Decorative sunflowers made of plaster, painted with watercolor tempera, gilded with brass leaf and antiqued. They have a hook in the back for hanging.
Diameter 16 cm
Patrizia Ramacci and her husband Vittorio, both restorers by training, turned to artistic Italian stucco more than thirty years ago. They were fascinated by its sculptural qualities, by its lightness compared to stone or wood and that there hadn't been fine stucco artists in Gubbio since the early 1900s. They started from zero to re-create demand for stucco products. At the beginning, they were so inexperienced that it was all trial and error. Time and passion, though, transformed their workshop Gypsea into a regular stop for art lovers. And even if Vittorio passed away in January 2021, Patrizia goes on creating handmade pieces, true to her beloved husband’s motto: No matter what you do, the result has to be flawless.
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Decorative sunflowers made of plaster, painted with watercolor tempera, gilded with brass leaf and antiqued. They have a hook in the back for hanging.
Diameter 16 cm
Photo: © Federico Minelli
Lamp with moulded base made of plaster, coated and antiqued, brass bulb holder and canvas lampshade in the form of a truncated pyramid. The ensemble is simple but elegant.
Length 33 cm
Width 25 cm
Height 45 cm
Photo: © Federico Minelli
These lamps are characterized by a plaster base in the shape of a letter (of choice), fixed on a painted wooden support. The bulb holder is made of brass, the oval-based lampshade is linen, striped (left) or plain (right).
Length 28 cm
Width 12 cm
Height 60 cm
Photo: © Federico Minelli
Gypsea’s signature items: blown glass spheres with stucco decorations all around it, representing the cities of Gubbio (left) and Florence (right). The decoration is completed by a hand-wrought and acid etched iron support.
Height 23 cm
Diameter 12 cm
Photo: © Federico Minelli
Decorative pomegranates hand-made of plaster, painted with watercolor tempera, gilded with brass leaf and antiqued. The composition is completed by a precious ribbon and has a hook in the back for hanging.
Height 13 cm
Width 18 cm