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Souvenir of Assisi
« on: January 02, 2008, 02:07:52 AM »
I think this is made in Italy but I'm not sure. It says RICORDO DI ASSISI on the top and the based is marked S. VOLPI, DERUTA (or DERVTA). I just liked the hand-painted pattern on it. No idea of age etc... found in a charity shop a while ago and it came home with me. :)
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Re: Souvenir of Assisi
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2008, 02:39:05 AM »
Just found another item by Volpi on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170177950951 which states: "Serafino Volpi opened Maiolica Deterese in 1928 and made traditional maiolica ware in the style of earlier century's."  Anyone know anything more about this please?
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Re: Souvenir of Assisi
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2008, 07:41:40 AM »
Seems like this type of ceramic has been produced in and around Deruta (near Perugia) for around 700 years http://www.derutaitaly.com/history/ceramica.asp. S. Volpi appears to be one such artist and according to this page http://www.fiereparma.it/fdp/main.nsf/all/889888336CD66079C12572C200529BE7?opendocument La MAIOLICA DERUTESE is still producing. Note the u not an e.
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Re: Souvenir of Assisi
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2008, 08:46:11 AM »
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Re: Souvenir of Assisi
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2008, 06:54:28 PM »
Thanks gals, lots about Deruta ceramics there which will be useful. And some nice-looking designs as well. :)

Can't find anything in the links about Volpi though.
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Re: Souvenir of Assisi
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2008, 07:00:20 PM »
How odd, that the fiereparma.it link above isn't showing me the text at all but when I look at the Google cache version there is text. ??? and it mentions Volpi... bizarre! :czy:
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Re: Souvenir of Assisi
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2008, 07:12:45 PM »
fiereparma.it is Ok for me and I cleared my cache
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Re: Souvenir of Assisi
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2008, 07:25:22 PM »
It's probably a temp glitch somewhere then Christine. No worries, I read it on the cached version. :) Thanks again.
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Re: Souvenir of Assisi
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2015, 03:34:52 AM »
I happened across a mention of another example of S Volpi Deruta today so am adding the link as a reference:
http://afterglowretro.com/2013/12/12/italian-pottery-jug-vase-by-s-volpi-studio-circa-mid-1950s/

It says: "studio pottery of Serafino Volpi, set up after he left his company Maiolica Derutese Volpi, to persue non traditional adventurous forms and decors."

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