Oficina da Formiga • OF Ceramics - Octogonal Ceramic Serving Hand Painted PLATTER (Ref # TR2) 36 x 26,5 x 5,5 cm• Material: Ceramic• Not suitable for microwave or dishwasher use
• OF Ceramics was born in 1992 with coverage of the threshingfloor of our
“gandaresa” house from 1915, in Ílhavo, and after the kiln and the manual painting worktops installation. Result of the influence of masters and technicians, the craft experimentation, experience in industrial management and as a trainer in the ceramic sector, we continued the reproduction of patterns and colors, still registered in our memory, but which have long since disappeared from our familiar surroundings. The customers and friends put again on the tables of the day-to-day, or on occasions of celebration, the platter with cod, potatoes and cabbages, the plate with traditional sweets, sweet pasta or rice, the bowl with salad lettuce, the bowl with jam, or simply using them as decorative pieces. Hand painted pottery and plates is one of the oldest traditions in Portugal. It dates from the 16th century when a ceramic paste was experimented with and then used to make white pottery pieces for domestic uses. Then these plates were painted with original designs and motifs. They were produced in quantity from the 19th century through the 1960’s in the coastal region of Portugal. Today, this kind of handicraft is reproduced with the same designs and recovered and uses others provenient of the rich portuguese painted tiles. The traditional designs are based on the three natural elements: SEA,
EARTH, AIR; or, the fishes, the roosters and the flowers, and the
birds. Some of the designs date from well over 100 years and are from unknown artists, thus called folk designs. These hand-painted and decorated pieces are principally in the form of plates and either oval or eight sided platters. The predominant colours are blue, green, rose, brown and yellow and are all high fired. And the glaze used could be crackle or utilitarian. The bisque and the glaze firing temperature is near 1050º C. Please note that all types of problems can be resolved if WE, the seller and the buyer, hold a right and positive attitude to communicate and work out a friendly solution. PLEASE will give us FIVE STARS for all the Detailed Selling Rating (DSR). When rating us, please bear in mind that, we always dispatch items as quick as possible (next day business day - 94% of the times) and by the most cost-effective shipping method. This Tea Pot listed will be SHIPPED AIRMAIL SIGNED FOR with no exception. ** Buyers from OUTSIDE the EU – Please Note: ANY import duties, taxes, and charges ARE NOT included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. ** Trademark and logos: This product/s selling trough this sale or other by Internet, is not/they are not authorized by any of the brands mentioned above or supported by any documents provided by that brands. All the bands are trademark by this owners, and they have not any relation with the seller. Any doubts please drop me a mail Please look my other items. |