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Large Hand-Painted Tunisian Platter, Kerkennah Pottery
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Off the coast of Sfax, the Kerkennah Islands form a Tunisian archipelago nestled almost at sea level in the Mediterranean, a world of fishermen and artisans where, for generations, people have worked with what the sea, palm trees, and land provide them. It is from this world that this superb large ceramic dish originates, still bearing on its reverse side its circular stamp "Poterie – Kerkennah," now patinated and partially faded by time. Approximately 32 cm in diameter, it was wheel-thrown and then entirely hand-decorated. The fine concentric lines still visible on the reverse wonderfully tell the story of its creation: before the colors and the decor, there was the earth and the potter's hand. On a warm, sand-colored background, the artisan composed a true Mediterranean garden. Red-brown arabesques surround deep green leaves, intense blue flowers, touches of turquoise, and delicate black latticework. Everywhere, small white dots illuminate the composition and give it that unique movement. The design is generous, almost exuberant, yet remarkably balanced. It radiates from its central motif like a star and freely blends geometry and vegetation. As one looks at the piece, new details appear: a flower, a leaf, a grid pattern, a few cobalt dots. Nothing is perfectly mechanical, and that is precisely what makes it beautiful. It bears the nuances, the small variations, and the charming imperfections of an object truly shaped by hand. This ceramic retains something of the Kerkennah Islands. The colors of the sand and the Mediterranean, of course, but also that ancient way of transforming an everyday object into an object of beauty. The dish can leave the table to become a true decorative piece. On a console table, a large bookshelf, or simply placed on an easel, it immediately catches the eye. Hung on a wall, alone or amidst a collection of ceramics, it almost takes on the presence of a painting. Its antique character, its wheel-turning marks, and its hand-painted decor give it what new objects can hardly imitate: an origin, a hand, and a story.
Additional details:
- Brand: Poterie Kerkennah
- Style: Tunisien
- Style: Méditerranéen
- Style: Artisanat
- Material: Terre
- Colour: sable
- Colour: brun rouge
- Colour: vert profond
- Colour: bleu intense
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ConditionVery goodColorsBlack, White, TurquoiseMaterialCeramic
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ProfessionalSaint symphorien des bois, FranceOn Whoppah since August 2026 • 0 sales