Italian Christmas decorations :
Deruta Raffaellesco jumbo Christmas ornament.

by Cath and Mike
(explore-italian-culture.com)

A beautiful, beautiful ceramic bauble which is a hand made, hand painted, authentically Italian ornament.



You will not find Christmas decorations of this quality in the high street. It's an exquisitely individual item, made on a potter's wheel - nothing mass-produced about this.



The design of this particular tree ornament is particularly relevant to sailors. 'Rafaellesco' is an ancient god-figure, the patron of sea-going merchants. The dragon you can see on the ball is a benevolent wind, blowing ships gently to the safety of the shore.



If you love sailing or the water, or know someone who does, this would be a particularly appropriate gift at Christmas.





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