English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th April 2010

Lot 472

A Talavera or Puente del Arzobispo dish

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £4600

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Description

A Talavera or Puente del Arzobispo dish, painted in shades of ochre and blue with a gentleman in a plumed hat or chambergo, holding a stick and reaching for his sword, mid 17th century, the rim reduced, 28.5cm. Cf. Anthony Ray, Spanish Pottery, p.175, no.329 for a similar example. From the collection of Anthony Ray (1926-2009), ceramic historian.