ANTIQUE ITALIAN FIMA DERUTA POTTERY PAINTED PITCHER

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WELCOME, UP FOR AUCTION IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ITALIAN ART POTTERY. IT IS A FIMA DERUTA HAND PAINTED PITCHER. THE ARTWORK IS FANTASTIC. IT FEATURES A BLACK HANDLE WITH RAISED WHITE PAINTED STREAKS. ONE SIDE HAS A DESIGN WITH RED AND BLACK CIRCLES, WITH BLACK OUTLINING AND RAISED WHITE DOTS. THE FRONT HAS A SIMILAR SMALLER DESIGN. AROUND THE TOP AND BOTTOM IS A BLACK BAND OF SQUARES, WITH RED AND BLACK CIRCLES INSIDE, ALSO HAVING THE RAISED WHITE DOTS. THE OTHER SIDE IS A PAINTING OF TWO SMALL HUT TYPE BUILDINGS WITH A RED GROUND, TOUCH OF BLUE SKY, AND SOME GREEN SHRUBARY ON THE SIDES. THE INSIDE OF THE PITCHER HAS A MAJOLICA LIKE FINISH, THE OUTER FINISH IS AN UNGLAZED SMOOTH FINISH, WITH BROWN SWIRLING, ADDING A NICE LOOKING TOUCH. THIS IS ALSO A UNQUE STYLE PITCHER WITH A LONG BODY, AND LONG POUR SPOUT, AND SMALLER HANDLE AREA. IT IS 13" LONG FROM THE TIP OF THE SPOUT TO THE BACK OF THE HANDLE. IT IS ALSO 7" HIGH TO THE TIP OF THE SPOUT, 6 3/4" HIGH AT THE POINT OF THE HADLE. THE OPENING OF THE SPOUT IS 3" WIDE AND 6" LONG. THE BOTTOM BASE IS ALSO 3" WIDE. IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION T ARE NO CRACKS OR CHIPS ANY W T IS A VERY MINOR FLACKING SPOT ON ONE SIDE OF THE SPOUT'S RIM NEAR THE HANDLE AREA. HARDLY NOTICABLE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO CHECK IT OUT AND READING THIS LONG DESCRIPTION. GOD BLESS.