Pair of 19th-Century Italian Maiolica Urns with Serpent Handles

A pair of Italian maiolica urns, 19th century, made in the Renaissance taste. Each baluster body is hand-painted in warm honey and ochre with a rolling landscape of towers, rooftops and trees, and crowned with extraordinary intertwined serpent-coil handles that rise above the rim. The trumpet pedestal feet are painted with floral sprigs and a striped border.

Sculptural from every angle — flanking a mantel or doorway, or holding tall branches on a console. The kind of object a whole room can be built around.

Details

• Italy, 19th century
• Tin-glazed earthenware, hand-painted
  
• 13" H x 7" W
• Very good antique condition; fine glaze crackle and gentle wear consistent with age
• Sold as a pair. One of a kind — when they're gone, they're gone.