English and European Ceramics and Glass - 8th March 2011

Lot 187

A Montelupo maiolica albarello early 16th century

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £2800

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Description

A Montelupo maiolica albarello early 16th century, decorated with palmetta Persiana or the Pinecone pattern, with two mirrored bands of stylized palmettes in blue, ochre, green and manganese, between ochre bands, broken and reglued, 21cm. Cf. Jeanne Giacomotti, Les Majoliques des Musées Nationaux, p.39, no. 143 for a similar albarello.