A slim bottle-form vase in a dark olive-black glaze, from the giftware and export side of Sicilian art pottery rather than the stricter studio tradition. The silhouette is elegant enough to save it from novelty, and the inscription gives it a very specific period charm: the moment when Mediterranean pottery made for export still carried a bit of theatre in its branding.

Keep it simple and let the shape do the work. A good, characterful example of a kind of pottery that is easy to overlook and quietly satisfying to live with.