Vintage Mid Century Italian Pottery Zebra Head With (Rare) Teeth Showing Italy For Sale

A wonderfully quirky and highly collectible vintage mid-century modern ceramic zebra head. Designed as a horizontal, laying-down cachepot, this piece features a dramatic, wide-open mouth showing an incredible, fully molded set of teeth and gums (rare)—a classic, expressive signature of vintage Italian Hollywood Regency majolica.

Key Features:

• Design: Solid cachepot design with an enclosed top crown; the open mouth serves as the main display cavity. There are no drainage holes in the mouth cavity, making it a perfect indoor cachepot (for double-potting live plants) or a whimsical tabletop catchall for keys, cards, or trinkets.

• Dimensions: Measures approximately 8.5 inches long by 5 inches high.

Condition Report:

Excellent condition

• Note on Manufacturing: There is a single, very tiny, perfectly round hole located on one of the teeth. This is a smooth, glazed-over factory artifact from the kiln-firing process. It is fully covered in the original glaze, entirely smooth to the touch, and completely authentic to its handcrafted production.

This bold, maximalist safari piece makes an amazing statement on a shelf, desk, or entry table.