Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016

Lot 13

A Deruta maiolica tazza early 17th century or later

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £380

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Description

A Deruta maiolica tazza early 17th century or later, the lobed form raised on a low flared foot, brightly enamelled with a winged putto holding a spear and leaning on a low column pedestal, the wide border with mythical creatures and grotesques, some faults, 25.5cm.

Cf. Bernard Rackham, Catalogue of Italian Maiolica,p.353, no 1054, for a similar example in the Victoria and Albert Museum.