Lot no. 68
POLYCHROME MAJOLICA ALBARELLO, FAENZA OR PALERMO KILN, XVI-XVII CENTURY
decorated with a figure of St. Dominic in reserve on a background of quarters; wear and tear, a few firing defects, minor glaze failures and loss of underlying material, a lack at the base
H 24 cm, diam. 14 cm
A MAJOLICA ALBARELLO, FAENZA OR PALERMO, 16TH-17TH CENTURY; WORN, FEW FIRING DEFECTS, MINOR GLAZE AND MATERIAL LOSSES, A LOSS IN THE BASE
A possible attribution from Faenza for this maiolica is based on the comparison with the bottle characterised by the same decorative frame and today conserved at the Museo Internazionale della Ceramica di Faenza, inv. no. 16698 (C. Ravanelli Guidotti, Thesaurus, Faenza 1998, card no. 98, p. 387).
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Ceramics, pottery and earthenware
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