(pronunciation: ar-mon-e)
Location: Tuscani, Italy
Armani porcelain is designed by Guiseppe Armani (1935 – 2006) and made by the Florence Sculpture d’Arte (est 1973). Sr. Armani has produced figurines reminiscent from the 16th century Renaissance to the modern era. He creates primarily figures of women: women in costumes, women of myth, women dancing, women with pets, etc.
Some of the figures are issued in limited editions, and some are not. Sometimes the difference between a figure issued in a limited edition and the same figure in an open edition is the colors of the costume. Some figurines come in more than two color schemes, with different prices.
My opinion: Pricey, but if one really catches you eye, it may be worth the money. It will certainly be a conversation piece.
Product lines:
Annual edition.
Art for Today: mostly women, a few men.
Art Nouveau: women.
Babies & Flowers: infants in a single flower blossoms
The Show: figures in appropriate costumes for a Cabaret, an Opera, Gypsies, Clowns, a Premier line.
Capodimonte: women.
Children
Decorative Arts: picture frames, wall plaques, centerpieces/compotes
Disney: villains and heroines, animals. Show me.
Expressions: women.
Florentine Garden
Flower Ladies: women.
Galleria: women.
Golden Age: women.
Home Accents
Love & Romance
Celebrations: maternity, Weddings, anniversaries
My Fair Ladies: women.
Novecento
Piccolo Mondo
Professions
Religious: Madonnas, angels, Christ, Christmas
Spring Melodies
Lighting
The “F” Collection
The Luxury Collection
The Beauties: women.
The Four Seasons: women.
The Gallery: women.
The Masterworks: These pieces are quite involved, $2000 to $4000
Wildlife: dogs, cats, macaws and other birds, horses, elephants.
Prices:
a few under $100, up to $4000
Available from some merchants at 20% off
Collector’s Society: International Collectors Society in UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in 1996
The official company site is: (none)
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