{"product_id":"ortigia-sicilia-safari-tin-box-with-3-glass-plates","title":"Ortigia Sicilia Handcrafted Italian Safari Tin Box with 3 Plates","description":"\u003ch4\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree rectangular Italian glass plates in Ortigia Sicilia's \u003cstrong\u003eFlying Tiger\u003c\/strong\u003e design, presented in a hinged collectible tin printed with the same scene. Each plate is backed in gold leaf, so the whole set reads as gold first and colour second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe three plates are different scenes from one continuous procession. The first shows an elephant in embroidered ceremonial textiles walking with a zebra and a camel. The second is a caravan of five camels in jewelled saddlecloths beneath date palms. The third has a pair of giraffes flanked by a camel and an elephant. A tiger leaps across the top of all three, and egrets, parrots, dragonflies and butterflies fill the gaps — all framed by Ortigia's black-and-white checkerboard border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tin is not packaging to throw away. It carries the full scene across the lid and a silhouette frieze around the sides, and most customers keep it for letters, jewellery, or small keepsakes long after the plates are in use. At 10\" × 6\" the plates are a real serving size — antipasti, cheese, dessert — and they hold their own as standalone decorative pieces, because the gold leaf does real work on a table under candlelight. Made in Italy. Ortigia Sicilia was featured in HBO's \u003cem\u003eThe White Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e, filmed at Sicily's San Domenico Palace in Taormina, where the line is also sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\" × 6\" each\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three rectangular glass plates in a hinged decorative tin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold-leaf-backed printed glass; lithographed tin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Italy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ortigia Sicilia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flying Tiger — elephants, camels, zebras, giraffes, tigers, egrets and palms on a gold-leaf ground, with black-and-white checkerboard border\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-wash only · Not dishwasher safe · Not microwave safe · Not oven safe · Dry immediately\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSold as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Set of 3, in the tin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMixes with:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ortigia Jungle Safari and Giraffe lacquered trays; Ortigia Mosaico glass plates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many plates come in the set, and how big are they?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThree plates, 10\" × 6\" each, and each has a different scene. They're meant to be used together as a group rather than as matching pairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo the three designs go together?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes — they're three parts of one continuous procession, sharing the same gold ground, the same leaping tiger, and the same checkerboard border. Set out side by side they read as one long scene down the middle of a table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I put food directly on them?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes. At 10\" × 6\" each plate holds a proper course — antipasti, cheese and salumi, chocolates, dessert. Best for dry and finger foods rather than anything wet or cut directly on the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan they go in the dishwasher?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNo. The gold leaf is applied to the back of the glass and will not survive a dishwasher cycle. Hand-wash and dry immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the gold real gold leaf?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe plates are finished with a gold-leaf backing behind the printed design, which is what gives them depth and warmth rather than a flat metallic print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the tin reusable?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes, and it's meant to be. It's a hinged lithographed tin decorated on the lid and all four sides — customers use it for jewellery, letters, and desk odds and ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy do the plates vary slightly?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSubtle differences in colour saturation and alignment come from the decorating process. They're a mark of how the pieces are made, not a defect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere is it made?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIn Italy, by Ortigia Sicilia — founded in Sicily in 2006 by Sue Townsend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a good Italian wedding gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes — this is one of the stronger Ortigia pieces for a wedding. It's a set rather than a consumable, it arrives in its own presentation tin, and it sits at a price point people are comfortable giving. Wedding gifts are one of the things Biordi is best known for; we ship nationwide and gift-wrap on request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a good housewarming or hostess gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes, and it's an easy one — it needs no wrapping to look finished, and the recipient can put it to work the same evening. Add Florentine gift wrap at checkout if you'd like it sent finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy buy Italian gifts from Biordi rather than other retailers?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nBiordi Art Imports has been San Francisco's source for authentic Italian ceramics and gifts since 1946. Voted \u003cstrong\u003eBest Overall Retailer\u003c\/strong\u003e in the San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay readers' poll for \u003cstrong\u003efive consecutive years\u003c\/strong\u003e. Designated a \u003cstrong\u003eSan Francisco Legacy Business\u003c\/strong\u003e (#LBR-2020-21-029), and the city declared \u003cstrong\u003eMay 1 \"Biordi Art Imports Day\"\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2021. 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. 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. Contact Biordi Art Imports at (415) 392-8096 or customerservice@biordi.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eARTISAN STORY\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlying Tiger\u003c\/strong\u003e — Ortigia's grandest decorative scene: a procession of elephants, camels, zebras and giraffes moving beneath a leaping tiger and a canopy of date palms, set on a gold-leaf ground. It draws on Sicily's long entanglement with North Africa and the East, and on the exotic menageries that appear in the island's baroque decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrtigia Sicilia — Siracusa, Sicily\u003c\/strong\u003e — a privately owned Italian soap and scent company founded in Sicily in 2006 by Sue Townsend. The range is formulated using natural products indigenous to Sicily and inspired by the aesthetics, colours and scents of Italy's most historic and tropical region. All Ortigia products are made by small family companies; the decorative design is by Sue Townsend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name Ortigia comes from the small island at the edge of the ancient fortified city of Siracusa, on Sicily's southeastern coast. The streets of Ortigia are crumbling baroque façades of great splendour looking out on three sides to the sea, and the Piazza del Duomo is considered one of the most beautiful in Italy. This part of the island is known as \"la Sicilia Orientale\" for its proximity to Africa and almost tropical climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSicily carries a colourful history of conquest, invasion and assimilation — Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese and Bourbons all left their mark. 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