Mezze Pigne
Mezze Pigne
A pair of mezze pigne in terracotta enameled in caramel and brown colour. This pair of ceramics dates back to the early 1900 and comes from Seminara, a small village near Reggio Calabria where many families have been producing for centuries one of the most colorful and creative ceramics in Southern Italy, also famous for impressing the polyhedric genius of Pablo Picasso. The Calabrese ceramics have a millennial history and are of primary importance because – as archeologist Renato Peroni suggested – “Calabria was the first region of the Italian peninsula to introduce the potter’s wheel and high temperature kilns for clay vases with painted decorations..”
The mezze pigne (half pines), a symbol of fertility and abundance, represent one of the most traditional shapes of the ceramics of Seminara. Some of these pigne are also present at the museum of ceramics of Seminara. One of the two pieces shows dents and areas where the enamel is missing. Price is for the pair. Italy, early XX century.
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Dimensions Cm (l × w × h) | 27 x 27 x 44 |
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