Small Vintage retro Majolica Rooster handpainted vinegar bottle signed by artist from Labur Deruta Italy

Small Vintage retro Majolica Rooster handpainted vinegar bottle signed by artist from Labur Deruta Italy.

Deruta, a medieval hilltown in Umbria, Italy, is mainly known as a major centre for the production of maiolica (painted tin-glazed earthenware) in the Renaissance and later. Production of pottery is documented in the early Middle Ages, though no surviving pieces can be firmly attributed there before about 1490. It reached its artistic peak in the 15th and early 16th century. It was the first Italian centre to use lustreware pigments, usually yellow, ruby or olive-green. Open pieces are usually only painted the top side; both of these suggesting influence from Spain. Deruta istoriato designs (with narrative scenes) are less common than single figures, usually no more than half-length, and in both cases the central painted design rarely covers the whole surface, leaving room for a generous border painted with decorative motifs.

• Height – 14 cm
• Diameter – 7,5 cm
• Capacity – 200 ml
• Italian Majolica, signed by author
• Made in Deruta Italy
• Sourced in Italy
• Manufacturer – Deruta Ceramiche
• Condition – great / signs of age / use may appear / 2 small chips on the edge / see images