Italian Ceramics - Ceramic glazes, colors and styles give just the right Italian look to your Italian Mediterranean style. Find green, red and yellow Italian ceramics as well as ancient Etruscan style pottery reproductions.
Italian Pottery

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Mediterranean Decorating with Hand Made
and Hand Painted Italian Ceramics

For beautiful reflections, in classic Mediterranean style, iron mirrors and ITALIAN CERAMICS are favorites. From bedroom to bath to dining room, the combination is stunning. In shades of deep gold, subtle rust, soft ivory and rich ochre, our Etruscan and Villanova Collections are ideal choices for traditional Italian color and form. Rustic imperfections, old world theme and antiqued finish give the appearance of ancient vessels aged with time.

Consider Etruscan reproduction pottery and large oversized pieces from our Villanova Collection when creating Mediterranean style with unique hand made and hand painted decorating accessories imported from Italy.
Etruscan Style Ceramics
Origins and Influence
The first instance in which pottery attached itself to a recognized school of art occurred in Italy where the creation of objects for everyday use became a vehicle of artistic expression.

Italian art history begins with the Etruscans. Etruscan civilization was created in the now known Tuscany region of Italy. It isn't known where these peoples came from, but characteristics of their art suggest that the original Etruscans were from a region in Asia Minor. Historians place their origins in Asia Minor because they brought a high level of a Greek-like culture with them to northern Italy.

The Etruscans were an agrarian people, but they also used military tactics to establish governance over the northern regions of the Italian peninsula. The Etruscans were at the height of their power in 500 B.C.
Rustic Imported Italian Pottery

The Etruscans at first imported and copied decorative Greek pottery. They were particularly noted for elaborate painted vessels with incised or relief decoration suggesting metalwork.

Etruscans were experts with the potter's wheel and they used their expertise to create decorative ceramics for daily and religious purposes.

Etruscan pottery themes commonly depict banquets, festivals, warriors and scenes of daily life. Subjects from religion often depict figures dancing or playing musical instruments. Human and animal figures are stylized, heavy, and often outlined in black. Animals frequently embellish the decoration and lend natural harmony to the finished work.
Etruscan Style Pottery
Decorating with Classic Shape and Form

Since humans first walked the earth thousands of years ago, there has been a need to transport, store and protect food and water. Through archaeology, pottery remnants are unearthed that help shape man's understanding of human development. It is no surprise that storage and carrying vessels are among these ancient relics and that they are often cited as examples of human advancement, evolution and sophistication. Italian ceramics are favorite decorating accessories when creating an Italian Mediterranean style that looks to the past for inspiration.
ETRUSCAN REPRODUCTIONS
Handmade in Italy

LARGE SHALLOW BOWL/PLATTER
22"W x 2"H
$345.00

+(S & H $14.95)


LARGE PEDESTAL COMPOTE
22"W x 8"H
$495.00

+(S & H $14.95)


LARGE DEEP BOWL
19"W x 5.5"H
$325.00

+(S & H $14.95)


LARGE OVERSIZED HANDLED URN
15.5W x 19.5H
$589.00

+(S & H $24.95)


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IMPORTED ITALIAN POTTERY
Handmade Italian Ceramics
Villanova Oversized Pitcher and Platter

Dating back to the Italian Renaisance, Villanova exemplifies decorative painting techniques used on vessels designed for nobility. Decorative Renaissance ceramics were painted with the coat of arms of wealthy Italian families.

Handmade in Italy. Not for Food Use.

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VILLANOVA
Oversized Wall Plate

Shades of gold, green and garnet on antiqued cream background
Matte Glazing

22.5"DIA x 2"H
Measurements Approximate

$459.00

+(S & H $14.95)

VILLANOVA
Oversized Pitcher

Shades of gold, green and garnet on antiqued cream background
Matte Glazing

19"H x 12"W
Measurements Approximate

$489.00

+(S & H $14.95)
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Inspired by metallic trends in the Italian design and fashion industries, the Multi Metallic Bowl and Urn are exquisite examples of the finest Italian craftsmanship.

