Featured Antique Italian pottery jar food vessel

Please help me identify this rare and unique item. I believe it is from the 21st century. Words in western English and symbolism are written throughout the piece, picturing some sort of red fruit and pastry. There appears to be a chef or cook above the word "BOYARDEE"

The material is an anodized porcelain aluminum with transfer pattern.

There is a maker's mark on the bottom, though I believe it is fake.

Any help identifying this remarkable artifact is greatly appreciated!

 

Please change your image setting to--just kidding; this was cute. I didn't look at the pictures first, so you had me going right up until Boyardee.

 

Daft sod.

 

You should have saved this for April Fool's Day.

 

I think this is perfect any day on Antiquers. Couldn't have put it better myself.

 

For those on smartphones.......

 

Of course, yours is late period Boyardee. True collectors focus on early period, such as the example shown here with its illustrious creator. Given that, IMHO yours is of edible value only.

Debora

 

It may not be clear in the original photo, great job btw @Dapunnisher , but I tweaked it a bit (hope you don't mind), and it seems the contents have vanished.
So I am not so sure about the edible value.....

 

The lid was removed to inspect the contents, which ended up in my belly.
I'll take the piece to a professional to have the lid re-attached.

 

Hi,
In case you did not know but Chef Boyardee was the chef at the Plaza Hotel in NYC. He later came out with his own brand of pastas. He hired Alfred my neighbor
who became the Maitre De of the Oak room of the Plaza. Fred was there for many years. I have always wanted to write a book about him. Gosh I miss Fred and his stories of the Famous and infamous guests at the Plaza.
greg

 

HAHAHAHAHA .. LOVE this post !!! Thank you Dappunisher for the good laugh, You Rock !! ... Joy.

 

Is my computer going to explode on April 1st?

 

As I mentioned once before on this forum (on a different thread) I had a client in Washington, DC who was the grandson of the original "Chef Boyardee". Their name was actually Boiardi.

 

You share amazing and wonderful stories greg you should be putting pen to paper to record them.

 

I'm sorry to say I don't think this is rare or unique....
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My wife had a can this past week...!

 

I beg to differ, I have never seen any overhere.
So maybe it will stand a better chance if dapunnisher lists it on an international site? After it has been restored of course.
And please, always mention in the listing that it has been restored.

 

HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU EVER FIND THIS!!!!!!!!

The Maker, Mr. Best By, hasn't even made this yet. I keep looking for old stuff and never even thought that there are things out there made in 2020. Great find!

 

I'm sorry but it's clearly a modern fantasy item. No sane person would eat ravoli out of a can!
Don

 

A word to collectors of fine ancient canned italian cuisine - the market has recently been flooded with generic fakes that pretend to be equal to the OP's item. Be on the lookout: