The Italian Company
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The Italian Company's mission is to showcase the finest of products. Our merchandise is handpicked from all regions of Italy to draw attention to local traditions and craftsmanship and to champion its superior quality. The founder is a native of Italy's largest island, Sicily and was born in the small hill-top town of Caltagirone, famed for its Baroque architecture, now protected under the UNESCO World Heritage Programme, but equally renowned for its ceramics. It is here, dating back to the 8th century BC that the art of pottery was first recognised and flourished across several millennia and has since developed into what we know today as maiolica and terracotta-ware; Caltagirone being one of the most important places for its production.'