FRATELLI FANCIULLACCI ‘ROOF TOPS’ DÉCOR BOTTLE VASE (ITALY) (A)

A wonderful bottle form vase/candle holder with stacked images of rooftops from Fratelli Fanciullacci. The hand-painted decor covers the entire vase from top to bottom and gives the impression of an Italian village built on hills. The various structures are all highlighted in gold, gray, and violet, with windows of blue, red, yellow, and black on a white background with light blue mottling. Definitely one of the best decors we've seen from the Fanciullacci brothers. The fact that it could also double as a tall candle holder is just the cherry on top! (two available)FRATELLI FANCIULLACCI (Fanciullacci Bros.) sprang from a family whose name has been tied to the ceramics industry since the 1700s. According to the history of the world-famous Richard-Ginori porcelain company, the Fanciullacci family collaborated with that firm ever since the 1737 foundation of its factory in Sesto Fiorentino, a municipality of Florence. Indeed the Fanciluaccis were so invested in the factory that, upon the