Enameled Ceramic Virgin with Child

Glazed Ceramic Virgin with Child

The glazed ceramic Virgin with Child is an item handcrafted according to the oldest traditions of the craft.
To obtain the glazed product, depending on the effect we want to give the object, we use white refractory clay which gives the product a bright and homogeneous color.

We use majolica clay in items where we need to highlight, in the most prominent points of the object, the dark of the underlying terracotta. This better defines the lines (for example, of a face).

This clay is often used with white glaze.

Returning to the procedure, we mold and hand-touch up the terracotta base: after which it is put in the oven for the first firing at 1000 degrees.

After the first firing, the glaze is applied with a special spray gun, which will appear as a powder and a different color from what we will have at the end of the process.

After the glaze has dried, it will be fired a second time, melting at 900 degrees and permanently bonding to the base piece. Once out of the oven, the glaze will have taken on the desired color and the object will have a shiny effect.

Our ceramics are very different from standard ones: we have our own production models and truly unique pieces.
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In conclusion, the company Cestenoli has a variety of handcrafted products made at its headquarters in the province of Florence.
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