Laveno Antique | Stoneware Serving Bowl Sèvres The thread holding the petals

The thread holding the petals has mellowed to a soft beige with age

and that difference is the point

Dishwasher use at low temperature is possible but may dull the glaze over time

Microscratches on the base consistent with age — no chipping anywhere on the rim

Laveno Antique | Stoneware Serving Bowl Sèvres The thread holding the petalsA piece of Italian earthenware that has earned its age the kind of object that settles into a kitchen or onto a table without effort, whether it holds fruit, bread, or nothing at all. Thick walled stoneware, beige glaze aged into a fine web of crazing the glaze contracting over decades, not damage. Age has left each piece its own marbling; no two are identical. Smooth to the touch despite the visual texture. Simple and generous at 21 cm across, 7 cm