handmade in antifreeze terracotta
Every-day objects suggesting ancient traditions
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Tuscany has a very ancient tradition for terracotta. The treatment of clay, the raw material for the production of terracotta, began in the Middle Age: the craftsmen of the time produced extremely different shapes according to different use: so, besides bricks, they created terracotta pots for preservation and sale of olive oil and wine. Working tools were their hands and a shaped wooden bar to “smooth” (measure the object in progress). In past centuries handmade products were signed a fresco with a nail, including the name of the workshop or the master potter and date of production; after that they were cooked in a wooden oven.
Along the centuries great artists have created art treasures in terracotta, even painted or vitrified, and many products have become decorative objects for parks and gardens.
Nowadays in Tuscany skilful crafstmen produce similar handmade objects, according to the ancient tradition and the same passion of always.
The raw material of every product is the famous earth of Impruneta (clay containing sand, calcium carbonate and iron oxide giving terracotta its characteristic red colour) and galestro: the result is a high quality level in the final product.
An extremely antifreeze nature of these clays and their cooking at very high temperature (1070°C) give them a remarkable resistence to weather conditions.
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handmade in antifreeze terracotta
handmade in antifreeze terracotta
Every-day objects suggesting ancient traditions
This artistic majolica vase is rigorously and skilfully hand made and painted by Master Craftsmen from Montelupo, therefore it appears unique in its details.
Bottle holder or cookware holder lemons in hand-painted terracotta decorated with fruit (lemons) in relief. Glazed inside.
Terracotta branch decorated with hand painted
Every terracotta object can be decorated with patterns and decorations, both from classic and moder tradition, entirely handmade.
This artistic majolica Set "appetizer" is rigorously and skilfully hand made and painted by Master Craftsmen from Montelupo, therefore it appears unique in its details.
Aged travertine boxes, made by skilled craftsmen who work this material with mastery, reproducing the typical boxes used for harvesting and selling fruit and vegetables.
Made of White Carrara and Black Belgium marble.
Mounted on black wood base and frame, finely worked.
Each apple has been crafted entirely by hand by skilled Tuscan artisans: this is why every piece is made unique by the slight variations in shape and shade of the terracotta.
Carved from an only block of White Carrara marble, hand worked, with polishing.
This octagonal artistic majolica tray is rigorously and skilfully hand made and painted by Master Craftsmen from Montelupo, therefore it appears unique in its details.
This artistic majolica Set "pinzimonio" is rigorously and skilfully hand made and painted by Master Craftsmen from Montelupo, therefore it appears unique in its details.
Carved from an only block of White Carrara marble, entirely hand-worked, bush-hammered outside and practical spout.
Complete of a wooden pestle, suitable to the practical use in the kitchen and herbal preparations.
Carved from an only block of White Carrara marble, entirely hand-worked, bush-hammered outside and practical spout.
Complete of a wooden pestle, suitable to the practical use in the kitchen and herbal preparations.
Carved in White Carrara Marble, entirely hand-worked, with polishing.
Each banana has been crafted entirely by hand by skilled Tuscan artisans: this is why every piece is made unique by the slight variations in shape and shade of the terracotta.
This majolica fruit is rigorously and skilfully hand made and painted by Master Craftsmen from Montelupo, therefore it appears unique in its details.