Rare Desimone (for Vietri Italy) large figural piece. This is part of a series of chess piece themed figures (research showed one King and a Knight but no other Queen so far).

Desimone for Vietri (Italy) fish bowl. Unusual shape with very vibrant glaze colors. Fully marked base (see photos).

Large Desimone (Italy) pitcher or jug. Interesting shape - this one depicting flowers and fauna.

Signed Fantoni (Italy) drip glazed vase. Blue green and brown glaze over rough textured dark yellow base.

Red Italian MOD styled double egg cup. Just - Fun!

Vintage Italian Ashtray and Cigarette holder set. Classic incised blue (Bitossi styled incising) - probably imported from Italy by Rosenthal Netter. Signed 4854 Set Italy.

Made in Italy for the Metropolitan Museum ceramic blue Hippo. Extract from the museum's web site ..."William" is a bright blue hippopotamus just under 8 inches high located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Egyptian galleries. He is made of faience, a ceramic material that is fired at a high temperature, and is decorated with lotus blossoms, which represent the hippo's creative forces in nature. An Englishman, Captain H. M. Raleigh, and his family owned a picture of the hippopotamus, which they named William. In 1931 the captain wrote an article for the magazine Punch about his picture of William. The name caught on, and since that time the little blue hippo has been known as William to almost everyone.

Red striped Italian Vase distributed by Rosenthal Netter (no label but same as green colored pieces wee have had before).