Italian terracotta sgraffito vase from the San Zeno workshop in Piza

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Item number: 394310

Description: Wonderful Italian sgraffito vase with large green bird. Made in the women's ceramic workshop San Zeno in Piza between 1926 and 1940 - now with a fine and rustic patina after a maybe a bit hard life. Visit www.quirkysundays.dk and find more great things for a sustainable and eclectic home decor. Small and large treasures that our predecessors owned, nurtured and valued so that they still exist today. Or visit Quirky Sundays Antique & Vintage at Vesterbrogade 177 - we have lots of strange things that call for smiles and reflection. The vase is from San Zeno in Pisa, which was an Italian pottery workshop established in the 1920s by Laura Rauschi. The workshop's goal was to train young women in making pottery according to models from the 1300s and 1400s. The workshop closed in 1940. The vase is in fair condition with a lot of glaze decay and refuse (see photos). The vase is approx. 28 centimeters high. SKU 1361