Italica Ars Firenze Majolica 3-Pc Set — Ewer, Pitcher, Tray Pezzo Unico

At nineteen inches, the ewer alone stops a room — a hand-thrown Florentine studio work of a scale that production pottery simply doesn't reach. Italica Ars, founded in Lastra a Signa in the metropolitan city of Florence, built a century-long reputation on exactly this kind of piece: majolica with genuine artistic ambition, hand-painted by individual artists rather than assembly-line decorators. 

This three-piece set — large ewer, footed pitcher, and oval serving tray — is among the most compelling configurations Italica Ars produced. Each piece carries the full Italica Ars / Firenze / Italy backstamp and is individually designated "Pezzo Unico": Italian for one of a kind, confirmed in the mark, not claimed in the marketing. Each is signed in the artist's hand on the body. The unified autumn harvest motif covers every surface — hand-painted clusters of green and deep purple grapes, russet and gold vine leaves, fine tendril scrollwork against a warm cream ground — and the sculptural vine handles, hand-formed with knot and branch detail, are the work of a maker who understood that a handle is not hardware, it's craft. 

CONDITION

Excellent. All three pieces present with vivid, fully intact color, no chips, no cracks, and no repairs observed across the group.

DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS

• Maker: Italica Ars, Lastra a Signa / Firenze (Florence), Italy
• Designation: Pezzo Unico (one of a kind) — marked on all three pieces
• Artist signature: painted cursive on body of each piece — ⚑ confirm reading
• Materials: Hand-painted glazed majolica earthenware
• Lot includes: Large ewer (1), footed pitcher (1), oval two-handled tray (1)

Large Ewer: 19" H × 11½" W × 5½" D Pitcher: 13" H × 10¼" W × 7½" D Tray: 6" H × 17¼" W × 10" D

• Campbell's Soup Can (4" H) Shown for Scale