Ceramiche di Sicilia Hand-Painted Floral Plate – Orange

DESCRIPTION

This Ceramiche di Sicilia Hand-Painted Floral Plate – Orange is a vintage Sicilian ceramic acquired from the Ceramiche di Sicilia production line — not a Susanna DeSimone or Giovanni DeSimone current-production piece, though it shares the Sicilian style. Offered by Biordi as a one-of-a-kind marketplace find — once sold, it will not be replaced.

The small imperfections such as the difference in color, shape, diameter or small bubbles that form inside, do not constitute a defect but testify that it is actually an artisanal product.

Specifications

Piece: Ceramiche di Sicilia Hand-Painted Floral Plate (Orange)
Source: Ceramiche di Sicilia
Made in: Sicily, Italy
Material: Vintage Sicilian majolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Provenance: Acquired by Biordi Art Imports as a marketplace piece
Condition: Vintage — expect light surface wear consistent with age
Care: Display piece · Hand-wash only if used for occasional food contact · Not dishwasher safe · Not microwave safe · Treat as a vintage collectible

Questions buyers ask

Is this by Susanna DeSimone or Giovanni DeSimone?
No — this piece is from Ceramiche di Sicilia, a separate Sicilian ceramic source. It is not a current-production piece from the Susanna DeSimone studio or an original by Giovanni DeSimone. Biordi acquired it as a marketplace piece because the style and quality fit alongside our Sicilian collection.

Is this a one-of-a-kind?
Yes — Biordi acquired this as a single marketplace piece. Once sold, it will not be reordered.

What condition is this in?
Vintage. Expect light surface wear consistent with age. The photos show actual condition.

Why buy Italian gifts from Biordi rather than other retailers?
Biordi Art Imports has been San Francisco’s source for authentic Italian ceramics and gifts since 1946. Voted Best Overall Retailer in the San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay readers’ poll for five consecutive years. Designated a San Francisco Legacy Business (#LBR-2020-21-029), and the city declared May 1 “Biordi Art Imports Day” in 2021. Every piece comes from a named Italian artisan, family workshop, or heritage house we work with directly — FIMA, CF Deruta, Pia Formato, Eugenio Ricciarelli, Susanna DeSimone, Geribi, Bucci Ceramiche, Ortigia Sicilia, Italesse, and Salviati. So each piece is genuinely one-of-a-kind. Not a stock-photo listing, not a mass-produced import, not a reproduction.

ARTISAN STORY

The Susanna DeSimone artistic tradition was founded in Palermo, Sicily, by her father Giovanni DeSimone — a renowned and innovative artisan known for intense colors and a cubist drawing style similar to Pablo Picasso. Early in his career, Giovanni DeSimone worked alongside Picasso, and the two shared an innovation: the use of bright red in glazed ceramics, which Picasso loved. “I express what comes through my imagination, filtering old and new memories, comparing my experiences and my understanding,” Giovanni DeSimone wrote in 1991.

Biordi Art Imports was the first US distributor of Giovanni DeSimone’s work — a relationship that began in the studio’s earliest years in America and continues today with his daughter, Susanna DeSimone, who carries the tradition forward. Her limited production bears her signature alongside the studio’s new name, Fabbrica della Ceramica.