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Mug

This may well be our favourite item. We believe that a great mug is essential for a great cup of tea. These mugs are a generously sized, and have a satisfying weight and smooth feel in the hand. The handle is a beautifully hand-formed curve that fits the fingers comfortably, and the earthenware will keep your tea or coffee warm until you finish that chapter of your book.

Our flowing Rambling Rose design is very traditional. In this style, the leaves and stems are in two shades of green and the red, yellow centred, flowers make for a warm contrast. As with all our pieces the finish is smooth and glossy with an unglazed terracotta base that bears the painter’s signature, the date it was made, and the mark of our pottery.

8cm diameter x 9.5cm height - Rambling Rose Pink & Green
Price
22,00 €

All our ceramics are hand made and hand painted by skilled artisans using ancient techniques here in the Algarve region of Southern Portugal.

Red clay, earthenware pottery has been characteristic of the region ever since the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and Moors traded along the Algarvian coast. It has always been favoured for its hard-working, durable qualities. It has a satisfying weight and a robustness that is distinctive in the hand. In most instances, the shapes we use have been handed down, from potter to potter, for thousands of years and you will often find identical shapes in history museums across Europe.

The pottery is hand glazed and kiln fired to temperatures of over 1000º Centigrade (or around 2000º Fahrenheit), which makes it completely food safe, and brings out the lustrous finish.

We use the ancient Majolica technique to decorate our ceramics. This over glaze painting method demands free-flowing, confident brushwork, much like a fresco, and lends each piece with the distinct character of the artisan that has painted it. This means each and every piece is completely one-of-a-kind.

This is why you will find the signature of the artist and the mark of the Pottery on the base of each piece, though the trained eye can identify the artist from their brushwork alone.