Fine Pottery and Porcelain - 05 Feb 2025
A large maiolica floor tile, probably 15th century Florence, the design of a long-necked bird on a
A large maiolica floor tile, probably 15th century Florence, the design of a long-necked bird on a ground of oak leaves outlined in manganese and filled in with a raised cobalt blue, some pitting and chipping, 19.5cm.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum, New York, No. 1975.1.1061 for an apothecary jar in the same design thought to be from the workshop of Giunta di Tugio.