Click for more products.
No produts were found.

Sculpture Cockerel H35

Polychrome, three-dimensional ceramic Grottaglie cockerel; molded, engobed and painted by hand with meticulous attention to colorful detail.

The lathe-molded base is shaped and covered with individually applied small feathers. The wings with their synthetic and stylized form are laid on the object and the sumptuous tail preforms from long cords of clay. The object thus shaped is then covered with an "engobe" (light-colored clay) and then etched with decorations on the wings. Dried and fired a first time it is ready for glazing and coloring by means of colored ceramic glazes and paints. Once again it is placed in the kiln where the glazes melt and become the bright and shiny coating that characterizes the work.

Read moreShow less
€557.38
Italy 3-4 days, Europe 5-7 days, other countries 7-9 days
Modello
Last items in stock 1 Item
Love0
Add to wishlist
Request advanced customization
close

Sample contact form [duplicato]

 
Description

The Grottaglie cockerel is a good luck charm and a decorative element that brings cheer and liveliness to any environment.

Grottaglie ceramics are famous worldwide for their bright colors and original shapes, and this rooster is a perfect example of this handcrafted tradition, a unique work of art, a symbol of strength, courage and fertility.

In the past, European culture considered the rooster to be a sunny and joyful animal whose powerful song heralded the dawn and drove away night demons, lions, basilisks and any other animal that populated restless dreams. In the Middle Ages, the administration of rooster crest was believed to cure those suffering from nightmares while the ingestion of the testicles had an aphrodisiac effect and encouraged women to bear male children.

Its aggressiveness in fighting for territory and a permanent readiness for mating made it the symbolic animal of virility. In Christian symbolism, the rooster represented Christ bringing the dawn of the new day of faith "The certainty of light." Already present in Greek ceramics (the rooster is associated with Mercury). In Grottaglie the "cockerel" during the 20th century established itself as a decorative element of ceramics with a popular imprint, a symbolic expression of fertility, so widespread as to come to be almost identified with it.

By purchasing this cockerel, you will not only bring a piece of Apulia into your home, but you will also support local crafts and Apulian culture.

Read moreShow less
Product Details
coda blu

Data sheet

Material
Ceramics and porcelain
Italian region
Puglia
Dimensions
H 35 cm - W 20 cm - D 35 cm
Weight
3,5 Kg
You may also like
Limited special offer
La Terra Incantata
€176.23 €204.92
Handcrafted ceramic egg, depicting the icon: Mother of God of Vladimir (late 10th - early 11th century). It is made with hand-graffitoed and glazed decorations and the use of gold leaf for the gilded parts.Offered in...
Limited special offer
La Terra Incantata
€176.23 €204.92
Handcrafted ceramic egg, depicting Klimt's work "Tree of Life," made with graffitied and hand-glazed decorations and the use of gold leaf for the gilded parts.Offered in three sizes, selectable from the Size options,...
La Terra Incantata
€307.38
Polychrome, three-dimensional ceramic Grottaglie cockerel; molded, engobed and painted by hand with meticulous attention to colorful detail. The lathe-molded base is shaped and covered with individually applied small...
La Terra Incantata
€557.38
Polychrome, three-dimensional ceramic Grottaglie cockerel; molded, engobed and painted by hand with meticulous attention to colorful detail. The lathe-molded base is shaped and covered with individually applied small...

Menu

Whatsapp

Settings

Click for more products.
No produts were found.

Create a free account to save loved items.

Sign in

Create a free account to use wishlists.

Sign in