Stairtower Ceramic Ensemble
Set A

Items from SS STELLA SOLARIS (ex CAMBODGE)

Measurements: Approximately 90 Inches Tall by 40 Inches Wide
Ivory Colored Ceramics With Accents of Gold, Red, Turquoise and Copper
Approximately 30 pieces
(Some With Slight Damage)
***THIS ITEM IS SOLD***

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The ceramic ensemble as it looked on board from shipyard photos courtesy of Paolo Piccione.

Top, pieces A25 and A28 together. Middle, bottom, two unnumbered pieces. Photos and copyright Peter Knego 2005.

Luzzati strikes again! By now, if you have been browsing this site for any length of time, you will have encountered a number of masterpieces by Genoa-based Emanuele Luzzati. I recommend that if you are as smitten as me, go and do a search in Google and read all about this fascinating and brilliant man. Ceramics are one of his many specialties and they are also among the most in demand of all the media he has created.

From top to bottom, a selection of pieces: A2, A3, A5, A6, and A7. Photos and copyright Peter Knego 2005.

STELLA SOLARIS was a ship of enormous quality and detail. Very few public spaces were devoid of art. The aft staircase sported wonderful bas-relief metal panels by Luzzati, all of which I sold before this site was even conceived. When I did not find these ceramics in the first two containers, I had assumed they were either lost or so badly damaged that my agent decided not to send them. So, it came as a very pleasant surprise when the third container arrived this past June with crates full of these ensembles, mixed among eachother to make even the most ardent jig saw puzzle fan cringe. It took a full week to lay out some 300 pieces and put these scenes back together.

From top to bottom, a selection of pieces: A8, A9, A10, A11, A13, A14, and A15. Photos and copyright Peter Knego 2005.

These ceramic ensembles are from the STELLA SOLARIS five forward stairtower landings. In either corner, there was a set, ten in all, beautifully lit from recesses in the paneling. The works, like most of the Luzzati art on the ship, represent Greek mythological scenes, mainly from The Odyssey and Iliad. To be perfectly honest, I have not figured this one out yet. Perhaps it is Trojan? Someone will surely let me know.

From top to bottom, a selection of pieces: A18, A19, A21, A22, and A23. Photos and copyright Peter Knego 2005.

Each of the 30 or so obtusely shaped pieces is a work of art unto itself. There is a light patina of color on some. You will see traces of red, gold, copper, and even some turquoise if you look closely at each image. Most of the pieces are in good to excellent condition, but some have been chipped or cracked. Also, please note, in the center there is a figure that was broken off somewhere in the process of removal or shipping.

From top to bottom, a selection of pieces: A24, A26, A27, and A30. Photos and copyright Peter Knego 2005.