Francesco Del Re Italian Terracotta Low Cachepot Planter, Caspò Basso, 19 Inch, Weathered Patina

A handsome Italian terracotta low cachepot planter by Francesco Del Re — the celebrated Tuscan ceramic artisan whose hand-thrown terracotta vessels have made him one of the most recognized contemporary Italian ceramic makers exporting to the international market — in his classic "Caspò Basso" form. The wide, low decorative cachepot ("caspò basso" meaning low cachepot in Italian) is a fixture of Del Re's catalog and a recognizable signature in the high-end Italian terracotta tradition. The wide, grounded silhouette and 19-inch diameter make it ideal as a finishing piece — the planter that sits at the foot of a doorway, on a low garden wall, on a terrace step, or as a sculptural object in a gravel court.

About Francesco Del Re. Working from his Tuscan studio, Francesco Del Re produces handmade terracotta planters, jardinières, and garden vessels using his proprietary Terraforte clay — 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 Eye of the Day Garden Design Center 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.

The piece. A 19-inch diameter Caspò Basso in mature weathered condition — chalky mineral bloom, lichen-soft surface encrustation, oxidation staining, and the warm terracotta ground reading through where the surface has worn back from years of weathering. 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.

Use. The low 8.5-inch height makes the form feel grounded and architectural — perfect for plantings that want a wide, shallow root run (succulents, sedums, low ornamental grasses, herbs) or for use as a decorative cachepot holding a smaller interior plant pot. Equally compelling unplanted as a sculptural object. Pairs naturally with weathered limestone, sun-bleached ipe, lead urns, gravel, clipped boxwood, and the loose informality of a Mediterranean or Italianate garden.

We have two coordinating Francesco Del Re pieces available from the same source — see our other listings for the Ciotola Scanalata (fluted bowl, 31.5") and the Ciotola Baccellata (lobed bowl, 22") in matching weathered patina. Buying multiple pieces from the same source ensures consistent surface and patina — rare on the secondary market.

Drainage hole present — confirm condition of base before listing weight-bearing capacity for very large specimen plantings.

Dimensions: 19" Diameter × 8.5" H

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