Mid-Century Valenti Italian Blue Enamel Kitchen Canisters inlaid wood music box The mottled matte periwinkle blue

The mottled matte periwinkle blue glaze is pretty perfect as well

) for one's favorite fisher-person

which is stamped with a potter's mark on the underside of its front legs

thought his creations novel enough to have obtained a patent

The perfect addition to a collection of wonderful old brushes--or just a lovely object to set somewhere or hang on the wall

Mid-Century Valenti Italian Blue Enamel Kitchen Canisters inlaid wood music box The mottled matte periwinkle blueThese cheerful blue enamel kitchen canisters with wooden lids were produced by Valenti, Italy in the 1960s and have become fairly iconic. This set actually includes a bonus canister for instant coffee in addition to the four others that nest one inside the next: flour, sugar, coffee and tea. Around the perimeter of each canister, in alternating white and red stylized text (in relief) are the names of each product in various languages. Super striking