Pulcinella porcelain figurine

Porcelain figure depicting Pulcinella, mask from the Commedia dell'Arte, linked to the city of Naples. He sits on the ground and holds the red Neapolitan lucky croissant in his hand. He wears the iconic white dress with a tunic and very loose trousers and a soft pointed cap on his head, with the traditional black mask with a hooked nose covering the upper part of his face. With the tongue out he seems to want to convince us how much luck his croissant is bringing him.    Every object produced by Sibania is absolutely unique both in the creation of each individual piece and in the production technique which is unmatched and which makes it difficult to imitate. These items are entirely modeled and painted by hand in our laboratory in the province of Vicenza (Italy). The clothes are thin sheets of porcelain, on which textures are imprinted. These sheets are cut according to the dress model and then patiently applied to the body of the statue. The hair styles are also handmade from time to time. On the "bisque" terracotta the faces, clothes and accessories are painted with non-toxic colours; the piece finally undergoes a further firing called "third fire". Any further details such as violin strings or wasp stands are applied at this point to the finished piece.