Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28th February 2017
Lot 151
A Montelupo armorial jug (boccale) c.1500
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £320
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Description
A Montelupo armorial jug (boccale) c.1500, the ovoid body painted with an octagonal panel enclosing a lion rampant, the lower diagonal half in blue on an ochre ground, the colours reversed to the upper half, reserved on a ground of dense blue flower scrolls, the wide strap handle washed in green, damages, 20cm.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, Accession No. 1975.1.1011 for an example from the Robert Lehman Collection.