Vintage Ceramiche Alfa Italian Pottery Utensil Crock Terracotta Hand Painted Apple Cherries Red Glaze Kitchen Vase Holder Made in Italy 7"

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This vintage Ceramiche Alfa utensil crock was made in Italy from terracotta earthenware. It is a tall, straight sided cylinder with a rolled rim. The outside has a thick, textured white glaze that lets some of the clay show through, with hand painted fruit on the sides: an apple with green leaves in shades of red, orange, yellow and green on one side, and a cluster of red cherries with green leaves and brown stems on the other. The inside and rim are finished in a glossy red glaze.

Italian hand painted pottery like this was popular for kitchen and table use in the mid to late twentieth century. It works well as a cooking utensil holder on the counter or beside the stove. It can also hold wooden spoons, whisks, spatulas, paintbrushes, pens, flatware for a buffet, or a bundle of dried flowers or faux stems. It would suit farmhouse, cottage, Italian country, Tuscan, and fruit themed kitchens.

Measures approximately 5.5 inches in diameter and 7 inches tall.

In good used vintage condition with light wear from use.

Stamped on the bottom with a round ink mark reading Ceramiche Alfa Made in Italy.

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