Perforated centerpiece in Caltagirone ceramics

This is a seventeenth-century decoration coined by the master craftsmen of Caltagirone in full Baroque atmosphere and influenced by Arab-Moorish experiences. The neighborhood decoration, characterized by the subdivision of the plate or vase into bands and quarters, derives its name precisely from the presence of multiple quadrangular parts, resulting precisely from the division of the object into sectors, each of which contains decorative elements (scrolls, flowers and foliage), in a fusion of geometric elements. The collection is characterized by a lively and polychrome painting, the result of the alternation of colors (blue, green and orange) in the background, which surrounds the individual decorative elements and completes the product