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Item:235336316888Bordallo Pinheiro Arte Bordalo CALDAS Toothpick Dispenser PIG. Height: 3.75 in. Width: 2.5 in. Length: 4.5 in A model by Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro. The toothpick holder with a double use decorative/utilitarian was an object very common during the 19th century. Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro designs a collection of animal toothpick holders with the naturalist characteristics of Bordallo’s ceramic. Earthenware. Hand crafted and painted in Portugal.
In 1884, he and his son founded an eponymous factory in Caldas da Rainha along the Portuguese coast to create whimsical and naturalistic faience pieces based on his art. Because of the special minerals in the local soil and the skills of the craftsmen in the area, Caldas da Rainha is well-known as the capital of Portuguese pottery. Today the factory takes Pinheiro's original style into the 21st century with satirical portraits of modern day celebrities, while continuing its old fashioned, made by hand tradition of Portuguese pottery making.