Atrio Earrings Bar Tile Italy Italian Caltagirone Sicily Stairs Chandelier Majolica Maiolica Pottery 142 Ceramic Steps Circle Bar

These earrings are a perfect gift and will come with lovely packaging for yourself, a friend, coworker, sister, mom, wife or girlfriend! Perfect little pieces of Portuguese history!

These earrings have a Portuguese tile replica inlay on both sides.
They are 3.20" long and extremely lightweight. The bar is solid stainless steel and the hoop is vintage brass. They will come in a gift box ready for gift giving.
These tiles are replicas from the 142 steps of the Santa Maria del Monte Staircase in Caltagirone Sicily, Italy. The stairs were built in 1608. Scalinata Santa Maria del Monte.
According to Italianways:
The Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte in Caltagirone is a waterfall of 142 steps, with each rise covered in beautiful, multi-colored maiolica.

Local craftsmen made the tiles in the mid-1950s especially for the staircase, which had been built in 1604. The tiles reflect the traditional styles and decorations of the town’s famous ceramic works, in chronological order from the 10th to the 20th century – hence Sicilian writer Leonardo Sciascia’s definition of “repertoire-staircase”.

The collection of tiles has a splendid effect. In Sciascia’s words, While this staircase is always wonderful, it becomes phantasmagorical on Saint James’ night […]: an ingenious system of lights, protected by paper “shingles” with various decorations, make up an image along the staircase – usually a saint. It is an outstanding, incredible work, producing an admirable effect that lasts no longer than two hours.

Two hours of glowing beauty.

All my tiles are replicas made of polymer clay where the image actually becomes part of the clay through baking. No glue is used in the process. The pieces become waterproof and scratch resistant. Due to the handmade and hand shaped nature of each tile, slight variations will occur, as no two pieces are alike.

Wear a Piece of History!

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Although the tiles are water resistant, care should be taken to keep the tiles and metal out of water and away from lotions, including cosmetics, sunscreen, hairspray, etc. The chemicals in these products will dull the finish on the tiles.

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QUESTION: Are your tiles real antique Portuguese azulejo tiles?

ANSWER: Absolutely not. In our description of each item, we try to call attention to the theft and destruction of antique Portuguese tiles. Even the tiles found in flea markets and antique stores were most likely stolen off a building during the night. We have seen entire home facades disappear during the night to thieves. Thankfully, Portugal just passed a law declaring this theft a crime. We can only hope that it will one day be enforced.

For this reason, we have no part in this despicable crime. We make our own tiles from polymer clay. Ceramic would be far too heavy for earrings and impossible to mold into the shapes we want. For the hoops, we mold the clay as thin as we can get it, so that it will look pretty inside the hoops.