English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16th June 2021

Lot 194

A Montelupo maiolica jar or albarello dated 1551

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2800

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Description

A Montelupo maiolica jar or albarello dated 1551, painted in green and blue with the profile portrait of a lady flanked by letters of the Greek alphabet beneath the date '1551', reserved within a foliate border on a dense ground of leaf scrolls, some chipping, a rim crack, 24.6cm.