Hand Painted Italian Ceramic Frutta Flour Canister - Handmade in Deruta

I ordered these to use as kitchen canisters for flour and sugar. These are lovely pieces--the colors are bright and cheerful and they do look nice in my kitchen. But, having said that, I would not purchase these if I had it to do over again. The "Farina" or Flour canister can only hold about half a sack of flour and the "Zucchero" or Sugar canister at most holds 3-4 cups of sugar (maybe a third of a sack of sugar). Also, the lids are NOT airtight (which one does see a lot with the hand painted pottery)and they tend to slip around a little bit. I will be surprised if my husband or kids don't manage to knock the lids off and break them before the month is out. If you are looking for decorative pieces only, I highly recommend these as they are beautiful. But, if you need flour and sugar canisters, my advice to you is to keep looking.