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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Walter Del Pellegrino, post: 181013, member: 90&quot;]The form of decoration is called Sgraffito. This technique of decorating pottery dates back as far as the 11th century but its popularity had faded away by about the 18th century. It took the efforts of a single ceramist in the early 20th century to revive the art form and revitalize an industry. Zulimo Aretini descended from an ancient family of potters working in the Umbrian town of Perugia, near Deruta. Aretini, born in Monte San Savino in Arezzo in 1884, completed his apprenticeship in the family&#039;s pottery. Here he learned the secrets of traditional sgraffito practiced by his family since the sixteenth century. After being employed by such famous studios as Colonnata and SACA in Florence he decided, in 1929, to return home and open his own studio in Perugia. There he begins to reinterpret ancient sgraffito forms in an absolutely modern and original manner. His studio won almost immediate recognition and success. His workshop joined with a consortium of other potters in Deruta and Perugia and established international contacts for the export of their wares. It was Zulimo&#039;s international success that spurred the interest of the sgraffito wares of Montelupo and Montopoli.</p><p>I believe that your example was produced in Perugia during the mid 1930&#039;s. The figure of&nbsp; the bird is one of the telltale signs of regional influences. It is not a particularly fine example of the art but it is a tic above that which is on the market today[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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