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Mesh wrought iron outdoor garden loveseat bench with scrolling arms by the Woodard Company, circa 1950 all outdoor furniture can be repainted in the color of the buyers choice at no ...

Gorgeous large, vintage Murano hand blown black over white and gold flecks Italian art glass sculptural flower vase. The piece is signed "Murano" and by the artist, but cannot make o...

The traditional masks of the Calabrian town of Seminara are intended to chase away evil from the home, dispel fears and gossip with their exaggerated and grotesque features. The mask...

MISTO invites itself into your interior to ward off spells, evil spirits and evil influences. Sophie Dries reinvents the traditional Calabrian mask with her contemporary graphic li...

This pair of midcentury lounge chairs are in the style of Paul McCobb and feature original blue vinyl upholstery, tapered legs, and two button tufted seat back which offers a modern ...

This is the classic vintage Woodard Chantilly Rose wrought iron round dining table with a new custom cut quarter inch thick round g...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is profusely covered in gold leaf, with ribbed design. Made with very thick glass. Created in...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso topaz and yellow Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. According to the ...

Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably fr...

Beautiful, large and rare Murano hand blown green, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass pulled glass sculptural flower vase. Att...

This is a beautiful set of vintage patio lounge chairs by Woodard, a renowned brand in outdoor furniture. The set features a stationary chair and a "Wind Flower" pattern. This wrough...

The apotropaic (warding off evil) mask from Seminara can be distinguished by its horns, wide eyes, mustache, and screaming mouth with its tongue sticking out. The masks are finished in enormous wood fired kilns, which adds an uncontrollable twist to the features and colors rendered by the artisan’s hands—the final touch in their fierce and imperfect beauty. The demonic aspect of this mask is manifested in order to be expelled, bringing serenity to the owner and ridding the home of negative energy. Giovanni De Francesco takes an idiosyncratic approach to the traditional mask, aiming not for verisimilitude but for a rough impression of the volumes of the face. Using sculptural gestures to shape the clay, he accentuates the fundamental geometry and makes the shapes more grotesque. Incense can also be placed within TA RA TA TA’s ceramic jaws for ritual burning. This function alludes to a specific variation of the typical mask in in the form of a chimneypot: with smoke pouring out of its mouth and eyes, the mask would appear much more ferocious—and thus even more powerful. Details: - Dimension: approximately 32 H x 25 W x 10 D cm - Material: 100% Mediterranean terracotta clay - Technique: 100% handmade in Italy - Each handcrafted TA RA TA TA Seminara mask is unique. Picture on an indicative basis. - 14-days return policy - In stock Giovanni De Francesco (Bergamo 1976), lives and works between Milan and Paris. He is a visual artist dedicated to sculptural installations through the use of plastic materials, photography, video, painting and sound. Since 1997 he has taken part in many personal exhibits as well as collective ones. He an artistic consultant at the Luisa delle Piane gallery in Milan and is a founding member of the Monstera theatre company. He occasionally collaborates with Andre Branzi...