Antica Deruta - Plate 1Antica Deruta Italian ceramics are created in small workshops by artisans using techniques passed down from generation to generation. Many of the designs we feature date back hundreds of years and many patterns are derived from Renaissance art. Each piece of Italian pottery is handmade and painstakingly hand painted, thus each piece of our pottery is unique. Each piece of Antica Deruta Pottery comes with a label of authenticity.