{"product_id":"needs-review-carved-stone-petal-rim-garden-bowl-jardiniere-inscribed-weathered","title":"Francesco Del Re Italian Terracotta Fluted Bowl Planter, Ciotola Scanalata, 31.5 Inch, Weathered Patina","description":"\u003cp\u003eA substantial \u003cstrong\u003eItalian terracotta low bowl planter\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eFrancesco Del Re\u003c\/strong\u003e — the celebrated Tuscan ceramic artisan whose hand-thrown and hand-finished terracotta vessels have made him one of the most recognized contemporary Italian ceramic makers exporting to the international market — in his classic \u003cstrong\u003e\"Ciotola Scanalata\"\u003c\/strong\u003e form. The deeply fluted, ribbed-side bowl design is one of Del Re's signature forms and a fixture of high-end Italian villa gardens carried into serious American landscape installations through his US importer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Francesco Del Re.\u003c\/strong\u003e Working from his \u003cstrong\u003eTuscan studio\u003c\/strong\u003e, Francesco Del Re produces handmade terracotta planters, jardinières, and garden vessels using his proprietary \u003cstrong\u003eTerraforte clay\u003c\/strong\u003e — a mineral-rich Tuscan clay he developed and trademarked, notoriously difficult to throw because of its mineral density but producing exceptionally tough, weather-resistant pots that hold up to outdoor exposure across decades. His work is the modern continuation of the great Tuscan terracotta tradition (Impruneta and surrounding villages outside Florence), exported worldwide and carried in the United States by the \u003cstrong\u003eEye of the Day Garden Design Center\u003c\/strong\u003e in Carpinteria, California — the principal US importer of high-end Italian terracotta to landscape architects and designers. His pieces are specified into estate gardens, hotel installations, and serious residential landscapes throughout the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe piece.\u003c\/strong\u003e A 31.5-inch diameter Ciotola Scanalata bowl in mature weathered condition — \u003cstrong\u003echalky mineral bloom, lichen-soft surface encrustation, oxidation staining in deep umber and charcoal, and the soft warm-pink terracotta ground reading through where the surface has worn back from years of weathering\u003c\/strong\u003e. This is the kind of patina that develops only through real exposure across many seasons; reproductions cannot fake it. The piece reads as a serious garden antique rather than a recent factory piece, and is well past the point of being mistaken for new-production Del Re — it has the depth that decades outdoors confer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUse.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pieces in this form have always been the workhorses of European villa gardens — used for citrus trees, olive trees, hydrangeas, agapanthus, or statement seasonal plantings — and they only improve with age. The deep ribbing casts wonderful raking shadows in afternoon light, and the broad low form anchors a courtyard, terrace, garden bed, or the entry to a Mediterranean-style home without feeling fussy. Works beautifully on a stone terrace, flanking a doorway, against a clipped boxwood hedge, set into a gravel courtyard, or as a sculptural object even unplanted. Pairs naturally with weathered limestone, sun-bleached ipe, lead urns, gravel, and the loose informality of a Mediterranean or Italianate garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have \u003cstrong\u003etwo coordinating Francesco Del Re pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e available from the same source — see our other listings for the \u003cstrong\u003eCiotola Baccellata\u003c\/strong\u003e (lobed form, 22\") and the \u003cstrong\u003eCaspò Basso\u003c\/strong\u003e (low cachepot, 19\") in matching weathered patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrainage hole present — confirm condition of base before listing weight-bearing capacity for very large specimen plantings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 31.5\" Diameter × 19.25\" H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item ships via private carrier. Properly crated and fully insured for transit. Please allow several weeks for delivery. Expedited shipping available for an additional fee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee photos for condition and additional dimensions. Reach out directly with any specific questions, and we'll do our best to reply within 24 hours. Please check out our other listings for amazing estate items.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancesco Del Re terracotta, Francesco Del Re ciotola scanalata, Italian terracotta planter, Tuscan terracotta, Terraforte clay, Eye of the Day Garden Design Center, fluted terracotta bowl, italian garden planter, mediterranean jardiniere, weathered terracotta pot, antique garden urn, wide bowl planter, european garden ornament, ribbed terracotta vessel, Impruneta terracotta tradition, large italian planter\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RECLAMATION","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46087819690121,"sku":null,"price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/2959\/1945\/files\/IMG_8114.jpg?v=1777489001","url":"https:\/\/reclamationfurnishings.myshopify.com\/products\/needs-review-carved-stone-petal-rim-garden-bowl-jardiniere-inscribed-weathered","provider":"RECLAMATION","version":"1.0","type":"link"}