Cache-pot with Tree of Life – Galileo Chini Salt-glazed stoneware cache-pot with cobalt blue decoration and white highlights. The central band encloses a rich figurative, geometric, and zoomorphic apparatus; an elaborate stylized Tree of Life with floral elements and spiral tendrils alternates with stylized aquatic/exotic bird figures united by spiral motifs and sea waves. The body of the vase is delimited above and below by decorative bands of undulating running waves that accentuate its spherical shape. Borgo San Lorenzo (Florence); 1920s. Manufacturer: Chini - Fornaci San Lorenzo Period: 1920s Author: Galileo Chini Dimensions: 18 x 23 cm
