MAJOLICA ALBARELLO - The Embden Collection Naples, Luca Jodice, “Maestro dei profili corrucciati" (The Master of Frowning Profiles) first half of the 16th century. With a woman in profile facing to the left, on a blue background with the word “Aramata” on a white background decorated with stylized leaves in blue. H 28.5 cm. Provenance: The Arlette and Antony Embden Collection, France. Fundamental treatise on this type of decoration by G. Donatone: La maiolica napoletana del Rinascimento. Naples, 1993; see also G. Gardelli: Italika, 1999, pp. 465–471. * The full tax is charged on this item marked *, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.