20th Century Glazed Earthenware Spanish Blue and White Painted Urn, Vase

A striking Spanish glazed earthenware handled blue and white painted vessel, the body underglaze blue ornamental decorated . Vessel of porous clay, with a bulging belly, a circular ...

19th century French glazed terracotta pitcher with beautifuls fleurs.

Elegant white and blue vessel made with the Talavera technique. Artist, Cesar Torres portraits the colonial art of Mexico. The Talavera is not just a simple painted ceramic: its exquisite decoration is the product of a delicate process of alchemy that translates into fine enamels. In Puebla, Mexico few people still produce using Talavera with the ancestral techniques. One of those few is Cesar Torres, Don Cesar learned his art in the workshop of the Uriarte family, an excellent workshop where his grandfather worked. In his creations he uses the black and white mud that is obtained from the nearby hills of Loreto and Guadalupe, and colors of mineral origin that he creates in his workshop with recipes from his grandfather. All the pieces are modeled in a traditional way and go through a production process that usually takes from one to two months, between drying, burning, and painting. Being surrounded by a living tradition, Cesar Torres Jr., learned from his father since childhood. Architect by profession, Cesar Jr. has come to revolutionize and modernize with new designs and ideas of the current world, nevertheless always respecting the tradition of the processes and materials that make Talavera a Creole art...

19th Century Hand-Painted Delft Blue & White Lidded Urn represents a departure from the Oriental styling and the introduction of a more European look that was part of the evolution o...