A sculptural terracotta-style ceramic head with a face, featuring five small peach-colored fruit-like ornaments with pale blue tops arranged on its head, set against a solid light beige background.

A terracotta-colored ceramic planter shaped like a stylized human face, filled with green succulent leaves and topped with peach-colored persimmon fruits. The planter sits on a light fabric surface next to a small beige bottle, a plate with an orange persimmon, and two more persimmon fruits.

La Regina dei Kaki

$490.00

Handcrafted in Palermo, Sicily

From Patrizia Italiano’s Golosi collection, La Regina dei Kaki brings ripe persimmons into the language of the Sicilian testa. Handcrafted in galestro terracotta, the medium-sized head is animated by fruit modeled in relief and touched with color. An expressive object that finds humor and abundance in familiar things.

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Country of Origin: Italy

Materials and Dimensions

Galestro terracotta; raised relief decoration

15 × 15 × 24 cm

Care Instructions

Decorative use only. Not food safe.

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La Regina dei Kaki

$490.00

A woman wearing glasses and a clay-splattered apron stands in a garden next to two sculptural head planters, one filled with flowers.

Meet the Artisan

Patrizia Italiano

Working entirely by hand since 1977, Patrizia Italiano creates ceramics without molds, giving each piece its own expressive character. Her playful reinventions of Sicily's traditional Teste di Moro draw inspiration from Palermo's lively markets, botanical gardens, and everyday characters. With humor, imagination, and a deep affection for her island, Patrizia transforms familiar Sicilian traditions into objects full of personality.

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