Florentine Terracotta of Montelupo Storage Jar c.1780 terracotta It’s very form being considered

It’s very form being considered perfect

The piece has a richly colored and patinated scumbled surface

A fine example of early 20th-century garden art

The knop ‘base’ element is originally part of the head of a Crosier staff

Florentine Terracotta of Montelupo Storage Jar c.1780 terracotta It’s very form being consideredAn organically formed terracotta olive oil storage jar from Montelupo, Florence c. 1780. This smooth jar has two shaped handles and inner dark glazing. The patination of time visible on its lichen dappled surface and superb texture. In remarkable original condition. This particular Tuscan terracotta is produced in Montelupo, an ancient town on the outskirts of Florence. The earliest known examples date to c. 1720 50 and were produced to ship Italian