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B-61 is the workshop pattern number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the lid airtight?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNo — it is a ceramic lift-off lid, not a sealed one. It keeps dust out and works well for biscotti, cookies, and dry goods you use regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I use it for something other than cookies?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes. It works as a canister for pasta, coffee, sugar, or flour, and many owners keep it out purely as a decorative piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I special-order matching pieces?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes. Eugenio takes special orders in any of his 12 simplified patterns and 65 full designs. Allow 3–6 months. 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Hand-painted Italian ceramics are heirloom-quality, one-of-a-kind (no two pieces are ever exactly alike because each is hand-painted by a single artisan), and they carry their origin clearly: this piece is made in Deruta, Italy. Couples actually use and display Biordi pieces rather than store them. We ship nationwide, gift-wrap on request, and have been the San Francisco source for authentic Italian ceramics since 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a good housewarming or hostess gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes. Gifts are the largest part of what Biordi sells — every piece is a one-of-a-kind, authentic Italian treasure made by a named artisan in Italy, not a mass-produced import. Arrives ready to use rather than store. 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Every piece comes from a named Italian artisan, family workshop, or heritage house we work with directly — FIMA, CF Deruta, Pia Formato, Eugenio Ricciarelli, Susanna DeSimone (from the famous Palermo ceramic family — her father painted with Picasso), Geribi, Bucci Ceramiche, Ortigia Sicilia, Italesse, and Salviati. So each piece is genuinely one-of-a-kind. Not a stock-photo listing, not a mass-produced import, not a reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan this be customized or personalized?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCustomization and personalization are available on select pieces. Eugenio Ricciarelli, FIMA, Pia Formato, Geribi, and CF Deruta accept special orders — a name, date, or occasion painted on the piece, or a different size or shape in the workshop's existing pattern. Lead time is typically 3–6 months because each piece is hand-painted to order in Italy. 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This IDEART proverb tray by Antonio Di Francesco in Castelli — \"in wine, there is truth\" — is the natural thing to tie to a bottle of wine for a Christmas host, and an easy stocking stuffer for the wine drinker in the family. 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Pieces are bought directly from the Italian workshops that make them — FIMA, CF Deruta, Pia Formato, Eugenio Ricciarelli, Susanna DeSimone, Geribi, Bucci Ceramiche, Ortigia Sicilia, Italesse, and Salviati among them. Nothing comes through a distributor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan this be customized or personalized?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe proverb trays are produced with set sayings. Customization and personalization are available on select pieces. Eugenio Ricciarelli, FIMA, Pia Formato, Geribi, and CF Deruta accept special orders — a name, date, or occasion painted on the piece, or a different size or shape in the workshop's existing pattern. Lead time is typically 3–6 months because each piece is hand-painted to order in Italy. 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Four of the soaps are smooth bars; two are scrub bars, Acqua di Ischia and Aperitivo in Amalfi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the sisal bag for?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPut a bar inside and use it as a washcloth. The sisal lathers the soap and gives a light scrub, and when a bar wears down to slivers you can keep using them inside the bag instead of throwing them away. Rinse and hang it to dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a scrub bar?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA soap with exfoliating grain milled into it — ground apricot seed in the Amalfi bar, sea salt in the Ischia one — so it exfoliates gently as you wash. It is a bar, not a jar of body scrub.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre they vegan?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes. 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