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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Walter Del Pellegrino, post: 252605, member: 90&quot;]Most probably Cantagalli. Perhaps even pre-1890. Certainly the decorative theme, known as Chiniosiere (Chinese inspired) was popular with Cantagalli artists of the period. The element that most swayed me was the kind of clay used as seen exposed by the chips. This piece was made with terracotta and few know that early Cantagalli pieces were produced from the terra-cotta clay from </p><p>Mintespertoli, fourteen miles Cantagalli’s home. The clay is gritty, difficult to work with but inexpensive. It is not a detail that concerns forgers or those reproducing Cantagalli works. Most copies are made with a very smooth liquified white clay called “slip”. The slip is poured into molds. This differ greatly from the traditional methods utilized by Ugo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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