A pair of large antique Italian Majolica terracotta ceramic vases. Circa: the late 19th century. The vases are adorned with hand painted classical and biblical scenes and grotesque faces in relief to the sides.The vases are decorated with figural handles made in the shape of snakes. Similar to work by the Cantagalli Pottery of Florence. In 1878, Ulisse Cantagalli, 1839 to 1901, took over the familys factory in Florence and began to trade as Manifattura Figli di Giuseppe Cantagalli, producing highly decorative Italian ceramics in the Renaissance Majolica style. The Cantagalli factory closed in 1985. Cantagalli marked his works with a cockerel symbol, but this is not visible on these examples. Unmarked. Antique European Italian Vases, Table and Desk Wares, Home Decor, and Collectibles.