Victorian Unglazed Ceramic Mask of Dante Alighieri, 1900

Decorative and detailed wall plaques in tin brass (very thin brass). Made in England, circa 1870-1890. Great for vanity areas, corridors etc.

A skillfully cast miniature buste of the Italian Poet Dante Alighieri. It is a Grand Tour item meaning it was purchased by travelers through Europe: R...

Cast iron architectural ornament depicting an eagle claw on a globe. It can be wall-mounted allowing you display a flower pot or vase. It was made in the mid-late 19th century and wa...

A beautifully patinated oval wall plaque in solid copper. It depicts the Danish iconic fairy tail author Hans christian Andersen (1805-1875). This par...

Hand-glazed ceramic wall plaque made from 3 connected tiles. The motif is a colorful African Woman and her water jars. A small brass loop/hook allow you to display it on your wall. S...

Ceramic wall plaque decorated with blue glaze. It depicts the Zodiac sign: The Capricon. Designed by Vallis and made at Gabriel Ceramic Studio in Sweden during the 1970s. Measurement...

This wall hanging sculpture of a mask was part of the Japanese exhibition in the 1970 World's Fair in Osaka and was made by artist, Taro Okamoto (1911-199...

Whimsical handmade pottery Comedy and Tragedy wall mount masks, in deep cobalt blue and creamy off white glaze. Probably studio made circa 1960/1970...

Ditto potters with Antonio Bonamico. The ceramic masks of Seminara are ostentatious and grotesque, with deliberately frightening features to scare away ...

In Greek mythology, the name CARIDDI (Charybdis in English) belonged to a monster that lived in the sea between Calabria and Sicily and destroyed ships by swallowing them up and spitting them back out, generating dangerous whirlpools in the water. This myth is reinterpreted in the form of a mask, which inverts the traditional convex surface to create a concave volume inspired by the underwater world. The mask invites the gaze into the blue depths of its smooth interior, where an uncanny protrusion emerges in the shape of a nose, a signature motif in Giovanni De Francesco’s artistic production. Each nose-island is different from the others; every mask has a unique beauty accentuated by imperfections, smudges, and uncontrollable colors, invoking the unpredictability of fear. This perception overturns the ferocious symbolism of the legendary monster, rewriting CARIDDI as a welcoming narrative. The artist’s explorations of fear, danger, and the unknown become particularly poignant when placed in the recent historical context of Calabria and the Mediterranean Sea. In the exceptional conditions of the present moment, when hundreds of millions of people are spending more time at home than ever before in living memory, the homeware brand TRAME wants to share the inspiring and supportive influences of these Mediterranean ritual objects with the entire world. The masks, whether the traditional forms or the contemporary design interpretations, reveal a sense of both timelessness and contemporaneity in their aspirational evocation of a social life with more serenity and less fear. Details: - Dimension: approximately 28 H x 22 W x 8 D cm - Material: 100% Mediterranean terracotta clay - Technique: 100% handmade in Italy - Each handcrafted CARIDDI 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...

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...

After oxen were introduced to Guinea Bissau by Portuguese sailors in the 15th century, its strength, aggression, and nobility quickly became integrated i...