LARGE MULTI METALLIC BOWL   24"W x 5.5"H   Measurements Approximate
$395.00
+(S & H $14.95)

Intricate, hand-painted layers of metallic color result in rich Italian opulence that romances the bath and easily moves to center stage in many Mediterranean home settings.   Handmade in Italy   NOT FOR FOOD USE

Italian
Large Multi Metallic Urn

Shades of taupe and aqua laced with subdued golden highlights
Matte Glazing

19.5"W x 16"H
Measurements Approximate

$465.00

+(S & H $14.95)
White Italian Ceramics
Italian Glazing Techniques
The oldest known body of pottery dates from about 10,500 to 400 B.C. in Japan. Chinese potters had developed characteristic techniques by about 5000 B.C. Potters were working in Iran in 5500 B.C., and earthenware pottery vessels were probably being produced even earlier on the Iranian high plateau. Italian ceramic glazing techniques trace their roots back to the Mesopotamia region of Iran.
Over centuries pottery glazing techniques developed in the Iranian region of Mesopotamia, spread across north Africa and were introduced to Europe with the Moorish invasion of Spain in 710 A.D. Morocco controlled Spain until the late 1400's. During the more than 700 year Moorish occupation, pottery painting and glazing techniques were improved and advanced by the Spanish. By the early 1500's Spanish traders began spreading this technology to Italy and other western European countries.
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NOT FOR FOOD USE

Italian Large Pedestal Bowl
Dark Red Burgundy
14.75"W x 8"H
$175.00

+(S & H $14.95)



Italian Tall Lidded Urn
Dark Red Burgundy
16"H
$210.00

+(S & H $14.95)



Italian Large Round Platter
Dark Red Burgundy
16.25" DIA
$149.00

+(S & H $14.95)



Italian Ceramics

Inspired by the Italian countryside, the country cream color and distressed finish of this large bowl and pitcher are at home in many settings.   Handmade in Italy.
LARGE COUNTRY CREAM BOWL   17.25" DIA   Measurements Approximate
$185.00
+(S & H $14.95)


LARGE COUNTRY CREAM PITCHER   9.5"W x 13.5"H   Measurements Approximate
$195.00
+(S & H $14.95)
White Italian Ceramics
White Works Year Round

Major accessory investments hold their place in a decorating theme when seasonal color changes are made to a room's design. Shades of white do not clash as do many shades of red or yellow when the change from fall and holiday decorating is made to a seasonal spring and summer look. White accessories can evoke thoughts of snow-capped mountains in winter months or sun bleached sand on a Carribean beach during the spring and summer decorating season. Shades of white work year round in a well designed interior.

White accessories get full attention in colorful Mediterranean theme rooms. White reflects light and the eye is drawn to light. White enhances the room's appeal by contrasting with dark Mediterranean style furniture and architectural characteristics like dark cabinetry, dark wood plank floors and heavy dark beams.

White Works.

Oversized Scrolled White Wine Vessel

Made in Italy, and inspired by ancient wine vessels, the hand painted, distressed finish of this oversized urn makes it a must have decorative object for the Mediterranean style home.
NOT FOR FOOD USE

15"W x 16"H
Measurements Approximate

$219.00
+(S & H $19.95)
Decorating Above Kitchen Cabinets

IMPORTED ITALIAN POTTERY IN CASUAL KITCHEN DECORATING

Consider small framed artwork, old copper cooking utensils, decorative floral, fruits and greenery and the Medallion Vertical Wall Grille as a backdrop in your above cabinet displays. Casual kitchen decoration often includes iron wall decor,   large dinnerware serving accessories and brightly colored kitchen canisters. On a an open shelf or in the space above kitchen cabinets, group large iron bowls, earthenware vessels and imported Italian urns and pots.
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Italian Red Pottery
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Rose Red & Butter Yellow Italian Pottery

The first instance in which pottery attached itself to a recognized school of art occurred in Italy where the creation of ceramics for everyday use became a vehicle of artistic expression. Turned by the potters wheel, our collection of rustic rose red and butter yellow pottery easily graces elegant as well as casual Mediterranean interiors.   Handmade in Italy.
NOT FOR FOOD USE
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Italian Rose Red Jug/SET 3
$189.00

+(S & H $14.95)



Italian Rose Red Large Handled Urn
$210.00

+(S & H $14.95)



Italian Yellow Jug Set/3
$189.00

+(S & H $14.95)



Italian Rose Red Ring Handle Urn
$179.00

+(S & H $12.95)



Italian Yellow Scroll-Design Pitcher
$279.00

+(S & H $19.95)

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Food Safe Ceramic Canister Sets


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Accents of Salado specializes in Mediterranean old world designs in ceramic kitchen canisters, terra cotta urns and vessels, Mediterranean style dinnerware, rustic aged copper containers, Italian/French style bathroom accessories, iron wall decor, large mediterranean theme wall tapestry, Mediterranean style place mats, table runners and bedding, garden architectural pieces and wine/grape theme accessories for the Tuscan, Italian, Spanish and French Country style home.

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