http://www.thatsarte.com/blog Passionate about Italian ceramics - Just like you! Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:54:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/cantagalli-pottery/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Sue Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:16:19 +0000 http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/cantagalli-pottery/#comment-316 You can find a lot of Cantagalli pieces of varying quality on ebay. The selling price on ebay really is the current marketplace to establish values. Keep your eyes open for pieces similar to yours. Occasionally you can find a piece at a show or antique store or auction, but the main action has been on ebay. The multi-colored lustre pieces (not the all-red ones) are generally the highest priced. The art nouveau and well-painted renaissance revival pieces are also highly sought-after. You can find a lot of Cantagalli pieces of varying quality on ebay. The selling price on ebay really is the current marketplace to establish values. Keep your eyes open for pieces similar to yours. Occasionally you can find a piece at a show or antique store or auction, but the main action has been on ebay. The multi-colored lustre pieces (not the all-red ones) are generally the highest priced. The art nouveau and well-painted renaissance revival pieces are also highly sought-after.

]]> http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/international-ceramic-festival-montelupo-tuscany/comment-page-1/#comment-312 tj lee_usa Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:45:48 +0000 http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/?p=159#comment-312 i was given as a gift, a piece of pottery marked montelupo fiorentio, ceramiche. #p 3 g f z. do you know anything about it or can you suggest somewhere i can find out. thanks for your help! i was given as a gift, a piece of pottery marked montelupo fiorentio, ceramiche. #p 3 g f z. do you know anything about it or can you suggest somewhere i can find out. thanks for your help!

]]> http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/how-to/how-to-spot-fake-ceramics/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Steven Kummert Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:51:57 +0000 http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/italian-ceramics/hand-made-italian-ceramics-how-to-spot-a-fake/#comment-311 Jody, Starting around 1965 and continuing into the late 1970;s, my family received as a corporate gift each Christmas, a hand painted, numbered Mancioli plate. I have 14 of these and no two are the same. Do you have any idea of their value?> Sincerely Steve PS I can send photos if needed. Jody, Starting around 1965 and continuing into the late 1970;s, my family received as a corporate gift each Christmas, a hand painted, numbered Mancioli plate.
I have 14 of these and no two are the same. Do you have any idea of their value?>
Sincerely
Steve
PS I can send photos if needed.

]]> http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/how-to/how-to-spot-fake-ceramics/comment-page-1/#comment-300 jody Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:08:31 +0000 http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/italian-ceramics/hand-made-italian-ceramics-how-to-spot-a-fake/#comment-300 i would be happy to send a photo if you would like to see it. thanks. i would be happy to send a photo if you would like to see it. thanks.

]]> http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/how-to/how-to-spot-fake-ceramics/comment-page-1/#comment-299 jody Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:04:52 +0000 http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/italian-ceramics/hand-made-italian-ceramics-how-to-spot-a-fake/#comment-299 hi ladies, love your website! i have an old handmade piece of italian pottery that i've been researching and can find no information about. its white, yellow, gold, green and blue designs that look like feathers with a flower in the middle, a very rough rustic humble piece about 8" high with long handles on either side, and kind of shaped like an elongated chocolate kissee candy. it could be a vase. i found it in a thrift store almost 20 years ago. the bottom is white with the rough terra cotta ring, and has "made in italy" written in black by hand, with a handmade design above that that looks like it could be a leaf. carved into the bottom above that are the numbers 994 or 466, depending on how you turn the vase. does this ring any bells for you? thank you and keep up the wonderful passion. hi ladies, love your website! i have an old handmade piece of italian pottery that i’ve been researching and can find no information about. its white, yellow, gold, green and blue designs that look like feathers with a flower in the middle, a very rough rustic humble piece about 8″ high with long handles on either side, and kind of shaped like an elongated chocolate kissee candy. it could be a vase. i found it in a thrift store almost 20 years ago. the bottom is white with the rough terra cotta ring, and has “made in italy” written in black by hand, with a handmade design above that that looks like it could be a leaf. carved into the bottom above that are the numbers 994 or 466, depending on how you turn the vase. does this ring any bells for you? thank you and keep up the wonderful passion.

]]> http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/how-to/how-to-spot-fake-ceramics/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Allison Mooney Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:09:25 +0000 http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/italian-ceramics/hand-made-italian-ceramics-how-to-spot-a-fake/#comment-285 I found a little dish at a thrift store...........it looks like a candy dish and on the back its written...74D-169 Italy then two F's on top of each other. Is this a fake?Looks very old to me. Thanks, Allison I found a little dish at a thrift store………..it looks like a candy dish and on the back its written…74D-169 Italy then two F’s on top of each other.
Is this a fake?Looks very old to me.
Thanks,
Allison

]]> http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/cantagalli-pottery/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Joan Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:13:07 +0000 http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/cantagalli-pottery/#comment-284 Sheila Forbes - I would very much like to see your paper on Cantagalli and the Scottish connection. Could you tell me where I can find it? I have tried the journal but with no luck. Sheila Forbes - I would very much like to see your paper on Cantagalli and the Scottish connection. Could you tell me where I can find it?
I have tried the journal but with no luck.

]]> http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/how-to/how-to-spot-fake-ceramics/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Joanne Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:27:31 +0000 http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/italian-ceramics/hand-made-italian-ceramics-how-to-spot-a-fake/#comment-283 Hi Jason, can't help you with info, only I have the same piece. It belonged to my grandparents, who were big travellers and bought it back from Italy. Don't know when it dates back to but most of their collectables were from 30s through to 60s. Hi Jason, can’t help you with info, only I have the same piece. It belonged to my grandparents, who were big travellers and bought it back from Italy. Don’t know when it dates back to but most of their collectables were from 30s through to 60s.

]]> http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/cantagalli-pottery/comment-page-1/#comment-282 clare Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:05:21 +0000 http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/cantagalli-pottery/#comment-282 i have a small rectangular dish about 4inches x3 inches. it has the cockerel on the bottom perched on what looks like a Y and marked with italy. in the dish is the clockerel inside of a circle. it's as though it's an advertisement for the pottery factory and has florence, porta romana along with the telephone # 20-997. could you tell me anything about this piece? clare i have a small rectangular dish about 4inches x3 inches. it has the cockerel on the bottom perched on what looks like a Y and marked with italy. in the dish is the clockerel inside of a circle. it’s as though it’s an advertisement for the pottery factory and has florence, porta romana along with the telephone # 20-997. could you tell me anything about this piece? clare

]]> http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/cantagalli-pottery/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Cal Adler Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:58:07 +0000 http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/cantagalli-pottery/#comment-279 We have a very large cantagalli urn, approximately two feet high. The cantagalli cockerel is on the bottom. It belonged to my great grandmother, and was purchased in the late 19th century. The handles are mer-ladies with octopus legs. Scenes of poseidon and merladies are painted on the body. It is very eye-catching. Do you have any idea of its worth? We have a very large cantagalli urn, approximately two feet high. The cantagalli cockerel is on the bottom. It belonged to my great grandmother, and was purchased in the late 19th century. The handles are mer-ladies with octopus legs. Scenes of poseidon and merladies are painted on the body. It is very eye-catching. Do you have any idea of its worth?

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