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CIRCA 1550
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A Venice istoriato dish
Circa 1550
Painted with a coastal scene, the foreground with a King seated on his throne to the left among his attendants and soldiers before an arched classical building with a golden domed roof, a group of soldiers at discussion to the right, one bent forward drawing a circle on the ground with a stick, the distant coastline with a fortified port below mountains, within a blue line and ochre rim, the centre of the the reverse inscribed in blue I rani quelche il re de siria cinse duremagnimo cercio e con la fronte eh con la giuga al suo voler lo svinse' (shallow rim chip at 6 o'clock, fritting and flaking to rim)
107/8 in. (27.6 cm.) diam.
Circa 1550
Painted with a coastal scene, the foreground with a King seated on his throne to the left among his attendants and soldiers before an arched classical building with a golden domed roof, a group of soldiers at discussion to the right, one bent forward drawing a circle on the ground with a stick, the distant coastline with a fortified port below mountains, within a blue line and ochre rim, the centre of the the reverse inscribed in blue I rani quelche il re de siria cinse duremagnimo cercio e con la fronte eh con la giuga al suo voler lo svinse' (shallow rim chip at 6 o'clock, fritting and flaking to rim)
107/8 in. (27.6 cm.) diam.
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Please note that the estimate for this lot is ¨3,000-5,000.