Italian Majolica Hand-Painted Decanter with Stopper

An Italian majolica decanter with stopper - a piece in the great Italian tradition of tin-glazed earthenware that stretches back to the fifteenth-century workshops of Faenza, Deruta, and Urbino. The majolica technique, with its opaque white tin glaze as a ground for painted decoration, allows for rich, opaque colours of great vibrancy. This decanter demonstrates the tradition's characteristic combination of functionality and decorative exuberance.