A vintage Italian vase typical of ceramics from Grottaglie, a town in Puglia renowned for its age old ceramic craft. The vase is finished in the ancient tradition of ‘smammriato’ where artisans dripped an additional color onto the surface using small branches from a thyme plant or olive tree in order to conceal defects in the finish. The hand-thrown vessel is rotund in form with a unique splatter effect in a grassy green color set against a buttermilk-hue base.
Found in Ostuni the charming hilltop town of the valle d’Itria known as the la città bianca - "White City"
DIMENSIONS: 9.5"D x 7.5"Diameter
CONDITION NOTES: There is some loss to to finish and some chips to the vase.Traces of usage are part of the natural characteristic and history of vintage items.
