Antique Puglia Pot Small 1800s
Sizew11.5 × h6 × d10 cm × Φ5.5 cm (inner diameter)
CountryItaly
PotteryPuglia
Estimated age1800's
No.AT-23602
ConditionSmall chip on edge, bald glaze in places, dent on lower side

DETAILS

1800's An indoor pot made from the Puglia region in southern Italy as part of the family's collection.

Robba Bianca

"Robba bianca," meaning "white things" in Italian, is a significant category in the ceramic history of Grottaglie, Puglia, in Southern Italy. It symbolizes the technological maturity and refinement of lifestyle culture since the late 16th century.

Its foundation lies in a production system connected to the Majolica technique, which involves applying an opaque white glaze containing tin oxide (tin-glaze) and completing the piece through two firings. However, unlike the ornate Majolica known for its painted decorations, Robba Bianca suppresses decorativeness, positioning itself as a regional and practical evolution that finds value in the form of the vessel itself and the texture of the white glaze.

The beauty of this style lies in the contrast between the strong red earth (terra rossa) nurtured by the Puglia land and the soft white glaze that embraces it. The warmth of the clay faintly perceived beneath the glaze layer, or the reddish-brown clay body that peeks through the rim and foot after years of use, quietly tells the story of this land's unique expression of white.

About Robba Bianca

LOCATION

Puglia / Italy

Puglia

Pottery

南イタリア、プーリア州(Puglia)。 地中海の光と、乾いた大地が広がるこの土地には、何世紀にもわたり育まれてきた独自の陶芸文化があります。 なかでも「陶器の街」として知られるグロッターリエ(Grottaglie)を中心に、実用性と素朴な美を併せ持つ日用の器が数多く生み出されてきました。 土地の風土と暮らしに深く結びついたその佇まいは、華美ではないながらも、使い込むほどに静かな存在感を放ちます。 ambiantでは、プーリア州での買い付けを通じて、現地の生活に寄り添い、時を重ねてきたアンティークのプーリア陶器をご紹介しています。

Antique Puglia Pot Small 1800s

Sizew11.5 × h6 × d10 cm × Φ5.5 cm (inner diameter)
CountryItaly
PotteryPuglia
Estimated age1800's
No.AT-23602
ConditionSmall chip on edge, bald glaze in places, dent on lower side