Mediterranean Cups and Glassware

Faenza Collection:

• Own a true Italian classic the Garofano pattern from Faenza.
• Since the Middle Ages, kilns have been alight in Faenza, producing top-quality ceramics.
• History tells us that Marco Polo brought pasta and the Garofano pattern from the Orient in 1279.
• Faenza is by cultural tradition defined as City of the Ceramics, lies 30 miles south of Bologna in the north east part of Italy, and while an important agricultural as well as an industrial centre, it owes its renown to ceramics.
• The role of Faenza in the ceramics field is well-known: its name, in the French version Faience, has meant for centuries a prestige kind of ceramics; no other ceramics-producing city can boast of having kept its stoves alight since ancient Middle Age. The Garofano design was initially developed in the Italian region of Lombardia, but it later became a world-famous signature-pattern from the Majolica town of Faenza.
• All Artistica's dinnerware products are double fired-durable and 100% Food-Safe
• Artistica's dinnerware items are manufactured with Food-Safe glazes and safe color pigments as well as inspected and tested to comply with FDA standards.
• Not Safe for Microwave or Conventional Oven Use.

• Our dinnerware products are Serving pieces and they are not meant to be used for cooking or re-heating.
• Hand crafted Italian ceramic - 8 OZ.

Palio Di Siena Collection:

• The Palio di Siena is a tournament as a replica of a medieval horse race which is ran twice year, during the summer season, in the city of Siena, located in the beautiful Tuscany region.
• The race takes its name Palio from the Italian word which means banner.
• The richly decorated banner is the prize given to the winning Contrada (District) of the race.
• Seventeen are the Palio's Contrada that compete against each other and each one has a distinctive Insignia.
• We offer wall plates and Coffee Mugs depicting eight Contrada Insignias.
• Each Artistica's Palio wall plate is shipped with an elegant certificate with the Palio's History, as well as attesting the authenticity of the plate along with authorization to reproduce the Palio and Contrada insignias depicted in these unique products.
• Hand crafted Italian ceramic -

• The race takes its name ''Palio'' from the Italian word which means ''banner''.
• The richly decorated Palio Banner is the prize given to the winning ''Contrada'' (District) of the race.

• We offer original Palio''s Wall Plates, Chargers, Dinner Plates and Coffee Mugs depicting all seventeen ''Contrada'' insignias.

• Hand crafted Italian ceramic

Raffaellesco Collection:

• Among the most popular and enduring Italian majolica patterns, the classic Raffaellesco traces its origin to 16th century, and the graceful arabesques of Raphael's famous frescoes.
• The stylized dragon of the central motif was reputedly painted first by Raphael, a master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance.
• Raffaellesco is a benevolent deity who bestows good luck and fair winds to seagoing merchants, thus the puffs of wind steaming from the dragons mouth.
• All Artistica's dinnerware products are double fired - durable and 100% food-safe
• Artistica's dinnerware items are manufactured with food-safe glazes and safe color pigments as well as inspected and tested to comply with FDA standards.
• Our dinnerware products are serving pieces and they are not meant to be used for cooking or re-heating.
• Hand crafted Italian ceramic

• Elegant and colorful wine goblets for any occasion.

• Tierra Fina will carefully pack your order to ensure it arrives to you safely.