Italian Provincial Deruta Hand Painted Faience Pottery Bowl

A beautiful hand painted blue, white, yellow, and green faience pottery jug or vase featuring floral designs. By Deruta Italy, Late 20th Century Measures: 5"W x 4.75"D x 6.5"H. G...

A beautiful hand painted blue, cream, and green faience pottery wall plate featuring an allegorical scene of a man riding a horse with a bird on his arm. By Cynthia Deruta Italy, L...

Set of 2 Italian handcrafted and hand painted Deruta style ceramic vases in white and mint foundation and bordeaux / blue flower motif. The outside and inside is glazed. The opening ...

Hand painted dinner ware set with Garofano pattern (6 covers - 12 pieces: 6 soup bowls and 6 plates) hand-painted majolica from Faenza, Italy . Created and decorated entirely by hand by master craftsmen from Faenza, Italy. The set can be fully customised in terms of number of place settings and additional bespoke elements that can be added to complement the set: side dishes, serving plates, trays and many more. Faenza, located between the Adriatic Sea and Bologna, is known as the “City of Ceramics.” The term faience is a French version of the town’s name. Faience (majolica) production occurred in Faenza during the Middle Ages. In the 1500s, a week-long fair took place where local ceramic manufacturers set up stalls. Faenza majolica was highly regarded among the wealthy, many of whom commissioned ceramic mastesr to create pieces featuring heraldry, hunting, and mythological designs. During the Renaissance, Faenza became well known for its “beautiful lady” plates...