Italian Pottery Dish with Sailboats and Anchors by Solimene Vietri Rookwood with crystalline matte glazes this

with crystalline matte glazes this tile features a galleon on a calm sea

this little donkey makes a fine display

It measures 13 1/2" square and 3" thick and weighs 25 pounds

Makes a wonderful display or an impressive accent to a holiday table

at the University of Miami with Lee Dickens

Italian Pottery Dish with Sailboats and Anchors by Solimene Vietri Rookwood with crystalline matte glazes thisA really nice piece of vintage Italian tableware. Not as flat as a plate, but with a raised rim described as a soup bowl in its catalogs, it measures 8 1 4" diameter and 1 1 4" tall. Three ships and three anchors decorate the wide molded rim, which lowers onto circular bands of color against a white base. All hand painted, the decor is quite pleasing. The condition is excellent. Solimene Vietri has been producing these designs since after WWII. The