IVO DE SANTIS OWL FIGURINE FOR GLI ETRUSCHI (ITALY) ARRIVAL Despite a lack of formal

Despite a lack of formal training

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IVO DE SANTIS OWL FIGURINE FOR GLI ETRUSCHI (ITALY) ARRIVAL Despite a lack of formalA 1960s era handmade pottery owl, partially glazed in glossy bright green, with a matt wash of brown on the front and bulging orange eyes, created by Ivo de Santis for the GLI ETRUSCHI pottery workshop in Florence, Italy. This piece is in exceptional condition and is one of the rare few that is actually marked on the bottom with 'GLI ETRUSCHI ITALY.' IVO DE SANTIS opened his pottery studio in Florence, Italy, in the early 1950s and named it GLI