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56 Three hundred years ago, in what might have been a flight of fancy for a titled nobleman, the Marchese Carlo Ginori founded the Doccia porcelain factory near his villa in Florence. He built kilns at the foot of the forested Monte Morello, using the timber as fuel and experimenting with local potting clays. The elaborate pieces of soft-paste porcelain produced by Ginori's artisans would for centuries grace the tables of royals, aristocrats, and other blue bloods around the globe. In later years, tin oxide was added to the glazes to produce a more brilliant white, and the company was sought for its detailed Rococo designs. Now known as Richard Ginori (it merged with Richard Ceramics of Milan in 1869), it was purchased by Gucci in 2013, with Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele taking over the creative reins at Ginori. The frothy goodness continues. A special cache of Ginori's limited-edition reissued 18th-century porcelains is now available at Forty Five Ten. Made to order at the Ginori factory in Italy, the collection includes large- scale Rococo urns and neoclassical figures. From $1,715, by special order at Forty Five Ten, 4444 Westheimer Road in River Oaks District, 281.560.4510, fortyfiveten.com. Rebecca Sherman Richard Ginori's Cellini vase, $2,115, at Forty Five Ten GLAZED AND AMAZED ART + DECORATION