the pine cone is a work that cannot be missing from your home

The tradition of creating anthropomorphic plant holders was born around the year 1000 in the Kalsa district of Palermo

used to ward off evil and protect the home and its inhabitants

it features a reinterpretation of an acanthus leaf set in blue

Civetta H18 decorazione penna pavone blu vassoio the pine cone is aAmong the ceramics depicting animals, in the Sicilian tradition, the owl certainly has a place of honor. It is believed that the custom of making jars in the shape of an owl comes from a legacy of the Magna Graecia period, the animal was in fact considered sacred to the goddess of wisdom Athena (hence the Latin name of the bird Athene Noctua). The owl, with its sharp gaze penetrates the darkness, personifying the light as it comes out of the darkness