English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016
Lot 256
A maiolica ewer c.1700
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £260
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Description
A maiolica ewer c.1700, possibly Belgian, modelled as a putto seated on the back of a dolphin, its mouth forming the spout, picked out in blue, yellow, ochre and manganese, the tail broken and restuck, 18.5cm high.
Cf. Bernard Rackham, The Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain, no. 3006 for a similar example.