Vase, Deruta Pottery, Green Rooster Urn, Italian Majolica

• Pattern: Rooster
• Made in Italy
• Not Vintage: 2004
• Details:  This is such a beautiful vase (or urn), and it's hand painted!  It is not vintage, the Deruta Green Rooster collection was first issued in 2004, however, this colorful rooster along with the gorgeous designs and colors won us over and we're hoping you love it too!  The rooster is on both sides, and the rest of the piece is hand painted with the traditional  Deruta Green Rooster design with large abstract florals and X's.  It is signed: "VLLIAM ITALY C1104".  This piece would fit right in with any of the Deruta Rooster pieces.  This would be ideal as kitchen decor, or for a farmhouse or country style home.  We hope you enjoy however you decide to use it, and remember, in Italy the rooster is a sign of good luck!
• Materials:  Ceramic
• Dimension:  6.5 inches Tall, 2.75 in Diameter (top opening), Approx. 5.0 inches Wide including handles.
• Condition:  Used. Excellent Condition.  There are no chips, cracks or any other defects on this piece.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  All sales final. Please remember these are USED items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear  and imperfections.     

In Italy, the rooster has been considered a sign of good luck since the Renaissance.   There's a story about the very wealthy Medici family who's only rivals were the Pazzi family.  The Pazzi family wanted to assassinate the Medici family and take over the village so they devised a plan to attack them after one of the very large parties that Giuliano Medici and his family often gave.  However, after the party, as the assassins were trying to sneak into the town, they crossed a yard full of roosters, who scared, started to crow very loudly and woke up Guiliano and his guards.  The assassins were caught and in true Medici family fashion, they threw another party to celebrate the roosters and ordered pitchers in the shape of roosters to be made as a symbol of good luck.  This supposedly happened in 1478 so it is a very long standing Italian tradition.