Ceramic Pine Cones Sicily

These colorful pine cones symbolize warmth and hospitality.

Ceramic pine cones sicily.

My name is susan and i live in denver colorado. The ceramic pine cone is an object of the sicilian tradition and lends itself to numerous meanings that have their roots in the distant babylonian culture penetrating the greek and roman catholic cultures with the meaning of cosmic egg linked to the birth of creation to the principle of all. While there we visited caltagirone and purchased a beautiful pair of ceramic pine cones that we intended to install on the fence posts of my house. Ceramic vases shaped like heads are so widespread in sicily that they have become one of the island s symbols.

Sicilian ceramic green pine cone handmade in caltagirone. Giacomo alessi and his wife giovanna who manages the administrative and commercial side of the company have innovated and renewed the rich tradition of sicilian ceramics turning it into a means of. Moreover the most superstitious even use it for documents on office desks preferring the color red or yellow. Maravica it artistic pinecone handmade by expert ceramists of caltagirone made in sicily.

All over sicily you will see ceramic pine cones donning the gates and entryways of homes and businesses. Pine cone in sicily in sicily this tradition is so loved that the ceramic pine cone is present in almost all homes. By continuing browsing accept l use of cookies on our part. In 1978 he began to create artistic ceramics constantly researching materials and tecniques.

On the pillars placed at the entrance on the balconies or inside the rooms. These distinctive objects adorn the balconies of houses and are also used for interior decoration. Giacomo alessi was born in 1955 in the sicilian city caltagirone where he lives and works today. Baroqe style earrings with sicily ceramic pine cone chapeauatelier.

Sicilian pine cone for good luck and prosperity. Contact us call us. Ceramic pine cones made in sicily caltagirone ceramics and hand decorated in the best tradition available in various shapes and decorations. Just this past september i was lucky to be in sicily celebrating a friend s 60th birthday.

Still remain in sicily trace of meaning of the pine cone where often dominates not only on the pillars of the entrance gate but is used as an ornament with different sizes and materials also as an ornamental for iron beds in the top of the four corners as used to be in the nineteenth century. In this website we use own and third party cookies to improve navigation and to offer personalized content and advertising. Sale price 32 73 32 73 40 92 original price 40 92 20 off.