Pigna

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The pigna - the pinecone - is one of the oldest symbols in Sicilian decorative art. For centuries it has sat on gateposts and balconies across the island, placed there to welcome v isitors and invite abundance into the house. The traditional pigna is polychrome, piled with painted detail. Bevilacqua's range strips all of that away. What remains is the form itself - the scales, each one pressed on by hand; the pedestal; the quiet geometry of something made the same way for centuries. A traditional symbol, told in a contemporary voice. Hand-built and hand-glazed by the Bevilacqua family in Campofranco, central Sicily. No two are identical. Show more