English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th April 2010

Lot 183

A tall Italian maiolica ewer

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £600

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Description

A tall Italian maiolica ewer, painted with a continuous scene of figures in Classical dress, bringing animals to be sacrificed before a large fire in a woodland, the scrolling handle issuing from a grostesque mask and terminating in a dolphin, crowned 'Ginori' to the base, 19th century, restoration to the handle, 45cm.